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an extra depth of about three-fourtlis of an inch of trap was spread, 

 so that the total depth of stone averaged nearly 4 inches loose. The 

 ''1^-inch" crushed trap used was of physical properties and mechanical 

 analysis shown in Tables 4 and 5, respectively. The oil-asphalt 

 analysis is given in Table 8. The mechanical analysis of the trap 

 screenings or chips is shown in Table 7. 



The experiment was constructed otherwise as previously described 

 for the penetration macadam experiments with sandstone and gneiss. 



Experiment No. 14. — Bituminous Macadam (Penetration Method). Trap rook 

 WITH Fluxed Native Asphalt A. 



Location: Station 163+00 to station 173+00. 



Length: 1,000 feet. 



Total area: 1,777.8 square yards. 



This experiment was constructed exactly like experiment No. 13, 

 except that fluxed native asphalt was used instead of oil asphalt, and 

 that the extra depth of stone for the base was not required. 



Experiment No. 15. — Bituminous Macadam (Mixing Method). Trap Rock with 

 Fluxed Native Asphalt A. 



Location: Station 173+00 to station 182+80. 



Total length: 980 feet. 



Total area: 1,742.2 square feet. 



This experiment was constructed on the same kind of base as 

 experiments Nos. 13 and 14. Trap rock of physical properties and 

 mechanical analysis shown in Tables 4 and 6, respectively, and trap 

 chips of mechanical analysis shown in Table 7 were used. Otherwise 

 the construction was similar to that of experiments Nos. 3 and 8. 

 The mixing plant was located near station 215 + 00. 



Experiment No. 16. — Bituminous Macadam (Mixing Method). Trap Rock with 



Oil-Asphalt X. 



Location: Station 182+80 to station 192+00. 



Length: 920 feet. 



Total area: 1,621.4 square yards. 



This experiment was constructed on the same kind of base as 

 experiments Nos. 13, 14, and 15. From station 187 + 00 to station 

 190 + 50, 84.5 tons of " 1^-inch" trap was added to the foundation in a 

 uniform layer and rolled with a 10-ton roller. This spread stone was 

 imfortunately traveled over for nearly 30 days and it became some- 

 what rounded before the surface was laid. It was necessary to replace 

 the old pipe culvert at station 189 + 64, and bad weather during the 

 progress of the work caused considerable settlement of the adjacent 

 fill before the new culvert was completed. 



The experiment was exactly like experiment No. 15, except that 

 oil-asphalt was used instead of fluxed native asphalt. Mixing for 

 the area between stations 182 + 80 and 192 + 00 was done at position 



