MAINTENANCE RESEALING OF RIGID PAVEMENT JOINTS

Transverse joints in an existing portland cement concrete pavement were resealed to evaluate a number of sealers and sealing methods. Six liquids were installed, including asphalt cement, field-mixed rubber asphalt, two permixed rubber asphalts, polyvinyl chloride coal tar, and tar-modified polyurethane, as well as three preformed neoprenes. Liquid sealers were placed 50.8 to 63.5 mm (2 to 2-1/2 in.) deep in some joints and restricted to 12.7 mm (1/2 in.) deep in others. Some joints were sandblasted to determine the effect of clean joint faces on sealer performance. Three types of joints were resealed: (a) 25.4-mm (-in.) expansion joints spaced at 30.48 m (100 ft); (b) 6.3-mm (1/4-in.) sawed contraction joints spaced at 18.54 m (60 ft, 10 in.); and (c) 9.5-mm (3/4 in.) formed contraction joints spaced at 18.54 m (60 ft, 10 in.). Sealer performance has been evaluated over 3 winters, and pavement cores and sealer samples have been taken to observe sealer condition. All the neoprene sealers effectively seal the joints except along spalls. Some compression set has occurred in one brand but has not yet affected performance. The polyvinyl chloride sealer has generally performed best of the liquids, and the asphalt and field-mixed rubber-asphalt sealers generally performed best of the liquids, and the asphalt and field-mixed rubber-asphalt sealers generally performed poorly. Loss of adhesion between selaer and joint face is the most common failure mode for liquid sealers; entrapment of incompressible debris is a serious problem for asphalt and field-mixed rubber-asphalt sealers. Thorough joint cleaning was essential for some tested materials, but had no apparent effect on others. Generally, sealers placed 12.7 mm (1/2 in.) deep did not perform as well as those placed 50.8 to 63.5 mm (2 to 2-1/2 in.) deep.

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• Authors:
  • Bryden, James E
  • McCarty, William M
  • Cocozzo, Louis J
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 37-44
• Monograph Title: Maintenance management, the federal role, unionization, pavement maintenance, and ice control
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 598
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Joint sealing; Neoprene; Performance tests; Polyvinyl chloride; Portland cement concrete; Rigid pavements; Seal coats; Transverse joints
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00153148
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309025672
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM