Pavement

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
- 1.1 Background
- 1.2 Use of this Guide
2. Operating Environment
3. Types of Sprayed Seal Treatments
4. Selection of Treatments
5. Design Method
6. Seal Design Input Parameters
7. Construction
References
Appendix A Photographic Examples of Pavement Preparation
Appendix B Austroads Vehicle Classification
Appendix C Worked Examples
Appendix D Determination of Maximum Pavement Temperature
Appendix E Guidance to Field Application of PMBs and Multigrade Bitumens
- Appendix E 1 Adhesion and Cohesion Characteristics
- Appendix E 2 Cutting Back PMB or Multigrade Bitumen
Appendix F Summary of Tables and Design Factors
Tables
Figures

Appendix C 1.4 Binder

The high proportion of heavy vehicle traffic on an uphill grade can be considered as a moderately severe traffic loading, and thus suitable PMBs are S10E, S15E, S35E, S45R S15RF (Table 4.7). The PMB selected is S15RF. The binder factor (BF) is 1.1 for this PMB (Table 6.4).

Pavement

Appendix C 1.4 Binder

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