I'm working as consultant and it happens that The road I'm supervising has started to bleed at the overlaping joint near the centre of the road.I have propsed to the Contractor to use blotting material such as well graded sand or well screned crusher dust.Is there any alternative way to stop this bleeding of bitumen?Please assist if any.
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Method of repair a bleeding double surface dressed road
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ACtrafficengr
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Bleeding asphalt is one of the hardest forms of distress to fix. If it is severe enough, it can lead to wet-weather crashes.
You could try rolling some aggregate into it on a hot day (or after heating the pavement), but that may only be a temporary solution. Depending on how bad it is, you may have to 'mill and fill' - grind off the top few inches of asphalt and replace them.
Other options include various forms of asphalt recycling, where you mill the asphalt, mix in fresh emulsion and/or 'asphalt rejuvenator', put it back down, compact it into a new base course, then pave new top-course asphalt.
"...students of traffic are beginning to realize the false economy of mechanically controlled traffic, and hand work by trained officers will again prevail." - Wm. Phelps Eno, ca. 1928
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You could try rolling some aggregate into it on a hot day (or after heating the pavement), but that may only be a temporary solution. Depending on how bad it is, you may have to 'mill and fill' - grind off the top few inches of asphalt and replace them.
Other options include various forms of asphalt recycling, where you mill the asphalt, mix in fresh emulsion and/or 'asphalt rejuvenator', put it back down, compact it into a new base course, then pave new top-course asphalt.
"...students of traffic are beginning to realize the false economy of mechanically controlled traffic, and hand work by trained officers will again prevail." - Wm. Phelps Eno, ca. 1928
"I'm searching for the questions, so my answers will make sense." - Stephen Brust
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