Use of a Double Chip Seal to Correct a Flushing Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement in Washington State

A chip seal constructed on an existing flushed roadway has the potential to result in bleeding or flushing of the new chip seal. The excess binder, if not properly accounted for during design and construction, will migrate to the surface of the chip seal and fill the aggregate void spaces leaving a flushed surface. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) elected to construct a double chip seal to mitigate a flushing section of pavement on SR 20. This report documents the design and construction of the double chip seal and provides information on its initial performance. The double chip seal will be monitored for up to five years at which a final report will be prepared including conclusions as to its success or failure.

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    Washington State Department of Transportation

    Materials Laboratory, P.O. Box 47365
    Olympia, WA  United States  98504-7365

    Washington State Department of Transportation

    Research Office, Transportation Building, MS 47372
    Olympia, WA  United States  98504-7372

    Federal Highway Administration

    1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
    Washington, DC  United States  20590
  • Authors:
    • Russell, Mark
    • Littleton, Kevin
    • Weston, Jim
    • Uhlmeyer, Jeff S
    • Johnson, Brett
    • Dunham, Scott
    • Van De Bogert, Stephen A
  • Publication Date: 2011-4

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Web
  • Edition: Post-Construction and Performance Report
  • Features: Appendices; Photos; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 36p

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01342976
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: WA-RD 760.1, Experimental Feature 10-01
  • Contract Numbers: 7915
  • Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Jun 23 2011 4:28PM