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• Asphalt Emulsion Viscosity – Field Test: Asphalt emulsion viscosity as measured in an agency laboratory at some time well after project application is not necessarily informative, because particle size and resulting emulsion viscosity changes with storage and agitation, particularly when asphalt emulsions are kept at ambient temperatures. Another data gap recognized by many experts is the need for a field viscosity test to be run on an asphalt emulsion at the time of delivery to the project. Wyoming DOT has already implemented such a field test, which is available on the project website (82). The Wyoming procedure should be considered for the report-only field study. • Optimizing Emulsion Viscosity: Respondents from cooler climates don’t want chip seal emulsion viscosities raised from the standard 100-400 SSF, but a number of agency and industry representatives from hot climates expressed concern that the 100-400 SSF minimum is too low. Other comments referenced problems with lower viscosity asphalt emulsions on pavements with steep slopes. It is important for the viscosity to be such that the asphalt emulsion sprays uniformly through the distributor and stays in a thick enough film on the pavement for optimal chip embedment. Another data gap revealed by the literature review is that optimum seal coat emulsion viscosity may need to vary with climate and pavement slope. Residue Recovery • Residue Recovery Method: Support for low-temperature asphalt emulsion residue recovery was strong, but significantly increasing the testing time for product certification may only be practical in combination with a delayedacceptance or a pre-certification program to overcome shipping delays. The need to eliminate distillation methods with recovery temperatures of 177°C (350°F) and higher was emphasized in a recent presentation by Kadrmas to the 2008 AEMA Annual Meeting (83). He showed that binder moduli for PME microsurfacing residues as recovered using a Forced Draft Oven Procedure at 60°C (140°F) 81
were consistently twice as high as the moduli for the same residues as recovered using 177°C (350°F) distillations. This data shows conclusively that asphalt emulsion residue performance specifications must not be based on current residue recovery practices. This conclusion is consistent with findings obtained from several European studies. During follow-up discussions, Dr. Didier Lesueur, an asphalt emulsion research manager for Eurovia and participant on European Normalization Committees for asphalt emulsion specification, shared new European Community for Standardization (CEN) standards for residue recovery (84) and a framework for cationic emulsion specifications based on performance parameters (85). CEN also has a third relevant specification for recovery of emulsion residues which contain solvent (86). The CEN standard for emulsion recovery is very similar to the Forced Draft Oven Procedure that Takamura and Kadrmas plan to submit at the next ASTM meeting. Both methods first evaporate the asphalt emulsion at ambient temperature for 24 hours, and then place the residue in a forced draft oven for another 24 hours. The only major difference is that the CEN standard uses an oven temperature of 50°C (122°F), whereas the ASTM proposal will use 60°C (140°F). Although many lower temperature recovery methods have been proposed, the Forced Draft Oven procedure has the advantage of curing materials at conditions that most closely simulate conditions on the pavement. Furthermore, residue can be removed from the silicone mold without reheating. Although other potential recovery methods such as Stirred Can, Vacuum Recovery, Microwave Moisture Analyzer and others may be faster or may yield more emulsion residue, Forced Draft Oven will remain the method of choice until other methods are proven to match all residue performance properties resulting there from. Residue Testing Using Superpave Binder Technology There is strong support for utilization of Superpave binder tools to specify performance properties of asphalt emulsion residues, with an accompanying climate driven grading system. However, legitimate concerns were expressed regarding additional equipment 82
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2.10 SURFACE TREATMENTS, DISTRESS,
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Needs to be Compl
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DISCLAIMER This document is dissemi
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2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW OF POLYMER MO
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the emulsion solution is termed the
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molecular weights ranging up to 100
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Elastomeric polymers exhibit a low
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The first commercial process that w
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2.2.3 Synthetic Rubber and Latex Sy
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of residual asphalt (3). Additional
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Sabbagh and Lesser (1998) note that
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2.2.6 Plastics The plastic polymer
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high temperature performance, but w
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2.2.7 Polymer Blends Select polymer
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Table 2: Polymer Modification Metho
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