A PROGRAM FOR IMPROVEMENT OF BITUMINOUS SURFACE TREATMENTS ON SOUTH CAROLINA SECONDARY HIGHWAYS

This project is concerned with the improvement in the design and construction specifications of surface treatments for secondary roads in South Carolina. Field trial sections were selected from projects scheduled for construction during the 1974 season and represented the Piedmont, Sand Hills, and Coastal Plain areas of the state. A set of designs were selected to permit an evaluation of the designs as well as several variations in materials and construction procedure. Several standard DHPT designs as well as a special design were utilized in the test sections. The construction variables were selected to determine the effect of prime, the effect in change of asphalt emulsions from RS-2 to CRS-2, the effect of rubber additive (Pliopave), and the effect of modified construction procedure to determine if placing the mat stone before the application of asphalt affects performance.

• Corporate Authors:

  Clemson University

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Clemson, SC  United States  29634

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  South Carolina State Highway Department

  State Highway Building, Drawer 191
  Columbia, SC  United States  29202
• Authors:
  • Roston, J P
  • RAD, P F
  • Roberts, F L
• Publication Date: 1977-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 135 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Asphalt; Bituminous coatings; Bituminous materials; Concrete finishing; Construction; Construction management; Emulsified asphalt; Flexible pavements; Pavement design; Pavement maintenance; Pavement performance; Rubber; Seal coats; Secondary roads; Specifications; Surface treating; Testing; Texture
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction specifications; Rubber content
• Geographic Terms: South Carolina
• Old TRIS Terms: Bituminous surface treatments
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168961
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-SC-77-CU. 73-4 Final Rpt., RP-526
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 30 1978 12:00AM