TRH1: Prime Coats and Bituminous Curing Membranes
TRH1: Prime Coats and Bituminous Curing Membranes
TRH1: Prime Coats and Bituminous Curing Membranes
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ion between a
(b) It helps to seal the surface pores in the b oisture and to of the first spray of surfacin
e base near its surface by bin rovides the base with a mental effects of weather a constructed. mporary protection a t traffic until the
is dependent on the density of the base; the denser the base, the lower
* Where a bitumen or tar hot-mix base is laid over a granular subbase, the subbase should be primed.
Primes and bituminous membranes TRH1 , Pretoria, South Africa, 1986
en the road to t
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Other methods have also been found to be successful, such as brooming or watering the primed surface followed by pneumatic-tyred rolling to wash off excess prime.
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entitious stabilize etrimental carbonation or salt mi (c) It provides a waterproof mem rane which protects the e which may be caused by sur Thermal stresses in uced in the surface of the layer as a result of th lack membrane may lead to the develo ment of cracks.
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he cementing process
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e by the traffic. es to openin areas of the bas of the prime is ensured. uring the traffickin control notices should b ed base to controlle