Assessment of ASTM D 6690-12 type II and type IV joint sealers.

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• Creators:
  Tremblay, Jason ; Sanborn, Devon
• Corporate Creators:
  Vermont. Agency of Transportation. Materials and Research Section
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Joint sealers
  • Pavement distress
  • Infiltration
  • Pavement maintenance
  • Cracking
  • Performance tests
  • Cost effectiveness
  • Preventive maintenance
• Publication/ Report Number:
  2014-08
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Vermont
• Corporate Publisher:
  Vermont. Agency of Transportation. Materials and Research Section
• Abstract:
  To address the issue of water infiltration and debris retention, bi ; tuminous crack sealers and fillers have been ; developed to help prevent premature pavement distress. If applied appropriately, crack sealers and fillers can ; significantly extend the life of a pavement. To utilize crack sealers and fillers properly, one mu ; st understand that ; sealers and fillers differ in application and material types. Crack sealers are typically used on cracks that move ; more than one ; - ; eighth inch, with the intention to prevent water and debris from entering the pavement structure. ; The rigo ; rous installation process involves thorough crack preparation followed by placement of high elongation ; material in a specific configuration. Crack fillers generally use a stiffer material than crack sealers and are typically ; used on non ; - ; working cracks ; The ; purpose of this study was to examine and evaluate the constructability, overall performance and cost ; effectiveness of AASHTO M324 ; - ; 12 Type II versus IV Joint Sealers. Research personnel assessed each product’s ; durability at each location. Cracks were fil ; led according to the project plans. Efforts were made to provide a ; comparative analysis with regard to performance and cost of both material types by minimizing application ; variations in weather conditions, equipment used, and application crewmembers by a ; pplying material on the same ; day and/or conditions. ; Over a ; three ; - ; year ; span and six data collection timeframes, the type IV material resulted in an average of a ; 10% less allowance of water passage through the length of a filled crack. A ten percent better ; performance of a ; material over a comparable alternative is considerable and should not be ignored, and results in approximately 2 ; feet less of compromised length of a full width transverse crack
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2010-R-01
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28329/dot_28329_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.21 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7b5d94f41e1c8094035e71c746f5a60fbf8f2c7410cb283dc30297fa478606b3