Method of pothole repair

Details Method of pothole repair Method of pothole repair

1997-10-22

1999-09-07

Will, Thomas B.

Road structure, process, or apparatus

Pavement

Reinforced structure

404 17, 404 82, 404 75, E01C 508, E01C 706, E01C 732, E01C 1900

Patent

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059476346

ABSTRACT:
A method of installing a patch in a pothole in a paved road including the steps of (1) undercutting the edges of the pavement defining the pothole to a uniform angle from the vertical; (2) excavating a portion of substratum beneath the pavement to undercut the pavement around the pothole, both undercuttings to increase the size of the patch's footing; (3) lining the undercut with a layer of filler material and tamping; (4) inserting an underlining wire mesh fitted to reach into the undercut beneath the pavement; (5) inserting and tamping additional filler material to an intermediate level of the pothole; (6) inserting a second wire mesh preferably fitted to the periphery of the pothole at the intermediate level; (7) around the periphery of the pothole spacing and anchoring a plurality support dowels into the undercut pavement edges at about the intermediate level; and (8) filling and tamping the pothole level with existing pavement surface.

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patent: 5660498 (1997-08-01), Freeman
patent: 5749674 (1998-05-01), Wilson, Sr.
patent: 5829914 (1998-11-01), Wells

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