Modern Road Materials

 

perform = work BST = often referred to as a chip seal or seal coat. It is a thin surface treatment of liquid asphalt covered with an aggregate that has an applied thickness of about 0.5-inch or less. BSTs are normally applied to pavements with lower traffic volumes. fly ash = a coal combustion product that is composed of the particulates (fine particles of burned fuel) that are driven out of coal-fired boilers together with the flue gases. lime = a white substance obtained by heating limestone limestone = a type of white rock that contains calcium, used in building and in making cement tire = tyre = thick rubber ring that fits around the edge of a wheel of a car, bicycle inch = 2.54cm See also Roads Construction Materials | Part 1