The box serves to distribute the slurry mixture over the pavement. The slurry mixture flows out of the rear of the truck and onto the pavement within the confines of a box attached to the rear of the truck. Slurry trucks contain various compartments, which hold the aggregate (fine crushed rock), water, polymer modified emulsion, and other additives, which are mixed in the on-board mixer. How? The asphalt emulsion and the aggregates are mixed in, and applied using, a purposely built truck, generally referred to as a “slurry truck.” Roadways chosen for cyclical slurry seal applications would typically be treated every five to seven years.
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Roadways selected for slurry seal treatment are commonly those which have slight to moderate distress, no rutting, and generally narrow crack widths, and where a slurry seal treatment would help extend the pavement life until resurfacing becomes necessary.
Location, weather, traffic loading, and pavement conditions are factors used to determine if a slurry seal application is appropriate. When? Slurry seal is typically applied on either an intermittent or cyclical basis. Slurry seal applications serve to seal the cracks, restore lost flexibility to the pavement surface, provide a deep, rich black pavement surface color, and help preserve the underlying pavement structure. Roads chosen for slurry seal applications generally have low to moderate distress and narrow crack width. Why? Slurry seal is applied in order to help preserve and protect the underlying pavement structure and provide a new driving surface. Slurry seals are generally used on residential streets. The placement of this mixture on existing pavement is the “seal” as it is intended to seal the pavement surface. This combined mixture of the emulsion and aggregates represents “slurry.” Polymer is commonly added to the asphalt emulsion to provide better mixture properties. A slurry seal is similar to a fog seal except the slurry seal has aggregates as part of the mixture. What? A slurry seal is the application of a mixture of water, asphalt emulsion, aggregate (very small crushed rock), and additives to an existing asphalt pavement surface. Once applied the surface has the appearance similar to the pavement having been spray painted black. The distributor truck slightly heats the asphalt emulsion before spraying it onto the pavement. How? Fog seals are applied by a distributor truck. Roadways chosen for cyclical fog seal applications would typically be treated every three to five years.
Roadways selected for fog seal treatment are commonly those that have minor cracking, faded color, and where a fog seal would help extend the pavement life until resurfacing becomes necessary. Location, weather, traffic loading, and pavement conditions are factors used to determine if a fog seal application is appropriate. When? On existing asphalt pavement, fog seals are typically applied on either an intermittent or a cyclical basis. Fog seal applications serve to seal narrow cracks, slightly restore lost flexibility to the pavement surface, provide a deep, rich black pavement surface color, and most importantly help preserve the underlying pavement structure. Oxidation is one of the reasons asphalt concrete pavement fades in color from the deep, rich black color everyone remembers from when the road was constructed or last resurfaced.
A “rejuvenator” is an asphalt additive which when applied to the existing pavement will slightly soften the pavement it is applied to creating a better bond.Īs asphalt pavement is subjected to traffic loads and ages, it oxidizes and cracks develop in the surface due in part to the pavement becoming more brittle. Similarly, in asphalt emulsions, the surfactant keeps the paving asphalt globules in suspension until it is applied to the pavement surface when the water in the asphalt emulsion starts to evaporate. In washing clothes or dishes, the surfactant helps remove the dirt and suspend the dirt particles in the wash water. A fog seal gets its name from its spray application, sometimes referred to as “fogging.”Īsphalt emulsions used in fog seal applications contain globules of paving asphalt, water, an “emulsifying agent” or surfactant, and sometimes a “rejuvenator.” Soap is a common form of a surfactant. What? A fog seal is an application of a specially formulated asphalt emulsion (a thin liquid oil) to an existing asphalt pavement surface.