SPRAY BAR PRACTICES

SPRAY BAR PRACTICES IN MICHIGAN, OHIO AND KANSAS ARE DESCRIBED. THE PAVEMENT IS SWEPT BEFORE APPLICATION OF THE LIQUID ASPHALT. THE TEMPERATURES EMPLOYED AND THE AMOUNTS USED ARE ROUGHLY IDENTICAL IN THE THREE STATES. WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS WET WEATHER AND TEMPERATURES BELOW 60 DEGREES ARE RECOGNIZED AS LIMITING FACTORS. BROOMING MAY (MICHIGAN) OR MAY NOT (OHIO,KANSAS) BE DONE AFTER AGGREGATE LAY DOWN. BAR IS TEST SPRAYED FOR PATTERN BEFORE STARTING RUN. THE COST OF SURFACE SEALING PER SQUARE YARD IS 25 TO 40 CENTS IN MICHIGAN, $0.11 IN OHIO, AND $0.08 IN KANSAS. OHIO AND KANSAS USE CUTBACK ASPHALT TOGETHER WITH NO. 8 STONE A CRUSHED LIMESTONE WHILE MICHIGAN USES RS2A AND MSOP OR AE-1P, REJECT SAND, 25B, 31B.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1519687
• Publication Date: 1973-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 41-2
• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Liquid asphalt; Sealing (Technology); Sprayers; Sprays (Materials); Surface treating
• Uncontrolled Terms: Spraying
• Old TRIS Terms: Sealing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219090
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1973 12:00AM