A GUIDE TO SURFACE DRESSING IN TROPICAL AND SUB-TROPICAL COUNTRIES

This note provides a general guide to the design and execution of surface dressings in tropical countries upon which the engineer can base more specific recommendations to suit particular local conditions. Brief descriptions are also given of certain other types of surface treatment. (slurry seals, sand seals, synthetic aggregate and resin treatments, fog sprays). (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • HITCH, L S
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 33 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Artificial aggregates; Developing countries; Fog; Guidelines; Sand; Seal coats; Slurry seals; Specifications; Sprays (Materials); Surface treating; Synthetic resins; Tropics
• ITRD Terms: 150: Developing countries; 187: Specification (standard); 2984: Surface dressing; 2513: Tropics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00368708
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 3 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 31 1983 12:00AM