GUSSASPHALT

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MIX COMPOSITION AND PAVING EQUIPMENT, WHICH MAKE A HIGHLY DURABLE SURFACE, ARE REPORTED. THE PAVING MATERIAL IS GUSSASPHALT, A MIXTURE OF ASPHALT AND MINERAL AGGREGATES WHICH AT HIGH TEMPERATURE IS SUFFICIENTLY FLUID TO BE POURED INTO PLACE, FORMING A VOIDLESS PAVEMENT. IT IS GENERALLY APPLIED AS A SURFACE COURSE ON ASPHALT BASE IN THICKNESSES UP TO ONE AND ONE-HALF INCHES. IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY RESISTANT TO WEAR AND REQUIRES LITTLE MAINTENANCE. A RAIL-MOUNTED PAVING TRAIN WAS BUILT CONSISTING OF THE PAVER, A CHIP SPREADER WITH LOADING CRANE, AND A ROLLER FOR THE CHIPS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 21, No 1, PP 12-13, 4 PHOT
• Authors:
  • Fluss, P J
• Publication Date: 1969-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Asphalt Institute Quarterly

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt pavements; Bituminous aggregates; Bituminous materials; Gussasphalt; Mineral aggregates; Mixtures; Pavements; Pavers; Paving; Surface course (Pavements); Thickness
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pavement thickness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00211391
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 24 1994 12:00AM