EXPERIMENTAL INSTALLATION OF BITUMINOUS MEMBRANES FOR FROST PROTECTION OF ROADS IN BAVARIA

BITUMEN MEMBRANES ARE USED IN THE USA AS A PROTECTION AGAINST THE CAPILLARY RISE OF WATER AND FOR THE SEALING OF FILLS. A REPORT IS GIVEN OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND FIRST MEASUREMENTS CARRIED OUT ON A TEST SECTION OF THE B 2, IN WHICH THE MATERIAL OF THE BASE, WHICH IS NOT PROTECTED FROM FROST, IS COVERED ON ALL SIDES BY A SPRAYED MEMBRANE OF OXYDATED BITUMEN. MEASUREMENTS OF FROST PENETRATION IN THE WINTER OF 1968/1969 SHOWED CLEARLY THAT THE BITUMINOUS LAYER HAS A THERMAL INSULATING EFFECT. /TRRL/

• Authors:
  • Manss, G
  • Proksch, H
• Publication Date: 1970

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 40-2
• Serial:
  • Bitumen /Germany/
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bitumen; Coatings; Frost; Heat insulating materials; Oxidation; Sprays (Materials); Waterproofing materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Frost penetration; Membranes
• Old TRIS Terms: Membranes (Biology)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00211302
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1973 12:00AM