Towards a Performance Evaluation Method for Durable and Sustainable Thin Surfacings

Thin surfacings are widely used as surface layers to provide additional functions and to extend the service life of existing pavements. They can protect the treated road surfaces from external aggressive substances, the degeneration process of weather and the ageing caused by Ultraviolet light and oxygen. Antiskid surfacing is one type of thin...

Characteristics of two-component epoxy modified bitumen

Coal tar bearing emulsions were used in the Netherlands as binder in anti-skid surfaces for runways because of their perfect adhesion and fuel resistance properties. They are however toxic and will not be allowed anymore after 2010. Therefore alternatives need to be developed. As one of the alternatives, two types of two-component epoxy modified...

Literature Review on Possible Alternatives to Tar for Antiskid Layers

In airports, there are different areas such as runways, taxiways, aprons and parking areas. For runways, good skid resistance and water drainage of the surface layer is necessary. Tar, because of its good adhesion properties and other advantages as mentioned above, is widely used in thin, high skid resistance surfaces. Tar however is toxic and...