ASPHALT RESURFACING PROCESS TESTED

A PROCESS BASED UPON SALVAGING THE EXISTING MAT WHILE RESURFACING ASPHALT HIGHWAYS HAS BEEN TESTED BY THE WYOMING HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. SPECIAL MOBILE HEATER-RAKER UNITS HEAT THE EXISTING SURFACES, THEN SCARIFY THEM TO AN APPROPRIATE DEPTH (ONE INCH ON THE TEST ROAD). TWO MACHINES ARE USED, ONE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AHEAD OF THE OTHER. THEY TRAVEL AT ONE MILE PER HOUR AND WORK ONE LANE AT A TIME. FOLLOWING THESE UNITS, A DISTRIBUTOR SPRAYS WATER AND RECLAMITE (A SPECIAL FORMULA EMULSION WHICH REPLACES LOST OIL QUALITIES IN THE AGED ASPHALT). THE RECLAMITE SOAKS INTO THE SURFACE, IT IS APPLIED FROM 2 TO 24 HOURS BEFORE A NEW 1 1/4-INCH OVERLAY IS APPLIED. THE TIME FACTOR IS DEPENDENT UPON THE CONDITIONS. THE END PRODUCT IS ABOUT TWO INCHES OF NEW SURFACE. /ARTICLE/

  • Publication Date: 1968

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  • Accession Number: 00218482
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Public Works
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Apr 21 1994 12:00AM