METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR SEALING CRACKS ON BITUMINOUS PAVEMENTS

THE PROBLEM OF CRACKING IN BITUMINOUS PAVEMENTS CAN BE TEMPERED BY JUDICIOUS SEALING AND CRACK FILLING. THE SEALANTS AND METHODS USED IN THIS FORM OF PAVEMENT MAINTEN- ANCE IN SASKATCHEWAN ARE OUTLINED IN THIS PAPER. SIX DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRACK ARE DEFINED AND ALL EXCEPT TYPE I ARE FILLED. BOTH MEDIUM CURING /MCO/ AND RAPID CURING /RC1/ CUT-BACK ASPHALTS ARE USED IN CRACK FILLING. THESE HAVE PROVED MORE SATISFACTORY THAN A SPECIAL CRACK FILLING PRODUCT PRODUCED BY A WESTERN SUPPLIER. THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR A BLOTTING SAND ARE GIVEN. THE COMPOSITION OF A STANDARD NINE-MAN CRACK FILLING CREW IS GIVEN. THE AVERAGE COST OF CRACK FILLING IS 150 DOLLARS PER MILE. /CGRA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 4pp, 1app
• Authors:
  • Bing-wo, D
• Conference:
  • Western Assoc Can Hwy Officials Proc
• Publication Date: 1965-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous pavements; Costs; Cracking; Joint fillers; Joint sealers; Joint sealing; Liquid asphalt; Maintenance; Personnel; Sand; Sealing (Technology); Sealing compounds
• Geographic Terms: Saskatchewan
• Old TRIS Terms: Sealing
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218123
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1994 12:00AM