THE USE OF FOAMED BITUMEN PREMIX AS A SURFACE COURSE FOR RURAL PAVEMENTS

A BRIEF OUTLINE IS GIVEN OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF FOAMED BITUMEN AS THE BINDER IN A SURFACE COURSE MIX, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE WORK OF PROFESSOR L. H. CSANYI OF IOWA STATE COLLEGE. THE FIRST KNOW SIGNIFICANT USE OF THIS PROCESS IN AUSTRALIA WAS THE SURFACING WITH 1 IN. OF PREMIX OF SEVEN WHEAT STORAGE AREAS IN THE NORTH WEST OF NEW SOUTH WALES. THIS WORK WAS CARRIED OUT TOWARDS THE END OF 1967. A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE LOCAL MATERIALS SELECTED FOR THE WORK, THE PLANT USED, AND THE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, TOGETHER WITH AN INDICATION OF THE COSTS. THE PROCESS PERMITS THE PRODUCTION OF A BITUMINOUS PREMIX WITHOUT THE USE OF A CONVENTIONAL HOTMIX PLANT AND THE POSSIBLE ECONOMIC USES OF THIS PROCESS, PARTICULARLY FOR COUNTRY AREAS, ARE DISCUSSED. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 4, Pt 2, PAPER NO 417, PP 1567-1579, 5 FIG, 2 TAB
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  ARRB

  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • LARCOMBE, L A
  • NEWTON, R
  • Martin, K G
• Conference:
  • Australian Road Research Board Conference Proc
• Publication Date: 1968

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: Pt1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Binders; Construction management; Costs; Foamed asphalt; Premixing; Rural highways; Surface course (Pavements)
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00211494
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 14 1970 12:00AM