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The Idiots' Guide to Highways Maintenance
Copyright © 2000/08, C.J.Summers

HOT ROLLED ASPHALT, ASPHALT CONCRETE (BITUMINOUS MACADAM), 
AND STONE MASTIC ASPHALT, AND TOPICS RELATING TO THESE MIXTURES

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You are responsible, for making the decisions. 
A TABLE, PRESENTING A BROAD COMPARISON OF ASPHALT / BITUMINOUS SURFACING MATERIALS

ASPHALT / BITUMINOUS MIXTURE REINFORCING

BITUMINOUS MACADAM MIXTURES ( BS 4987 ) BITUMINOUS MIXTURES (BS EN 13108) NEW !
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE USE OF THIS SPECIFICATION
BITUMINOUS MATERIAL TEMPERATURES

BITUMINOUS MIXTURE / PROCESS DIAGRAMS

BITUMINOUS MIXTURE SURFACES, A CLOSE STUDY BITUMINOUS MIXTURE ANALYSIS
BITUMEN VISCOSITIES FOR BITUMINOUS MATERIALS

BRITISH STANDARD MATERIALS FOR THIN LAYING

"HAPAS" APPROVAL OF BITUMINOUS "THIN SURFACINGS" HIGH MODULUS (STIFF) BITUMINOUS MACADAM ROADBASE AND BASECOURSE
HOT ROLLED ASPHALT MIXTURES ( BS 594 ) HOT ROLLED ASPHALT & BITUMINOUS MACADAM, 
ITEMS RELATING TO UNDERSTANDING AND SPECIFYING
HOT ROLLED ASPHALT AND PRECOATED CHIPPINGS LAYING A 14MM. STONE MASTIC ASPHALT WEARING COURSE
MODIFIED BITUMEN AND BITUMINOUS MATERIALS ON SITE RECYCLING BY HOT PATCH TREATMENT
PATCHING WITH BITUMINOUS MATERIALS PROPRIETARY "THIN SURFACING" MATERIALS
POROUS ASPHALT PHILOSOPHY OF BITUMINOUS MATERIAL PRODUCTION AND LAYING
RECYCLING BITUMINOUS MATERIALS RUBBERISED HOT ROLLED ASPHALT WEARING COURSE
SAMPLING BITUMINOUS MIXTURES SPREAD RATES OF BITUMINOUS MIXTURES
STONE MASTIC ASPHALT STONE MASTIC ASPHALT (SMA),  A STUDY IN PICTURES
THIN BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE, LAYING THIN BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE, 
(FOUR YEARS LATER)
 
THIN BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE
(EIGHT YEARS LATER - SUMMARY)
"ASPHO-CHIP" & "ASPHO-CHIPLESS"



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