TARMAC LEADS WITH COLOUR

Following a successful development programme at Tarmac Quarry Products (TQP), asphalt can now be produced in any colour as well as in black. Aesthetic appearance is increasingly important in the surfacing market, and TQP has several new products with improved appearance, which are also reasonably priced, easy to install, and require little maintenance. TQP's new Mastertint product enables it to supply a range of surfacings, which can be used to design products and colour tones to meet any customer requirements. The key to making it is a new clear pigmentable binder developed with support from bitumen specialist Nynas. This new binder is not based on bitumen, but contains a mixture of components, developed using sophisticated testing equipment. It should perform at least as well as bitumen in surfacings designed for a longer life. Mastertint has been supplied to surfacings in various parts of Glasgow, Scotland, including a primary bus route with heavy traffic.

• Corporate Authors:

  BARRETT, BYRD ASSOCIATES

  BBA LINDEN HOUSE, LINDEN CLOSE
  TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT  United Kingdom  TN4 8HH
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: vi-vii
• Serial:
  • MODERN ASPHALTS. SUPPLEMENT TO NEW CIVIL ENGINEER
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: BARRETT, BYRD ASSOCIATES

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Binders; Bituminous mixtures; Color; Demand; Durability; Industries; Mix design; Quarries; Surfacing; Test procedures; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 9107: Aesthetics; 4948: Binder; 4967: Bituminous mixture; 6784: Colour; 285: Demand (econ); 5910: Durability; 332: Industry; 4714: Mix design; 5124: Quarry; 2972: Surfacing; 6288: Test method; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00765805
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 1 1999 12:00AM