BITUMINOUS CONCRETE SURFACE TREATMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS

LIQUID SURFACE TREATMENT WITH PEASTONE OR SAND COVER USED IN THE MAINTENANCE OF MASSACHUSETTS HIGHWAYS IN THE LATE 1950S WAS CONSIDERED OBSOLETE. A BITUMINOUS CONCRETE SURFACE TREATMENT MIXTURE WAS DESIGNED THAT COULD BE PLACED IN A THIN /3/8-IN./ LAYER OVER THE EXISTING PAVEMENT AND WOULD ALSO CARRY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC IMMEDIATELY AFTER BACK-ROLLING. PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO MANUFACTURE AND PLACE THE BITUMINOUS CONCRETE SURFACE TREATMENT MIXTURE AT A COMPETITIVE COST WITH THE LIQUID SURFACE TREATMENT WERE DEVELOPED USING ALL AVAILABLE DATA FOR THE VARIED CONDITIONS EXISTING IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE MATERIAL WAS PLACED ON VARIOUS TYPES OF PAVEMENT SURFACES. THE PROCESS WAS FIRST USED EXPERIMENTALLY IN 1959, WAS SYSTEMICALLY INSPECTED, AND ITS USE WAS EXTENDED ANNUALLY BECAUSE FAILURES DID NOT OCCUR. A STUDY HAS BEEN MADE OF THE COSTS OF ALL BITUMINOUS CONCRETE SURFACE TREATMENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED TO DATE. AN AVERAGE PRICE OF $0.25/SQ.YD. BASED ON THE COST OF MORE THAN 5 MILLION SQ. YD. WHICH REPRESENTS ABOUT 770 LANE MILES, IS FAVORABLE IN RELATION TO THE COST OF THE LIQUID SURFACE TREATMENT PROJECTS. THE BITUMINOUS CONCRETE SURFACE TREATMENT MIXTURE HAS NOW REPLACED THE LIQUID APPLICATION WITH PEASTONE OR SAND COVER FOR SURFACE TREATMENT IN THE PHYSICAL MAINTENANCE OF STATE HIGHWAYS IN MASSACHUSETTS. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 64, pp 1-13, 3 FIG, 2 REF, 1 APP. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Mchugh, P W
• Publication Date: 1967-5

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: MECHANIZATION FOR MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AND OPERATOR TRAINING
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 64
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board (HRB)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Bituminous mixtures; Economics; Highway maintenance; Methodology; Pavements; Surface treating
• Old TRIS Terms: Existing pavements; Placing
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218205
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM