A MODERN BUILDING MATERIAL FROM ASPHALT AND SOIL

A PROCESS IS DESCRIBED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A NEW BUILDING MATERIAL FROM ASPHALT AND SOIL WHICH IS COMPETITIVE WITH CONVENTIONAL MASONRY PRODUCTS IN COMPRESSIVE, TENSILE, AND FLEXURAL STRENGTH, EXCELS IN WATER REPELLENCY AND FREEZE-THAW RESISTANCE, AND HAS LOW COST. THIS TYPE OF PRODUCT, KNOWN AS BMX, CAN BE MANUFACTURED WITHIN SUCH CLOSE TOLERANCE THAT VERY THIN (1/16-INCH) MORTARS CAN BE USED. THESE MORTARS, COMPOSED OF CEMENT, ORGANIC ADHESIVES, AND FILLERS, CAN BE APPLIED WITH PAINT ROLLERS, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER LABOR COSTS. THE HIGHER QUALITY PRODUCTS MADE FROM CAREFULLY SELECTED SOILS CAN BE USED BELOW GRADE WITHOUT WATER-PROOFING TREATMENT. THE PRODUCTS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH ALL TYPES OF WATER AND OIL-BASED PAINTS, AND BECAUSE OF LOW POROSITY ABSORB MUCH LESS PAINT THAN OTHER MASONRY PRODUCTS. DURABILITY TESTS, SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IN PROGRESS FOR SEVEN YEARS, INDICATE A HIGH DEGREE OF STABILITY.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 8, No 3, PP 241-249
• Corporate Authors:

  I & Ec Product Res & Dev

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• Authors:
  • Rogers, D T
  • Munday, J C
• Publication Date: 1969-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt; Building materials; Compressive strength; Durability; Soils; Tensile strength; Water repellents
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216883
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 19 1970 12:00AM