Effect of installation parameters on performance of hot-poured crack sealants

Pranshoo Solanki, Hasan Ozer, Seyed Saleh Yousefi, Imad L. Al-Qadi

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Abstract

A field study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different installation parameters, namely, rout geometry, crack treatment type (rout and seal, clean and seal), overbanding, installation temperature and pre-installation pavement condition rating on the performance of crack sealants. Eight hot-poured crack sealants were installed in three test sites that experience low temperatures. The field performance of crack sealants was evaluated for two consecutive years by conducting detailed field surveys. The field database consisted of 38 sections containing a total of 487 cracks. The collected field survey data were used to assign a performance index (PI) to each sealant in this study. According to the preliminary results obtained from the field surveys within two years after installation, crack sealants installed in smallest rout geometry exhibited best acceptable performance among all the rout geometries. Sealants that were installed by the clean and seal method showed poor performance compared with their rout and seal counterparts on the same test section. On the other hand, overbanding showed improvement in the performance of crack sealants. Traffic volume and overheating of sealants appeared to deteriorate performance of sealants. Underheating of sealants and pre-installation pavement condition rating of pavement showed no clear trend on the performance of sealants.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationT and DI Congress 2014
Subtitle of host publicationPlanes, Trains, and Automobiles - Proceedings of the 2nd Transportation and Development Institute Congress
EditorsAmiy Varma, Geoffrey D. Gosling
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
Pages142-152
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9780784413586
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2nd Transportation and Development Institute Congress - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Connections to Future Developments, T and DI 2014 - Orlando, United States
Duration: Jun 8 2014Jun 11 2014

Publication series

NameT and DI Congress 2014: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles - Proceedings of the 2nd Transportation and Development Institute Congress

Other

Other2nd Transportation and Development Institute Congress - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Connections to Future Developments, T and DI 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period6/8/146/11/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Mechanics of Materials

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