JOINT-SEALING MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS

JOINT SEALING HAS CONSTITUTED A MAJOR MAINTENANCE PROBLEM OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS IN OHIO. VARIOUS TYPES OF BITUMINOUS MATERIALS AND HOT-POURED SEALER, RUBBER TYPE, HAVE BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY WITH FAIR TO GOOD RESULTS. EFFORTS WERE MADE TO FIND AN EASILY APPLIED, LONG-LASTING MATERIAL FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED IN THE FALL OF 1951 WITH COLD-APPLIED READY-MIXED SEALING MATERIAL, RUBBER TYPE. THIS TEST, AND AN ADDITIONAL EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT IN FEBRUARY 1952, INDICATED DEFINITE POSSIBILITIES FOR BOTH MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION. THE COLD SEAL MATERIAL IS APPLIED BY MEANS OF A PRESSURE PUMP, HOSE, AND NOZZLE APPLICATOR, AND COVERED WITH PAPER STRIPPING TO PREVENT TRAFFIC PICK UP. APPLICATION AT NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES PERMITS FILLING OPERATIONS WHEN SLABS ARE CONTRACTED AND JOINTS ARE OPEN ENOUGH TO HOLD MATERIAL. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/33/33-028.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 33, pp 355-359, 6 FIG, 1 TAB. 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:
  • Mccaughey, C W
• Publication Date: 1954

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 12-15, 1954
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 33
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous materials; Joint sealers; Joint sealing; Maintenance; Rubber
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218783
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 9 1972 12:00AM