Damp-Proofing         
Thick, black tar is used for damp-proofing the back of the newly-poured concrete backwalls. It is applied ahead of the 'lifts' of backfill used to bring the roadbed back to grade after completion of the backwalls. Lifts are one-foot deep dumps of backfill material, compacted using a mechanical compactor ahead of the next lift (marked by the orange lines on the backwall).
Date: 2/28/2008 Location: Plainfield, NJ   Map Show Plainfield on a rail map Views: 219 Collection Of:   Dave Abeles
Author:  David Abeles
Damp-Proofing
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