What is the scientific foundation underlying the Tri-Dyne
technology?
The first evidence of roads is found
in stone paved streets in areas of the Ancient Middle East and as timber roads,
preserved in a swamp in Glastonbury, England. Since that time engineers and
inventors created better methods of building. Thomas Telford and John McAdam
made the largest improvements by raising the center of the road and using
simplistic asphalt. Since that time, only a few improvements have been made
to increase the quality and longevity of a new road.
After
the Federal Highway Act was enacted in 1916, concrete began to gain popularity
in road construction because of its inherent benefits. In 1928, the first
concrete runway was built in Dearborn, MI at Ford Field Airport. Concrete
is generally preferred to asphalt for many reasons. Concrete generally provides
a quieter ride. It lasts longer, is more aesthetically pleasing, and in the
long run concrete costs less. Since the early days of concrete paved roads,
most new developments have arisen out of thickness or longevity studies. One
shortcoming of paved roadway surfaces that has not been adequately addressed
is subsidence.
Subsidence is the
gradual sinking of the soil. It is seen more often in terrain that is of a
higher porosity, especially near wetlands. A flowing river continually moves
sediment, namely silt, along its route. It continues to build this sediment
at the mouth of the river. Over thousands of years a large river, such as
the Mississippi, will build up enough silt to create land that later generations
will build on. Because there is no rock ledge supporting this land, it is
more susceptible to subsidence.
A roadway is only
as strong as the roadbed underneath it. The standard of building roads was
not developed with cities built on tributaries in mind. Unfortunately, because
of the historical use of rivers as major means of transportation, many cities
in the US are built on land such as this. When a road is built over unstable
land, as the soil subsides, the road begins to buckle, crack, and water seeps
in, increasing the damage. Over time, the integrity of the road fails and
potholes begin to appear.
Until
now, there has been no marketable product developed to combat subsidence.
Tri-Dyne Transportation Systems has solved this problem and is striving to
create a new standard of building concrete roads. Subsidence cannot be stopped,
but the continual cracking and failure of roads we see due to it can be. Only
a fundamental change in the way we build roads will alleviate the damage that
is done by using the current, outdated technology.
Tri-Dyne Industries™ is a parent licensing company for the Roadway Technology
