SPECIAL WEAR-RESISTANT BITUMINOUS SURFACINGS-THE MANUFACTURE OF RESISTANT FLEXIBLE SURFACINGS WITH THE "DUESSELDORF" SURFACINGS AS AN EXAMPLE

THE SPECIAL SURFACING WAS DEVELOPED FOR USE ON STEEL BRIDGES AND HAS A VERY HIGH PROPORTION OF CHIPPINGS. THE FILLER IN THE MIXTURE IS REPLACED BY OLEOPHILE AND HYDROPHOBIC ELASTIC COMPONENTS CONSISTING OF LIMESTONE POWDER, FINE SANDS, ASBESTOS, RUBBER AND CHEMICAL ADHESIVES. THE SURFACING RETAINS ITS ROUGHNESS, AND BECOMES ESPECIALLY SKID RESISTANT AND RESISTANT TO STUDDED TIRES IF CORUNDUM AGGREGATE IS ADDED TO THE MIXTURE. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Bauverlag GmbH

  Wittelbacherstrasse 10
  6200 Wiesbaden,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Nies, V
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 262-3
• Serial:
  • Bauwirtschaft
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 20
  • Publisher: Bauverlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asbestos; Bituminous mixtures; Bridges; Chippings; Durability; Fillers (Materials); Skid resistance; Studded tires; Surfacing
• Old TRIS Terms: Asbestos fillers; Chips
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00211861
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM