FIELD MANUAL ON DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SEAL COATS

Seal coats have been successfully used on Texas highways for many years and with traffic volumes as high as 4000 vehicles per lane per day. The average life of seal coats is about six to seven years in Texas, however; some seal coats have performed successfully for periods of 20 or more years. These economical surfaces will continue to be a popular rehabilitation and maintenance alternative in Texas and their use in other states will increase as available highway funds decrease. This manual provides guidelines for the design and construction of seal coats. If followed, these guidelines will improve the chance of successfully placing seal coats. The manual is directed primarily to office and field engineers, laboratory personnel, and field inspectors responsible for the design and construction of seal coats. An extensive discussion of the variables affecting the design and construction of seal coats is not presented in this manual. References 1 to 15 contain a detailed discussion.

• Record URL:
  • https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/digitized/texasarchive/thdresearch/214-25.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp

  11th and Brazos Streets
  Austin, TX  United States  78701

  Office of the Secretary of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Epps, J A
  • Gallaway, B M
  • Hughes, C H
• Publication Date: 1981-7

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 84 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Design; Manuals; Seal coats
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00380680
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Research Rpt 214-25, HS-035 293, DOT-I-83-21
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 30 2003 12:00AM