Double bituminous surface treatment pavement)

Double bituminous surface treatment is a term used to describe a common type of pavement
surfacing construction which involves two applications of asphalt binder material and mineral
aggregate. The asphalt binder material is applied by a pressure distributor, followed immediately
by an application of mineral aggregate, and finished by rolling. The process is repeated for the
second application of asphalt binder material and mineral aggregate. The first application of
aggregate is coarser than the aggregate used in the second application and usually determines the
pavement thickness. The maximum size of mineral aggregate used in the second application is
about one-half that of the first.
When double bituminous surface treatments are properly designed and constructed, a relatively
inexpensive pavement surface can be produced which will provide satisfactory performance for
several years with minimum
maintenance costs. The double bituminous surface treatment's main function is to provide an all
weather, skid-resistant wearing surface that produces a water-resistant layer.
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