Journal Published Online: 05 October 2015
Volume 44, Issue 1

Performance Evaluation of Chip Seals for Higher Volume Roads Using Polymer-Modified Emulsions: Laboratory and Field Study in North Carolina

CODEN: JTEVAB

Abstract

This paper presented a study to evaluate the performance of chip seals for higher traffic volume roads. The evaporation test, bitumen bond strength (BBS) test, and Vialit test were used to investigate curing and adhesive behavior. For the laboratory performance, the third-scale model mobile load simulator (MMLS3) was employed to test for aggregate retention, bleeding, and rutting performance. In field, a total of ten test sections were constructed on three different traffic volume roads using different materials and seal types. Some of the field samples were extracted and moved to the laboratory for performance testing. Also, the field sections were monitored to compare the field performance with the laboratory performance. The main findings presented in this paper were as follows: (1) the laboratory test results indicated that the use of polymer modified emulsions (PMEs) improved the chip seal performance in all areas, i.e., curing and adhesive behavior, aggregate retention, bleeding, and rutting; and (2) the field observations indicated that PME-A (styrene butadiene styrene (SBS) polymer-modified emulsion) performs the best of all the emulsions, regardless of seal type and traffic volume.

Author Information

Im, Jeong
Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Gyeonggi-do, KR
Kim, Y.
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, US
Pages: 14
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Stock #: JTE20140544
ISSN: 0090-3973
DOI: 10.1520/JTE20140544