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Title:

Correlation of Moisture Loss and Strength Gain in Chip Seals

Accession Number:

01337184

Record Type:

Component

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Abstract:

One of the most subjective decisions made during chip seal construction concerns when to allow brooms and traffic on the newly placed surface. If traffic is allowed too early, damage to the surface and to vehicles may occur. If the chip seal is opened too late, traffic is disrupted and motorists are inconvenienced. The curing of asphalt emulsions in the field is related to many factors, all affecting how fast the asphalt emulsion cures. Three laboratory test methods that measure adhesive strength gain as a function of moisture loss are presented. Two of the methods were sweep tests, one performed according to ASTM D7000 and the other according to a modified method. The third test used frosted marbles to measure adhesive strength gain. Results of all tests were similar and indicated that strength in emulsion residues increased as the total moisture in the system was reduced. This finding is important because the moisture content is independent of the mechanism reducing it. Therefore, prediction of strength gain should be possible by measurement of the moisture loss of a given chip seal system. The time required to obtain that strength gain varies in seals because of differences in emulsion, aggregate, interaction factors, weather, ambient temperature, and other environmental factors. Test results indicated that as moisture loss approached 75% to 90%, strength gain was significantly enhanced.

Monograph Accession #:

01356126

Report/Paper Numbers:

11-1832

Language:

English

Authors:

Howard, Isaac L
Shuler, Scott
Jordan III, Walter S
Hemsley Jr, James M
McGlumphy, Kevin

Pagination:

pp 49-57

Publication Date:

2011

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Issue Number: 2207
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

9780309167437

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (6) ; References (30) ; Tables (7)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Materials; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Feb 17 2011 5:56PM

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