LATEX ASPHALT TAKES BIG STEP

Michigan's Department of Transportation is using 180,000 tons of latex-modified asphalt to resurface 21.4 miles of concrete on two Interstate highways in Detroit. Latex-modified asphalt contains about two-thirds of a gal of styrene-butadiene per ton of hot mix. Latex-modified asphalt has better bond strength than ordinary asphalt and adheres well to the concrete roadway. It also has better moisture resistance and is more flexible and resistant to cracks in cold weather than asphalt.

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• Publication Date: 1984-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 38
• Serial:
  • Engineering News-Record
  • Volume: 213
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applications; Bituminous materials; Cold weather; Copolymers; Fracture mechanics; Latex; Latex asphalt; Road materials; Rubberized bitumen; Styrene butadiene rubber; Synthetic rubber; Waterproofing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Styrene butadiene copolymers
• Old TRIS Terms: Bituminous; Latex-modified asphalt; Latexes; Resistance
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Research; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392605
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM