Traffic and no-traffic on an aggregate surfaced road: sediment production differences

Foltz, R.B. 1996. Traffic and no-traffic on an aggregate surfaced road: sediment production differences. Presented at the FAO Seminar on Environmentally Sound Forest Roads, June 1996, Sinaia, Romania. 13 p.

Keywords: road, trafic, aggregate

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Abstract: The sediment production from a good quality aggregate surfaced road section and a marginal quality aggregate surfaced road section was compared. Rainfall and runoff were measured for three winter seasons with logging truck traffic and one winter season without traffic. Sediment production from the marginal quality aggregate varied from 4 to 17 times as much as from the good quality aggregate. Sections with logging truck traffic produced 2 to 25 times as much sediment compared to sections with no traffic conditions. While these ratios were specific to the test site, the processes would apply at other locations and produce a similar range of values.

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