Benefit/Cost of Applying a Higher Asphalt Film Thickness (AFT) vs. Doing a Chip Seal at 1 Year

In Minnesota, reducing the influence of oxidation is a continuous challenge. Researchers will compare the effectiveness of two different methods: applying a surface treatment (typically a fog or chip seal) and increasing the asphalt film thickness during original construction.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $220,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  1036337 WO#3

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Local Road Research Board

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St. Paul, Minnesota  United States  55155-1899

  State Aid - Municipal (LRRB)

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  MS 500
  Saint Paul, MN  United States  55155

  State Aid - County (LRRB)

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  MS 500
  Saint Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Performing Organizations:

  Michigan Technological University, Houghton

  1400 Townsend Drive
  Houghton, MI  United States  49931
• Principal Investigators:

  You, Zhanping

• Start Date: 20231114
• Expected Completion Date: 20251031
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt; Chip seals
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01899054
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 1036337 WO#3
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Nov 14 2023 4:48PM