Rapid assessment of the tracking resistance of bituminous crack sealants

Jean Francois Masson, P. Collins, D. Perraton, I. Al-Qadi

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Abstract

The bituminous sealants used in the preventive maintenance of pavements sometimes deform (track) under the action of passing vehicles. In summer, this is the prevalent mode of sealant failure. To assess the propensity of a sealant to deform in summer, a standard flow test is used, but the imprecision in the results has prevented any correlation with field performance. Two methods were evaluated in an attempt to find an alternative means of assessing deformation. The first method relied on the use of the French rut tester, and the second method relied on the use of a Taber abraser. The first method was found to be inappropriate to test sealants because of its severity, but the second method proved promising. The Taber abraser allowed for the measurement of sealant displacement at various temperatures and for distinguishing the deformation propensity of sealants.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)126-131
Number of pages6
JournalCanadian journal of civil engineering
Volume34
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2007

Keywords

  • Maintenance
  • Pavements
  • Performance
  • Roadways
  • Sealants
  • Sealing
  • Specification
  • Testing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • General Environmental Science

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