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Linked Work Tips Index
This linked index of the Pavement Work Tips is designed to help practitioners easily access the more than 50 publications in the Work Tips collection.
Production and Paving of EME2
This Pavement Work Tip details the production and paving of EME2, a high modulus asphalt produced with a very hard paving grade bitumen and a high binder content.
Sprayed Sealing – Surface Enrichment
This Pavement Work Tip provides a guide to the light application of bituminous binder to an existing asphalt or spray seal surface to increase the binder level on the surface and prevent aggregate loss.
Transport and Handling of Polymer Modified Binders
This Pavement Work Tip outlines the key requirements for transporting and handling Polymer Modified Binders (PMBs). It is a summary of procedures described in greater detail in AAPA guidelines.
Polymer Modified Binders and Multigrade Bitumens
This Pavement Work Tip provides a handy summary of the Austroads AP-T235-13 Guide to the Selection and use of Polymer Modified Binders and Multigrade Bitumens.
Sprayed Sealing: Cutting Back of Polymer Modified Binders
This Pavement Work Tip is a guide to the use of cutter oils in hot PMB binders used in sprayed sealing work.
Temperature Characteristics of Binders in Asphalt
This Pavement Work Tip outlines the influence of temperature and binder viscosity on handling properties of asphalt using different binders.
Sprayed Seal Cutting Practice
This Pavement Work Tip provides a handy reference to the recommended practice for cutting sprayed sealing binders.
Sprayed Sealing: Volume Binder Correction
This Pavement Work Tip provides a guide to calculate the volume of liquid bituminous binders relative to a standard temperature of 15°C.
Sprayed Seals: Determining Sprayer Forward Speed
This Pavement Work Tip is a guide to the calculation of sprayer forward speed for correct binder application rates in sprayed seals.