it seems that on the dirt road with a gate to exit the resort it,s smooth, but the road coming in is rippley.
2007-09-20 08:01:39 · 7 answers · asked by tennisdg 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
This often happens when the road is graded. It is called the "washboard" effect. The blade of the grading machine rides up and down the road material.
2007-09-20 09:15:17 · answer #1 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ripples in airborne dirt and dirt roads is brought about via grader operators no longer understanding the thank you to function the machines. interior the commerce this is spoke of as chatter. that's whilst the line grader starts bouncing and digging into the annoying floor of the line. An operator that is conscious what he's doing or cares can tender this out. one that would not merely fills the ripples in that he created with comfortable gravel and airborne dirt and dirt and makes it look good for an afternoon or 2. Tires wind and rain eliminates the comfortable from the valleys leaving the ripples.
2016-11-05 23:26:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live on a dirt road and it is caused by vehicles accelerating while going up a slight incline makes the road wavy.
Water usually just digs trenches in the road.
2007-09-20 08:52:42 · answer #3 · answered by groingo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the makeup of the ground / type of durt and type of rocks in the area and rain
All contribute in making ripples
2007-09-20 08:06:23 · answer #4 · answered by Changed4the Better :-i 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most significant answer would be weather related.
The wind and rain direction.
2007-09-20 08:32:30 · answer #5 · answered by Tyson boy's dad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wind and rain will affect the smoothness
2007-09-20 09:30:31 · answer #6 · answered by Taaammi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water will find the low spot to run in. if there is not a low spot, the water will carve one.
2007-09-20 08:37:00 · answer #7 · answered by St. Brandon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋