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EvaluatingthePerformanceofTackCoatMaterialsinSaskatchewanClimatebyMeansofaFieldStudyandLaboratoryStudy–Part1FieldStudy
LauraStasiuk,M.Sc.Candidate
ResearchAssistantUniversityofSaskatchewan
HaithemSoliman,Ph.D.AssistantProfessor
UniversityofSaskatchewan
AniaAnthony,M.Sc.,P.Eng.Director,MaterialsandSurfacing
SaskatchewanMinistryofHighwaysandInfrastructure
ChrisDechkoff,P.Eng.TechnicalManager
ACPAppliedProducts
JenPenner,M.Sc.Candidate,EITAssetIntegrityEngineer
PounderEmulsions(HuskyEnergy)
PaperpreparedforpresentationattheTestingandModelingofRoadandEmbankmentMaterialsSession
ofthe2018ConferenceoftheTransportationAssociationofCanada
Saskatoon,SK
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ABSTRACTTackcoatmaterialsareusedtoprovidesufficientbondbetweenanexistingasphaltconcretelayerandanewasphaltconcreteoverlayand/orin-betweentwoliftsofnewlyplacedasphaltconcrete.Mostofthetime,agenciesandcontractorsrelysolelyonemulsifiedbituminousproductsforuseastackcoats.Recentdevelopmentsintackcoatmaterialsarefocusingonfastcuringandnon-trackingemulsions.TheobjectiveofthisprojectistoevaluatetheperformanceofseveraltackcoatmaterialsinSaskatchewanclimatethroughafieldstudyandalaboratory-testingprogram.TentestsectionswereconstructedinAugust2017onatwo-way,two-laneruralhighway(Highway12)nearBlaineLake,Saskatchewan.Constructionandinstallationofthetackcoatmaterialswascompletedovertwodaystoeliminateanyvariabilityduetoweatherconditions.Apost-constructioninspectionwasconductedinSeptember2017todocumentanysurfacedistressesrelatedtotheconstructionprocess.Adistresssurveywillbeconductedfollowingthespringseasonofeachyearfor5years.CoresampleswerecollectedinSeptember2017toevaluatetheinitialbondstrengthofthetackcoatmaterials.Coresampleswillbecollectedfollowingthespringseasonofeachyeartoevaluatethedegradationofbondstrengthovertime.Findingsfromthisprojectwillbeusedtoupdatetheapprovedtackcoatmaterialslistandproviderecommendationsandguidelinesforconstructionbestpractices.Thispaperintroducestheexperiment,discussestheproductsused,andprovidesasummaryofobservationsfromthefieldcomponentoftheproject.
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1. BACKGROUNDCurrentindustrystandardswidelyoverlooktheimportanceofatackcoatintheperformanceofpavementstructures.Tackcoatsarebituminousmaterialsusedtoprovidebondingbetweenasphaltlayers.Typically,theindustryhasbeenrelyingonemulsifiedasphaltproductsforthispurpose.Anidealtackcoatmaterialwouldhaveshortbreakandsettimestolimittheinconveniencetothecontractorandtothepublicwhicharisefromlongcuringtimes.Shortbreakandsettimesensureachievingproperbondbetweenasphaltconcretelayerswithoutslowingdowntheconstructionprocess.Inaddition,shortbreakandsettimesreducepickupandtrackingofemulsionresidueonconstructionequipmentandontravelingvehicleswhichoccasionallyenduptravelingonatackedroadsurface.Atackcoatmaterial“breaks”whenitscolourchangesfrombrowntoblackasshowninFigure1.Breaktimesvarysignificantly,dependingonthepropertiesofthematerialitself,whetherandhowitisdilutedwithwater,aswellaswithweatherconditions.Atackcoatsetswhentheemulsionresidueisnolongerpickedupfromtheroadsurface.Thiscanbedeterminedbyblottingthesurfacewithatissueontheemulsion,andbyobservingproducttransfertovehicletires.Minimaltransferofresidueindicatesthatanywaterpreviouslypresentinthematerialhasevaporatedandtheasphaltbitumenisformingahomogeneouslayerontheroadsurface.
Figure1.BrokenandUnbrokenTackCoatMaterial
Achievingsufficientproperbondstrengthbetweenasphaltconcretelayersiscriticaltoensurethatthebondedlayerswillactandresiststressesasonehomogeneoussystem.Ifthebondisinadequate,asphaltconcretelayerswillactseparatelyasmultiplelayerswhichwillincreasethestresslevelswithintheselayersandleadtocrackingandprematurefailure.Figure2showsthedifferenceinasphaltconcretelayersbehaviourwithgoodandpoorbond.InFigure2bapoorbondbetweennewandoldasphaltconcretelayersmakesthetwolayersactindependentlyastwothinlayers,whichleadstoexceedingthetensilestrengthofasphaltconcreteandcrackingofthenewasphaltlayer.
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Figure2a.OldandNewACLayersActasOneThickLayerFigure2b.OldandNewACLayersActasTwoSeparateLayers
Figure2.BehaviourofAsphaltConcreteLayerswithGoodandPoorBond
TherehasnotbeenalotofstudyfocusontheeffectivenessoftackcoatmaterialsinCanadianclimate.Pastindustrystudiesreviewedthebondstrengthandapplicationproceduresoftackcoatmaterials,however,thesestudiesdidnottakeintoaccounttheextremeweatherconditionsexperiencedinSaskatchewan.ArecentcomprehensivestudywasperformedbytheTransportationResearchBoard(TRB)andissummarizedinatechnicalpublicationtitledNCHRP712:OptimizationofTackCoatforHMAPlacement[1].Thisstudyexploresmultipleaspectsoftackcoatproceduresincludingapplicationrates,effectsofpoorconstructionpractices,developmentofaninsitutackcoatqualitytest,andthedevelopmentofalabtest(AASHTOTP114).AworldwidesurveywasalsoconductedaspartofthestudytogainknowledgeaboutthemethodsagenciesinNorthAmericaandaroundtheworlduseforconstructionpractices,andqualityassurance[1].AccordingtotheworldwidesurveyconductedaspartoftheNCHRP712project,26%ofthesurveyedagenciesallowconstructiontruckstodriveonunbrokenemulsion.Furthermore70%ofthesurveyedagenciesallowconstructiontrucksonbrokenemulsionbeforeithasset.Outofthe53surveyedagencies,74%oftheagenciesallowpavingtobeginimmediatelyafterthetackcoatmaterialbreaks,whereas26%donotallowpavinguntilthetackcoatemulsionsets.92%ofthesurveyedagenciesstatedthattheydonottesttomeasurethebondstrengthattheinterfacebetweenAClayers.Basedontheabovestatistics,thereisclearlyaneedforfastbreakingandsettingtackcoatmaterialsandbetterconstructionpracticesandmonitoring[1]..TheNCHRP712reportidentifiedtwentytestingmethodsusedbyagenciesfortackcoatbondsincludingbothlaboratoryandin-situtests.Mostofthesetestsmeasureshearstressortensilestrength.SomeofthesetestsincludetheLeutnerShearTest,FloridaDirectShearTest,andtheSwitzerlandPullOffTest[1].Astudyhasbeenperformedin2017atOregonStateUniversitytodeveloptheOregonFieldTorqueTester(OFTT)[2].Thisin-situbondstrengthtesteroffersacheaperandlessdestructivemethodoftestingforinterlayershearstrength.TheOFTTrequiressmallercoresamplesthanpreviouslymentionedmethods.Coresdiametersare2.5inchesandnottakenatfulldepth.TheOFFTdevicesmeasurespeaktorqueinthefield.PeaktorquewascorrelatedwithlabinterlayershearstrengthresultsobtainedfromfollowingtheAASHTOTP
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114procedure.FieldresultsfromtheOFTTwerehighlycorrelatedwiththeshearstrengthresultsofcoresamplesinthelab[2].Severalstudiesreviewedthebestpracticeoftackcoatapplication.DestréeandDeVisscher(2017)concludedfromafieldstudythattherewasnosignificantdifferencebetweenthebondstrengthofcoresthathadbeenexposedtovaryinglevelsofpressurewashingonmilledsurfacepriortotackcoatapplication[3].AstudyfromtheLouisianaTransportationResearchCenterin2010foundthatroughnessoftheunderlyinglayerhadaneffectonbondstrength;amilledHMAyieldedthehighestbondstrengthfollowedbyanexistingunmilledlayerandthenanewHMAlift[4].Tackcoatapplicationproceduresarenotwelldefinedorfollowedbymanytransportationagencies.Someconstructionpractices,suchasallowingdeliverytruckstodriveonthetackcoatbeforeitisset,oftendonotleaveenoughtackcoatmaterialinthewheelpathstoformastrongbondbetweentheasphaltconcretelayers.Poorbondingcontributestoearlydeteriorationofroadsbecausethestressesandstrainsintheasphaltconcreteexceedthedesignlimits.Mostengineersarefamiliarwiththeextremecasesofbondfailures,asshowninFigure3.However,theeffectsofpoorbondingcanalsobesubtleandinsteadofcatastrophicfailures,maymanifestthemselvesmoregradually,intheformofacceleratedfatiguecracking(asshowninFigure4),ofteninthelaterstagesofthepavementlifecycle.Basedoncurrentpractice,tackcoatmaterialstypicallycostbetween1and1.5%oftotalpavementcost.Ifthebondisweak,theresultingcostscanamountto30%andallthewayupto100%oftotalpavementcost[5].Ensuringthatanadequatebondisformedbetweenpavementlayerswillmaximizetheagencypavingbudgetsandtaxpayerinvestmentintoroadinfrastructure.
Figure3.ExampleofSlippageFailuresfromPoorBondingBetweenAsphaltLayers
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Figure4.ExampleofFatigueCracking
SaskatchewanMinistryofHighwaysandInfrastructure(SMHI)isinterestedinexpandingtheirrepertoireoftackcoatasphaltemulsionproducts.SMHIspecificationscurrentlylimittackcoatmaterialstothebasicslowsettingemulsions,SS-1andSS-1h.SMHIisinterestedintestingthebondstrengthandmeasuringfieldparametersofseveraltackcoatmaterialsavailableinSaskatchewantoevaluatetheireffectiveness,andthebestapplicationpracticestofollow.Tocarryoutthisproject,SMHIpartneredwiththeCityofSaskatoon,ACPAppliedProducts,PounderEmulsions(HuskyOil)Ltd.,McAsphaltIndustriesLtd.,Colasphalt,andtheUniversityofSaskatchewan.TheperformanceofseveraltackcoatmaterialswillbeevaluatedintheSaskatchewanclimatethroughafieldstudyandlaboratorytestingprogram.Resultsfromthefieldstudyandthelaboratorytestingwillbeusedtodevelopperformancebasedspecificationsforselectionoftackcoatmaterials,andtorecommendtackcoatapplicationbestpractices.Thisresearchaimstooptimizeroadconstructionandmaintenancecostsandpreventprematurepavementfailures.Thispaperpresentsthepreliminaryresultsofthefieldstudyandthefuturestepsforthisproject.
2. MATERIALSSeventackcoatmaterialsprovidedbyindustrypartnerswillbeevaluatedinthisstudy.Threeslowsettingemulsionswereprovided:SS-1,SS-1h,andacationicSS-1h(CSS-1h).Ananionicmediumsettingemulsion,MS-1,wasalsotested.TheslowsettinganionicemulsionSS-1wastestedinthreesectionsandSS-1hwastestedintwosections.SS-1willbeusedasthecontrolmaterialforcomparisonbecauseitisthetypicalmaterialusedinallSaskatchewanHighwaysprojects.Threefastbreaking/quicksettingproprietaryproductswerealsoprovidedbytheindustrypartners;theseproductsarelabelledasA,B,andCthroughoutthepaper.Twosamplesofeachproductweretakenfromthedistributoratthetimeofapplication.Thesesamplesweresenttotwoindustrypartnerlabsforqualitycontroltesting.Testsincluded:
• ASTMD5:StandardTestMethodforPenetrationofBituminousMaterials[6]
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• ASTMD6997:StandardTestMethodforDistillationofEmulsifiedAsphalt[7]• ASTMD7175:StandardTestMethodforDeterminingtheRheologicalPropertiesof
AsphaltBinderUsingaDynamicShearRheometer[8]• ASTMD7404:StandardTestMethodforDeterminationofEmulsifiedAsphaltResidue
byMoistureAnalyzer[9]• ASTMD7496:StandardTestMethodforViscosityofEmulsifiedAsphaltbySayboltFurol
Viscometer[10]Bothlabsprovidedsimilarresultsindicatingconsistenciesintesting.InTable1belowarethequalitycontrolresultsprovidedbythemanufacturerspriortoconstruction.Table1.MeasuredPropertiesforTackCoatMaterialsfromSuppliersPriortoConstruction
Product SS-1 SS-1h CSS-1h MS-1 A B C
ResiduebyDistillation(%b.w.)-ASTMD6997 60.1 61.3 61 59.5 55.6 61.4 58.9OilPortionofDistillate(%b.v.)-ASTM6997 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 2Penetration(dmm)-ASTMD5 130 69 95 151 70 46 135
3. METHODLOGYThisresearchprojectiscomprisedofafieldstudyandalaboratorytestingprogram.Thefieldstudywillevaluatetheconstructabilityandperformanceoftackcoatmaterialsinnormalfieldconditions.Constructionandenvironmentaldatawererecordedatthetimeofinstallationoftackcoatmaterials.Apost-constructiondistresssurveywascompletedtodocumentearlydistressesrelatedtotheconstructionprocess.Futuredistresssurveyswillbeconductedfollowingeachwinterseasonforfouryears.Inadditiontodistresssurveys,coresampleswerecollectedafterconstructiontoevaluatetheinitialbondstrength.Additionalcoresampleswillbecollectedfollowingeachwinterseasontoevaluatethedeteriorationonbondduetotrafficloadingandenvironmentalconditions.Thelaboratorytestingprogramfocusesontestingthebondstrengthofthetackcoatmaterialsusingthecoresamplescollectedfromthefieldtestsections.BondstrengthtestswillbeconductedaccordingtoAASHTOTP114:DeterminingtheInterlayerShearStrength(ISS)ofAsphaltPavementLayers[11].Partofthepost-constructioncoresampleswillbeconditionedinthelabunderacceleratedfreeze-thawcyclingtosimulatefieldconditionsincoldregions.Resultsofthebondstrengthtestsforlabconditionedandfieldconditionedcoresampleswillbecomparedandusedtoestablishguidelinesandproceduresforacceleratedtestingoftackcoatmaterials.
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A1.1kmtwo-way,two-laneroadsegmentonHighway12nearBlainLake,SK,wasdesignatedforthefieldstudy.Withinthisroadsegment,tentestsectionswereconstructed,fiveineachlane.ThelayoutoftheproductsandtestsectionswithintheroadsegmentisshowninFigure5.
Figure5.LayoutofTestSectionsandTestedMaterials
Eachtestsectionwasapproximately225minlengthandwasfurtherdividedintospecificareas.Theseareasarecalibration/applicationratetestingarea,pickupandtrackingtestingarea,non-destructivetesting(NDT)area,andtwocoringareas.Figure6showsaschematicofthefieldtestsection.
Figure6.TestSectionSchematic
Thefirstareawasthecalibration/applicationratetestingarea.This25mareawasusedtocalibratethedistributorbymeansofapatchtest.Apatchtestwasperformedtoensurethedistributorwasapplyingaconsistentdesiredsprayrate[12].Elevenabsorbentpatcheswereplacedontheroad.Thedistributorsprayedthisfirst25mareaandstopped.Patcheswereweighedandactualapplicationratewouldbedetermined.Adjustmentsweremadetothedistributoron-boardratecontrolcomputerifnecessary.Figure7showsalayoutforthepatchtest.
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Figure7.PatchTestLayout[12]
Oncethecalibrationofthedistributorwasfinalized,theremaining200mwassprayed.Thisincludedthepick-upandtrackingtestingarea,non-destructivetesting(NDT)area,andthetwocoringareas.Thesecondareawasthepick-upandtrackingtestarea.This25mareawasusedtoevaluatethebreakingandsettingtimesaswellasthematerialseveritytopick-up/trackingbytrucktires.Oncetheproducthadset,atruckwasdrivenoverthesectionandthematerialwasgivenaratingofnone,low,medium,orhighaccordingtoitspick-up/trackingbytrucktires.Thethirdareawasthenon-destructivetestingarea.This125mareawillbeusedtoperformthedistresssurveyfollowingwinterofeachyear.Fallingweightdeflectometer(FWD)testingmaybeperformedaswell.Thelastareasarethetwocoringareas.Eachcoringareawillhave32coresextractedfromitduring5coringperiods.Thefirstsetofeightcoreswascollectedfromeachzonefollowingthecompletionofconstruction.ThesecoresareredinFigure8below.Coreswerecollectedfromtheinnerandouterwheelpaths(IWP&OWP),andthecentreofeachlane.Table2showsabreakdownofthecorescollectedpost-construction.Theremaining24coreswillbetakenfromtheroadfollowingthewintersofyears2018,2019,2020,and2021.
Figure8.CoringMap
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Table2.Post-ConstructionCoringCounts
CoringArea1 CoringArea2
IWP OWP Centre IWP OWP Centre TotalZone1
TotalZone2
TotalIWP
TotalOWP
TotalCentre Total
3 3 2 3 3 2 8 8 6 6 4 16
4. FIELDSTUDYTheconstructionofthetackcoattestsectionwascompletedonAugust22and23,2017.ThelocationofthetestsectionsisonSaskatchewanHighway12justsouthofBlaineLake(approximately80kmfromSaskatoon).Thishighwayisatwo-way,two-laneruralhighway.Resurfacingofthishighwaywasunderwayandaportionofthehighwaywasallocatedtothetackcoatfieldstudy.Theresurfacingprojectinvolvedmilling30mmoftheoldasphaltsurfaceandlayingtwoliftsofasphaltconcrete,each50mminthickness.A1.1kmroadsegmentwasdesignatedfortheresearchproject,andthetestsectionswereplacedoncebottomliftasphaltconcretewascompleted.Asaresult,thisstudyfocusesonevaluatingthebondcreatedbetweenthetwonewlayersofasphaltconcrete.Constructiontookplaceovertwoconsecutivedaystominimizedifferencesinweatherconditions.Whileeffortsweremadetominimizethedifferenceinweatherconditions,therewasstillsomevariationintemperatureandhumidity.Sectionsconstructedinthemorningwereexposedtocolderandmorehumidconditionsthansectionsconstructedlaterintheafternoon.Temperaturesduringconstructionwerebetween11°Cand24°C.Humiditywasbetween39%and85%.Whiletheconstructiontookplace,parametersrelatedtomaterials,weather,andconstructionprocesswererecorded.Therecordedinformationaboutthetackcoatmaterialsweredilution%,tackcoatapplicationtemperature(atthesprayernozzle),breaktime,settime,andpick-up/trackingrating.Therecordedweatherinformationparameterswere:airtemperature,windspeed,pavementtemperature,humidity,andweathercondition.Therecordedconstructioninformationwastargetapplicationrate,actualapplicationratefrompatchtest,andaverageapplicationratefromthedistributordata.Table3belowshowstheresultsofthepick-up/trackingtest,andbreakingandsettingtimes.Someproductsdidnotbreakandsetbeforepavingoccurredsoatrackingtestwasnotperformed.Table4containstherecordedfieldparameters.
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Table3.Pick-Up,BreakTimes,andSetTimesProduct Pickup
RatingBreakTime
(min)SetTime(min)
SS-1(50-50W)SB None 79 134SS-1h(50-50W)SB N/A N/A N/AA None 10 120MS-1(70-30W) Medium 20 49SS-1(30-70W) N/A N/A N/ASS-1(50-50W)NB N/A 360 N/ACSS-1h(50-50W) None 30 68C None 5 14SS-1h(50-50W)NB N/A N/A N/AB None 3 10Note:ProductsthatcontainN/Aforpickupratingwerenotsubjectedtoatracking/pickuptestduetothematerialtakingtoolongtobreakandset.Atrackingtestwasonlyperformedonsetmaterial.MaterialswithN/Aforbreakandsettimeswerepavedwithouthavingthetackcoatmaterialset.Table4.FieldParameters
ProductName:
SS-1(SB) SS-1 SS-1
(NB)SS-1h(SB)
SS-1h(NB) CSS-1h MS-1 A B C
Dilution(%):
50-50W
30-70W
50-50W
50-50W
50-50W
50-50W 70-30W 0 0 0
AppTemp(°C): 26.3 40 31 30.1 42.2 36.3 32.3 32.0 49.7 40.8
PavementTemp(°C): 20 37 24 31 40 33 42 37 35 41
TargetAppRate(L/m2):
0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.41 0.36 0.33 0.33
ActualAppfromPatchTest(L/m2):
0.50 0.28 0.52 0.45 0.21 0.47 0.36 0.27 0.23 0.28
AirTemp(°C)*: 14 22 11 16 24 17 22 20 24 22
Humidity(%)*: 64 48 85 50 39 65 44 47 43 49
WeatherCondition*:
PartlyCloudy -- Sunny -- Sunny Sunny Sunny Partly
Cloudy Sunny Sunny
Wind(km/h)*: -- 2 11 8 18 10 10 9 17 17
*WeatherparametersfromTheWeatherNetworkConstructionofthetestsectionswasdoneaccordingtotheplanandlayoutoutlinedinthemethodologysection.Thedistributorusedtoapplythetackcoatmaterialswasa2015BearCat
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ComputerRateControlledDistributorandisshownbelowinFigure9.Thenozzlesweresetataheightof15-20cmfromtheground,withanozzleangleof30degreeswhichallowedfortripleoverlaptobeachieved.Thedistributorcomputerwassettosprayaconstantapplicationrateindependentofthetruck’sspeed.Thedistributor’ssetapplicationratewasadjustedbasedonthetackcoatmaterial’sdilutionpercentagetoaimforthesameresidualapplicationrateforallproducts.Thedifficultyinspraying10productsofbothanionicandcationicvarietieswithinatwodayperiodwasachallengetothecontractorasthedistributorhadtobeflushed(cleaned)betweenproductstoensurethattherewerenocontaminationbetweentheproducts.
Figure9.TackCoatDistributorTruck
Thetracking/pickuptestwasperformedonsixofthetentestsections.ThefoursectionsthatwerenottestedweretwotestsectionsofSS-1h(both50-50W)andtwotestsectionsofSS-1(30-70Wand50-50W).Theproductstooktoolongtobreakandsetandthesetimescouldnotbemonitoredfully.Performingatrackingtestontheseproductsbeforetheysetwouldnothaveofferedanyvaluableinformationbecausethetrackingwouldhavebeensevere.Figure10showstheroadfollowingcoringandtheeightfour-inchcorestakingfromacoringarea.Coreholeswerefilledwithacoldmixasphalt.Coresweredrilledusingacoringdrillmountedonthebackofapickuptruck.Followingextraction,eachcorewaslabelledbasedontestsectionnumber(1-10),coringzonenumber(1or2),andlocationintheroad(innerwheelpath,centre,orouterwheelpath.Coreswerecarefullywrappedinbubblewraptopreventdamageduringtransportandwhileinstorage.Coreswerestoredatroomtemperature.
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Figure10.Cores
5. CONSTRUCTIONOBSERVATIONS
TheapplicationratesselectedforeachtackcoatproductweredeterminedbasedonbestpracticessetoutinthepreviousworkcompletedanddocumentedintheNCHRP712[1].Thepavingcontractorrepresentativescommentedthatingeneral,theapplicationratesthatwerebeingusedforthetestsectionsfarexceedtheapplicationratestypicallyseenonSMHIprojects.ThisisdirectlylinkedtothefactSS-1takesalongtimetobreakandset,andasaresult,SMHIhastraditionallyusedlowerapplicationratestoallowforfastersetting,andtominimizepickupofmaterialinwheelpaths.EventhoughSMHIbegantoincludespecifiedminimumapplicationratestwoyearsago,thepracticeofincreasingratesforbetterbondinghasnotyetbeenwidelyadopted.ThisisalsoduetothefactthatSMHIhasbeenreluctanttoenforcetheminimumrateswithouthavingavarietyoftackcoatproductsapprovedandavailableforcontractorstoselectfrom.Fromthetraditionaltackcoatemulsionsthatweretested,itwasveryclearthattheCSS-1hbrokeandsetfasterthanSS-1.ThesamewastruefortheMS-1emulsion.Further,thethreeproprietaryproductstestedweresuperiorintheirbreakingandsettingtimes.Unfortunately,thefirstSS1-hsectiondidnotbreakevenafterseveralhours.Whenthiswasevident,anadditionalsectionofSS-1hwasconstructed,however,thesameproblemwasencountered.Itissuspectedthateitherthedilutionwateraffectedtheproduct,ortherewerepossibleresidualchemicalsinthetotesinwhichtheemulsionwasshipped,whichimpactedtheperformance.Therefore,theSS-1hfieldobservationsareinconclusive.Thebreakandsettimesofthetestedproductswereplottedwithtemperaturereadingstoseeifanytrendscanbeobserved.FromFigure11,itcanbenotedthatbreakandsettimesshowedsomecorrelationtopavementtemperature,airtemperature,andproducttemperature.Asapplicationtemperature,airtemperature,andpavementtemperatureincrease,thebreakandsettimesdecrease.Thisindicatesthattemperaturehasaneffectontheseparameters.Inaddition,Figure12showsacorrelationbetweenhumidityandbreakandsettimes.Figure12
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showsthatlowerhumiditycorrelatestofasterbreakingandsettingtimes.Alowerhumiditylevelacceleratestheevaporationrateofwaterfromthetackcoatmaterials.
Figure11.PlotofBreakandSetTimeswithTemperature
Figure12.PlotofBreakandSetTimeswithHumidity
6. SUMMARY&FINDINGSThisresearchprojectiscomprisedofafieldstudyandlaboratorytestingprogram.Thefieldstudyexaminedtheperformanceandcontractibilityparametersforsevenproducts:SS-1,SS-1h,CSS-1h,MS-1,andthreesupplierproprietarytackcoatproducts.Thesevenproductswereinstalledintentestsections.Apost-constructiondistresssurveywasconductedonemonthafterconstructioncompletionandindicatednodeficienciesduetoconstruction.Atthesametimeasthepost-constructiondistresssurvey,coreswerecollectedfromeachofthetentest
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sectionstomeasuretheinitialbondstrengthofthetackcoatmaterials.Monitoringofthefieldtestsectionswillcontinueuntil2021.Thefieldcoreswillbetestedinthelaboratoryforbondstrengthoftackcoatmaterials(interlayershearstrength)accordingtoAASHTOTP114:DeterminingtheInterlayerShearStrength(ISS)ofAsphaltPavementLayers.Partofthepost-constructioncoreswillbesubjectedtoacceleratedconditioninginthelaboratoryunderfreezethawcyclingpriortobondstrengthtesting.Earlyresultsshowreducedtrackingforproprietaryproductswhichhavefasterbreakingandsettingtimesthanslowsettingtackcoatmaterials.TheslowsettingemulsionsCSS-1handMS-1brokeandsetfasterthanSS-1.TheseearlyresultsindicatethatusinganyofthetestedproductsinsteadofSS-1maybebeneficial.Supplierproprietaryproductswerethefastesttobreakandsetandprovedsuperiorintrackingandpick-upperformance.Bondstrengthtestingandlong-termresistancetofreeze-thawcyclingwillconfirmifthesematerialsaresuperiorintheirperformanceaswell.Finally,thedatarecordedduringconstructionofthetestsectionsshowsthatbreakandsettimesarecorrelatedtoairtemperature,pavementtemperature,applicationtemperature,andhumidity.
7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSTheauthorsaregratefulto:SaskatchewanMinistryofHighways&Infrastructure,TheCityofSaskatoon,SaskatchewanCentreofExcellenceforTransportationandInfrastructure(SCETI),ACPAppliedProducts,PounderEmulsions(HuskyOil)Ltd.,McAsphaltIndustriesLtd.,andColasphaltforsupportingthisresearch.
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