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Asphalt Rubber Seal Coats. How many cracks can you fill in one day?. Is there a better way to take care of these cracks?. A seal coat alone will not do the job with monster cracks!. Asphalt Rubber Blend Site. Distressed Surface. Asphalt Rubber Binder Application.
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A good candidate for AR Seal Coat: Lots of cracks, but structurally sound.
Texas Experience with AR Seal Coat • Firstuse was in 1976 in Bryan and El Paso districts • Between 1976 and 1981, 850 miles of AR seal coat was placed • By 1990, 2,000 lane miles of AR Seal Coat was placed • More than 20 districts have placed AR Seal Coat since 1976 in 70 counties
Seal Coat on IH-10 near Van Horn Five years old
Seal Coat on IH-10 near Van Horn Five years old
Not all AR Seal Coats Turned out good Grade 4 Seal Coat
Performance of AR Seal Coat • Experience has mostly been satisfactory • Good construction practices are a must! - Clean or pre-coated aggregate - Chip spreader staying close to distributor - Adequate curing of AR - Correct binder shot rate and aggregate rate
Performance of AR Seal Coat • Shot rate must correspond to aggregate top size: - Grade 3 vs.. Grade 4 aggregate - Earlier problems with flushing were most likely due to aggregate size