MAINTENANCE TECHNIQUE ON

PAVED ROAD
 Crack Sealing
Aim: To fill individual cracks as completely as possible in order to
keep to prevent water which may enter through the cracks to
weaken the pavement layers.
Steps
• Crack refacing (if necessary) by using routers (normally
diamond bladed saw
• Crack cleaning
- Sweeping the area
- Air blasting with compressed
- Wire brushing followed by air blasting
• Blinding: sealed cracks may be blinded with sand quarry fines
 Crack Sealing Cont….
Common sealants on the Market
1. Thermoplastic material (bitumen based)
Asphalt cement, asphalt emulsion and cutbacks, polymer
modified emulsion, asphalt rubber, fiberized asphalt,
rubberized asphalt.
2. Thermosetting material
Polyethylene, silicone, expoxies and neoprene

Local Sealing
Aim: Used to seal localized areas of cracking. It is also used as a
final treatment on any local repair
Steps
• Clean the area
• Mark out the area to be sealed (using chalk)
• Distribution of binder
 Crack Sealing Cont……..
The process of local sealing is mostly manual relying on
watering cans, hand pumps, etc. It is thus limited to
bitumen emulsion and low viscosity cutbacks.
• Distribution of aggregates
- Course sand or chippings up to 5mm when dealing
with cracks
- Chippings (6 – 10mm size) for local surfacing repair
 Patching
• Steps
1. Clean the area to be patched
2. Mark patch boundaries
3. Cut boundaries
- The sides and bottom of the patch should be
squared – off to provide a firm coherent(sound)
surface
4. Clean the surfaces by careful brushing or air blasting
5. Apply a tack coat
- Slightly moisten with water
- Paint with bitumen emulsion or rapid – curing
cutback
 Patching Cont…….
6. Placing
- The materials should be placed in 100mm
lifts ( 50-70mm layers for thicker patches)
and compacted using hand rammers, plate
compactors ,or small vibratory roller.
- Center of a patch should be 6mm higher
than surrounding after compaction
7. Sealing
The patch should be filled using bitumen
emulsion or cutback and blinded with sand,
crushed rock fines or small chippings
 Surface Rehabilitation Techniques
1. Fog seal
- A fog seal is a very light application of an
emulsion (without aggregates) onto a pavement
surface
- It is typically used to help retain chippings on a
new surface dressing that may be poorly held or
to enrich (rejuvenate) the surface of and old
and clean bituminous surface
 Surface Rehabilitation Techniques Cont…..
2. Sand seal
A sand seal consists of a spray application of rapid-setting
emulsion with a light covering of sand or screenings. A
sand seal is 2-5mm thick
Functions
• Same as fog seal but with better friction
• Surfacing an lightly trafficked roads
3. Surface Dressing/ Chip seal
Consists of sequential application of asphalt and
chippings applied either singly or in layers to build up
to a structure that can approach 25mm thick. Used for
maintenance as well as new surfacing
 Surface Rehabilitation Techniques Cont…..
4. Slurry Seal
• A Slurry seal is a mixture of fine graded aggregates,
water, bitumen emulsion, and sometimes cement or
additive
• Freshly mixed, they have a thick creamy consistency
and can be spread to a thickness of 5 to 10mm
Functions
A maintenance treatment for old bituminous surfaces.
Because of its low viscosity, it can readily penetrate
surface voids and cracks and hold together surface
starting to ravel. It is more expensive than surface
dressing but with better riding quality and less skid
resistance.