Effectiveness of Chip Sealing and Microsurfacing on Pavement Serviceability and Life

Microsurfacing and chip seal are two of many preventive maintenance techniques used to retard pavement deterioration and prolong pavement life. Chip seal may be applied in one application; or two applications, known as double chip seal. Microsurfacing is a thin surface that is cold-applied. The paving mixture is composed of polymer-modified asphalt emulsion, 100 percent crushed aggregate, mineral filler, water and other additives. For many years, microsurfacing and chip seal have been assumed to be cost effective preventive maintenance techniques; however, a study is needed to validate this assumption and to provide further direction concerning optimal timing of these treatments as a function of pavement distress. The objective of the Effectiveness of Chip Sealing and Microsurfacing on Pavement Serviceability and Life project is to statistically determine the cost effectiveness of using chip seal or microsurfacing as a preventive maintenance technique.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • We are belatedly publishing the final report (6/21/13)

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $175891.61
• Contract Numbers:

  134299

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Green, Roger

• Performing Organizations:

  Infrastructure Management and Engineering, Incorporated

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• Principal Investigators:

  Rajagopal, Arudi

• Start Date: 20060701
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20091231
• Source Data: RiP Project 12794

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chip seals; Deterioration; Pavement distress; Pavements; Preventive maintenance; Research projects
• Uncontrolled Terms: Microsurfacing; Microsurfacing (Surface treating)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01484675
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Ohio Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 134299
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 22 2013 1:02AM