WEARING SURFACE MAKES INROADS IN EUROPE

Good results are reported from France where a new type of ultra thin surfacing intemediate between a chip seal and a very thin asphalt hot mix is being used. The process consists of a layer of hot precoated aggregate spread over a binder spray application. A specially designed machine spreads both binder and coated aggregate in a single base pass and smooths the course. The aggregates used in France are in compliance with the French Directive for Surface Dressing. The details of the technique are described. More than 800,000 sq m were applied in trials in France in 1989, in varied regions and under different traffic from medium to high.

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  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Publication Date: 1992-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 56
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Precoated aggregates; Seal coats; Trials; Wearing course (Pavements)
• Geographic Terms: France
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00618895
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 1992 12:00AM