A STUDY OF BITUMINOUS SURFACE MAINTENANCE IN TEXAS

A SUMMARY IS PRESENTED OF PUBLISHED MATERIAL OBTAINED FROM A HIGHWAY RESEARCH INFORMATION SERVICE SEARCH OF STORED INFORMATION ON PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE, BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE AND COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS. A GRASSROOTS SURVEY OF THE BITUMINOUS SURFACE MAINTENANCE WORK IN EIGHT DISTRICTS IS DESCRIBED. IN THIS SURVEY PARTICULAR ATTENTION WAS DIRECTED TO PROBLEMS OF (1) SURFACE CRACKS, (2) POT HOLES OR CHUCK HOLES, (3) EDGE RAVELING, (4) LEVEL-UP OR BUILD-UP OF LOW PLACES, (5) RUTTING AND SHOVING (LONGITUDINAL), (6) RAVELING OF SEAL COATS, (7) FAT SPOTS OR AREAS OF BLEEDING, (8) SLICK SURFACES, (9) RAVELING AND SURFACE FAILURES ON PAVED SHOULDERS, AND (10) LOCALIZED FAILURES IN FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT SYSTEM. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISTRICTS' OPERATIONS REFLECTS THE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNIQUES. TYPICAL BITUMINOUS SURFACE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS ARE DESCRIBED. THESE DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDE SOME OF THE AUTHOR'S OPINIONS REGARDING PROPER PROCEDURES AND THEY ARE CONSPICIOUS BY THE LACK OF COMMENT ON THE QUALITY OF FIELD PRACTICES. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ARE ENUMERATED. /BPR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp

  11th and Brazos Streets
  Austin, TX  United States  78701

  Bureau of Public Roads /US

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hargett, E R
• Publication Date: 1968-7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous materials; Bituminous pavements; Bleeding; Cold weather; Cracking; Failure; Flexible pavements; Maintenance practices; Operations; Pavement maintenance; Plastic deformation; Seal coats; Stripping (Pavements); Surface treating; Surfaces
• Uncontrolled Terms: Edges; Surface cracks
• Old TRIS Terms: Bituminous surfacing; Pot holes
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218022
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Report/Paper Numbers: Hpr
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 28 1994 12:00AM