Hi All,
Does anyone have good references for engineering specifications for roads?
I live in an HOA association with private (paved) roads. The HOA roads-committee does a good job trying to manage the roads, although none of them have a background in 'roads'.
A majority of our roads are in good condition, with the occasional places that's failing. The failing portions are where the road-base is too soft and can't support the loading. Hence the ground sinks/ pavement cracks/and hence - fails in certain locations. I think the original contractor (in the 80's) just put down pavement on the dirt, and hoped for the best. We currently have (2) overlays of pavement, so it's a sizeable thickness. It's worked so far.
The conventional approach for road damage is to ask for a pavement company to quote a repair. That's fine for spot-repairs, but we have a short road that needs full-repair. Unfortunately, nobody in the HOA has any idea what specifications to require for base re-construction. We don't need to over-design the repair ($$$), and also not under-design it either. ...And trusting the salesman isn't always the most prudent approach.
Usage includes personal traffic, garbage trucks, occasional lawn services, utility/boat trailers.
I'd say the normal traffic within a home association.
I have a Mechanical Engineering background, but not so much in Civil Engineering. I have offered to provide my help to the HOA roads-committee, and need to get up to speed on the subject.
For the Civil Engineering/DOT folks, can you please direct me to some good references?
Q: What's the difference between a Mechanical Engineer and a Civil Engineer?
A: Mechanical Engineers build the bombs. Civil Engineers build the targets.
Does anyone have good references for engineering specifications for roads?
I live in an HOA association with private (paved) roads. The HOA roads-committee does a good job trying to manage the roads, although none of them have a background in 'roads'.
A majority of our roads are in good condition, with the occasional places that's failing. The failing portions are where the road-base is too soft and can't support the loading. Hence the ground sinks/ pavement cracks/and hence - fails in certain locations. I think the original contractor (in the 80's) just put down pavement on the dirt, and hoped for the best. We currently have (2) overlays of pavement, so it's a sizeable thickness. It's worked so far.
The conventional approach for road damage is to ask for a pavement company to quote a repair. That's fine for spot-repairs, but we have a short road that needs full-repair. Unfortunately, nobody in the HOA has any idea what specifications to require for base re-construction. We don't need to over-design the repair ($$$), and also not under-design it either. ...And trusting the salesman isn't always the most prudent approach.
Usage includes personal traffic, garbage trucks, occasional lawn services, utility/boat trailers.
I'd say the normal traffic within a home association.
I have a Mechanical Engineering background, but not so much in Civil Engineering. I have offered to provide my help to the HOA roads-committee, and need to get up to speed on the subject.
For the Civil Engineering/DOT folks, can you please direct me to some good references?
Q: What's the difference between a Mechanical Engineer and a Civil Engineer?
A: Mechanical Engineers build the bombs. Civil Engineers build the targets.
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