GLASPHALT: NEW PAVING MATERIAL COMPLETES FIRST CANADIAN TRIAL

GLASPHALT IS A SPECIAL ASPHALT MIXTURE WHERE GLASS CULLET TAKES THE PLACE OF STONE AGGREGATE. THE PRODUCT WAS FIRST DEVELOPED IN THE UNITED STATES. THE CANADIAN PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED AND CARRIED OUT BY A JOINT INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT TASK FORCE HEADED AND SPONSORED BY THE GLASS CONTAINERS COUNCIL OF CANADA. THE FIRST CANADIAN APPLICATION OF GLASPHALT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AT BRAMALEA, ONTARIO, AND THE SECTION OF ROAD IS NOW IN DAILY USE. INITIAL INDICATIONS ALL SHOW THAT THE MATERIAL COMPARES FAVORABLY WITH TRADITIONAL PAVEMENT MIXTURES. THE SURFACE WILL BE USED AS A STATIC LABORATORY TO FULLY EVALUATE ITS LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE. /RATAOC/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 83, No 11, PP 32-33, 3 FIG
• Corporate Authors:

  Southam Business Publications Limited

  1450 Don Mills Road
  Don Mills, ONo,   Canada 
• Publication Date: 1970-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Engineering and Contract Record
  • Publisher: Southam Business Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt; Asphalt pavements; Experimental roads; Glass; Glass industry; Pavement performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cullet; Glasphalt
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00212271
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Roads & Transportation Assoc /Canada
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 6 1971 12:00AM