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Title: Rapid road repair vehicle

Abstract

Disclosed is a rapid road repair vehicle capable of moving over a surface to be repaired at near normal posted traffic speeds to scan for and find an the high rate of speed, imperfections in the pavement surface, prepare the surface imperfection for repair by air pressure and vacuum cleaning, applying a correct amount of the correct patching material to effect the repair, smooth the resulting repaired surface, and catalog the location and quality of the repairs for maintenance records of the road surface. The rapid road repair vehicle can repair surface imperfections at lower cost, improved quality, at a higher rate of speed than was was heretofor possible, with significantly reduced exposure to safety and health hazards associated with this kind of road repair activities in the past.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Livermore, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
871517
Patent Number(s):
5746539
Assignee:
Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E01 - CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES E01C - CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
rapid; road; repair; vehicle; disclosed; capable; moving; surface; repaired; near; normal; posted; traffic; speeds; scan; rate; speed; imperfections; pavement; prepare; imperfection; air; pressure; vacuum; cleaning; applying; correct; amount; patching; material; effect; smooth; resulting; catalog; location; quality; repairs; maintenance; records; cost; improved; heretofor; significantly; reduced; exposure; safety; health; hazards; associated; activities; past; road repair; significantly reduce; surface imperfections; repair vehicle; rapid road; significantly reduced; air pressure; near normal; hazards associated; traffic speeds; surface imperfection; road surface; /404/

Citation Formats

Mara, Leo M. Rapid road repair vehicle. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Mara, Leo M. Rapid road repair vehicle. United States.
Mara, Leo M. Thu . "Rapid road repair vehicle". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871517.
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
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