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  • 1.  Cold mix for potholes

    Posted 09-04-2018 01:12 PM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 09-04-2018 01:12 PM

    I am doing cold mix as my college project. I am trying to add plastic (polyethylene) to 8% of bituminous emulsion. What are some tests I can do to prove the results of my project? I am planning to use cold mix only for pothole filling.





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    Aditya Shinde S.M.ASCE
    Navi Mumbai MH
    9191 8655102855
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  • 2.  RE: Cold mix for potholes

    Posted 09-05-2018 11:38 AM
    Hello ​Aditya

    There are a lot of good references for both field and laboratory testing of pothole repair materials.  I am currently completing a study to develop best practices for the pothole repairs for the Transportation Association of Canada.  I have summarized references from around the world with many providing details on studies of pothole repair procedures and materials and am reporting these to the steering committee at our annual meeting in Saskatoon in a few weeks.

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    David Hein P.E., P.Eng, M.ASCE
    Prinicpal Engineer,
    Applied Research Associates, Incl.
    Toronto ON
    (416) 621-9555
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  • 3.  RE: Cold mix for potholes

    Posted 09-05-2018 12:10 PM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 09-05-2018 12:09 PM
    ​Hello Aditya,

    There are lots of references on testing both in the field and laboratory testing of products used to fill potholes.  I am in the middle of a project with the Transportation Association of Canada to developed best practices for pothole repairs in Canada.  I have summarized the literature and references for the project and am presenting this information to the steering committee in a couple of weeks.  What exactly is the purpose of your project? 


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    David Hein P.E., P.Eng, M.ASCE
    Prinicpal Engineer,
    Applied Research Associates, Incl.
    Toronto ON
    (416) 621-9555
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