Spray Seal Construction and Failure Review
Reduce the risk of failures, maximise your value for money and minimise liability by selecting and designing a sprayed seal which will suit the traffic, pavement and environmental conditions using a rational, reliable, proven approach.
This course focuses on when and where sprayed treatments can be used by introducing participants to the strengths and weaknesses of the various types of sprayed treatments commonly used including the types of surface defects that may be corrected.
Content
Instruction is provided on the use of the current Austroads seal design method for priming, primersealing and sealing, using real world examples and interactive workshop sessions.
Who should attend?
Engineers
supervisors
consultants and technical officers who are responsible for:
specifying
selecting
reviewing
designing sprayed treatments.
Summary
At the conclusion of this course participants should be able to:
describe the types of sprayed treatments used on new works and for retreatments
explain the functions of the various types of sprayed treatments
select sprayed treatments for new works and retreatments
design primes
primer seals
single/single
double/double
high stress seals
extreme stress seals
geotextile seals
polymer modified seals
explain the effect on seal performance due to changes in seal design inputs.
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