DOUBLE BITUMINOUS SURFACE TREATMENT. USER'S GUIDE

A double bituminous surface treatment is a method of pavement construction that involves two separate applications of asphalt binder material and mineral aggregate on a prepared surface. Double bituminous surface treatments are used for surfacing roads and streets, parking areas, open storage areas, and airfield shoulders and overruns. This report includes discussions of the description, applications, benefits, limitations, costs, and recommended uses for double bituminous surface treatments. Information on a double bituminous surface treatment demonstration site is also provided.

• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station

  3909 Halls Ferry Road
  Vicksburg, MS  United States  39180-6199
• Authors:
  • Burke, W E
• Publication Date: 1994-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 26 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt cement; Bituminous materials; Emulsified asphalt; Mineral aggregates; Paving; Surface treating
• Old TRIS Terms: Bituminous surface treatments
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00680363
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: WES-MP-GL-94-29, FEAP-UG-94-01
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 13 1995 12:00AM