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Asphalt in Road Construction
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Asphalt in Road Construction
A look at design considerations, durability and cost desirability over concrete.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) |
7 sources |
1992
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"IntroductionThe most important use of asphalt today is in road construction (Zakar 148). When it has been properly mixed with the correct aggregate material it becomes highly suitable for all kinds of pavement applications. It is also widely used to prepare the base of roads.
Asphalt road construction is multi-layered in form. The subgrade layer is itself covered by a base cover upon which is laid a final coating. Early classical base courses consisted of a handmade, packed layer which was then graveled. Later this technique of construction was replaced, on a global basis, by a flexible asphalt layer in which asphalt gravel or sand asphalt had been mixed (Ibid. 149).
Asphalt as a road construction and/or road repair solution..."
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