CRUMB RUBBER: A LOOK AT SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE

Adding crumb rubber and extender oil additives to asphalt may significantly contribute to airborne emissions, according to a study completed by the Virginia Department of Transportation. No short-term health problems were discovered from use of the rubber and additives. In Kansas, the DOT observed crumb rubber performance for several years. They call the performance so far, mixed, but at least equivalent to conventional hot-mix in terms of reflective cracking.

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• Publication Date: 1995-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 29-33
• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Volume: 65
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt rubber; Chemical compounds; Extenders; Health hazards; Oil additives; Pavements; Rubber coatings; Structural tests
• Geographic Terms: Kansas; Virginia
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement tests
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00675710
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 24 1995 12:00AM