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Proactive Maintenance for Pavement using Micro Surfacing

Shubham Gupta, Mr. Hariram Sahu
School of Engineering Eklavya University, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, India

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One of the areas of civil engineering with the quickest growth over | Mr. Hariram Sahu "Proactive
the past ten years has been the field of materials treated with asphalt Maintenance for Pavement using Micro
emulsion for road surface treatment. Understanding the field Surfacing"
performance of materials treated with asphalt emulsion as well as the Published in
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asphalt emulsion technology has received a lot of attention and study.
of Trend in
The use of recycled materials, the impact of filler, the unique Scientific Research
properties of the asphalt emulsion, and the mixture's rutting and Development
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I. INTRODUCTION
In order to prevent extensive rehabilitation work on wearing course can be accomplished using
heavy traffic roads, micro surfacing was created in an microsurfacing. It is less expensive than hot mix
effort to create a thicker slurry seal that could be treatment. Without altering the current profile, it
employed in wheel tracks and ruts. To achieve this, provides a smooth surface. Although micro surfacing
premium aggregates and emulsions were mixed has long been used as a regular maintenance method
together to create a stable product that can be put in in place of hot mix overlays, it wasn't until 1999–
many stone thicknesses and resist rutting. Selected 2000 that Yala Construction and Elsamex SA, Spain
aggregates and bitumen were combined to create brought it to India under the brand name Macro Seal.
micro-surfacing, an asphalt emulsion treated material. Indian Road Congress (IRC), IRC: SP:81-2008 -
Emulsifiers and polymers were then added, allowing Tentative Specifications for Slurry Seal and Micro
the product to maintain its stability even when placed surfacing, provide instructions on how to apply micro
in several stone thicknesses. Micro surfacing is the surfacing in India.
uniform application of a mixture of polymerized
OBJECTIVE
bitumen emulsion, specially graded fine aggregates,
Best on the present study following objectives are
cement, water, and additives over a properly prepared
drawn.
surface. The mixture is mixed homogeneously on site Provides great surface roughness and skid
in a dedicated machine built specifically for the task. resistance; increases safety; and increases rider
The road's surface qualities can be restored and comfort.
preserved using the environmentally friendly surface
treatment known as microsurfacing. It comes in two Environmentally friendly - no need for heating or
varieties: Type II, which is 4 to 6 mm thick, and Type hot paving, which reduces environmental
III, which is 6 to 8 mm thick. It consists of a mixture pollution.
of graded aggregate, cement, water, a polymer Provides new wearing surface.
modified asphalt emulsion, and additives. With the
aid of specialised paving machinery, this mixture is Increases rider comfort, road life, and safety.
applied in a semi-liquid state. Resurfacing as a

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Protecting natural resources. shorter service life. In foreign nations, cement
concrete roads are becoming more prevalent while
To offer affordable preventative maintenance for
the pavement. asphalt concrete roads are steadily declining in
percentage. Roads made of cement and concrete are
A quicker laying procedure. increasingly used as arterials. In certain European
II. Literature review nations, their percentage approaches 50%, while in
(Robati et al., 2012) • Extends the life of the road and the USA, it reaches 60%. Their share in Russia is
improves rider comfort and safety. currently between 2 and 3%. Decree No. 656 of the
Government of the Russian Federation, dated 30 May
Actually, these techniques consider the same test 2017, established the target of increasing the interval
methodologies for both systems without between road surface inter-concrete surfaces that need
distinguishing between Slurry Seal and to be repaired, from one to five years. Asphalt
Microsurfacing mix design. Studies conducted by the concrete surfaces can be replaced with more durable
Texas Transport Institute (TTI) demonstrated the surfaces composed of alkali activated slag (cement-
issues with using the current micro-surfacing free) concrete in addition to cement concrete surfaces
techniques and recommended the creation of a (et al., 2017; Petrova and Prokofieva, 2015). The aim
thorough mix design tailored specifically for micro- of the study is to compare the corrosion resistance of
surfacing (TTI, 1995). In order to create a logical Portland cement concrete and alkali activated slag
combination, the California Department of concrete in corrosive oil-containing media. It has
Transportation (Caltrans) has also investigated both been shown that, after five years of observation,
Slurry Seal and Micro-surfacing technologies concrete with an alkali activated slag binder absorbed
separately. the corrosive medium at a rate that was 3.8 times
Extends the life of the road and improves rider lower than Portland cement concrete. This difference
comfort and safety. may be attributed to the unique characteristics of the
alkali activated slag concrete structure. Alkali
Actually, these techniques consider the same test activated slag concrete has a 1.15 resistance
methodologies for both systems without coefficient in bending tests, whereas the resistance
distinguishing between Slurry Seal and coefficient of In bending testing, Portland cement
Microsurfacing mix design. The design process was concrete scores 0.82. Therefore, it is proven that
detailed in research by the Texas Transport Institute concretes made of alkali activated slag are more
(TTI) (Caltrans, 2004). The minister de transport durable in corrosive oil-containing mediums.
Quebec (MTQ) has created its own micro-surfacing
definition. Similar standards and guidelines are used 2018 (Anonymous) On the Brooklyn Bridge,
in the European Union to develop Slurry Seal and microsurfacing was used for the pavement surfacing.
Micro-surfacing. Slurry Seal and Micro-surfacing The type III mix design was installed on the bridge's
systems have been used in several nations, including steel grid deck at night, and the results were good due
Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and South to the heavy traffic and the requirement for quick
Africa, which have created particular rules for their condition timing.
usage. ISSA and ASTM are the standards that are 2018 (Garfa et al.) Another research assessed the
most often utilised internationally among all of these efficiency of type III microsurfacing in restoring old,
others. 2018 (Petrova et al.) The creation of a rutted asphalt slabs. According to the study's
contemporary, effective transport infrastructure that findings, thermal ageing of the slabs improves the
complies with international standards is given rutting resistance of hot mix asphalt that has
significant consideration in the governmental plan undergone microsurfacing rehabilitation.
established for the growth of the building materials
sector (Skvortsov, 2012). In Russia, asphalt concretes 2019 (Salleh, et al.) Microsurfacing was used to
are now employed in the construction of roads. The restore the LATAR roadway as part of a Malaysian
asphalt concrete surface has a typical service life of project. The findings after 36 months of operation
around 10 years, however this can be affected by both revealed that microsurfacing significantly improved
natural and man-made influences, resulting in a rutting, roughness, and skid resistance.

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III. Grading of Aggregates
% Passing (Minimum Layer Thickness)
Sieve Size
Type II (4-6 mm) Type III(6-8 mm)
9.5mm 100
6.3mm 100 90-100
4.75mm 90-100 70-90
2.36mm 65-90 45-70
1.18mm 45-70 28-50
600 micron 30-50 19-34
300 micron 18-30 12-25
150micron 10-21 7-18
75 micron 5-15 5-15

Graph 1. Plot of Raw data for Cohesion test at 30 min

IV. Conclusion Methodologies for Developing Countries,
Based on the above study following conclusions can TPMDC 2014, 10-12 December 2014,
be made: Mumbai, India.
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