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Crack seal--Product used to fill individual pave- Pavement preventive maintenance--Planned
ment cracks to prevent entry of water or other non- strategy of cost-effective treatments to an existing
compressible substances such as sand, dirt, rocks, and roadway system and its appurtenances that preserves
weeds. the system, retards future deterioration, and main-
Diamond grinding--The process of removing tains or improves the functional condition of the sys-
a thin layer of existing concrete pavement surface by tem (without increasing the structural capacity).
grinding it with a machine that has a series of closely Pavement rehabilitation--Work undertaken to
spaced rotating diamond saw blades. extend the service life of an existing pavement. This
Dowel bar retrofit--A method of reinforcing includes the restoration, placing an overlay, and/or
cracks in highway pavement by inserting steel dowel other work required to return an existing roadway to
bars in slots cut across the cracks. a condition of structural and functional adequacy.
Dust palliative--A highly diluted petroleum Regrade/regravel--A process similar to "gravel
emulsion sprayed on an unpaved surface to control grading" defined earlier, but including the entire
direct particulate matter emissions (commonly called length of a given road project.
"road dust") from unpaved roads and other surfaces Shot blasting--A process that restores the micro-
with vehicle and machinery traffic. texture and macrotexture of both asphalt and concrete
Fog seal--A light application of a diluted, slow- pavement surfaces by abrading it with steel shot. The
setting asphalt emulsion to the surface of an aged process includes a magnetic system that collects and
pavement surface. recycles the expended shot and a vacuum system
Gravel blading--The process of spreading small that collects the residue for disposal.
amounts of gravel on localized areas of unpaved roads Slurry seal--Mixture of emulsified asphalt,
to fill holes, restore ride quality, and reestablish the water, well-graded fine aggregate, and mineral
transverse geometry (commonly called the "crown") filler that has a creamy, fluid-like appearance when
to facilitate drainage. applied.
Hot patches--Pothole and other pavement defect Spread millings--The use of recycled asphalt
repair made with hot-mix asphalt pavement millings to maintain gravel roads. The
Joint seal--Joint seals, seal expansion, and con- millings are used in place of virgin aggregate.
traction joints in concrete. Thin overlay--A layer of new pavement that
Microsurfacing--A polymer-modified cold-mix is laid on the existing surface for purposes of
paving system that can remedy a broad range of prob- restoring surface characteristics with no intention
lems on today's streets, highways, and air fields. This of enhancing the structural capacity of the under-
is a mixture of dense-graded aggregate, asphalt emul- lying pavement. These are usually less than 1.5 in.
sion, water, and mineral filler. (3.75 cm) thick.
Mud jacking--Process of pumping a water, dirt, Thin portland cement concrete overlay--A thin
and cement mixture under concrete slabs in order to overlay consisting of portland cement concrete (com-
lift it. monly called "white-topping").
Otta seal--A low-cost type of road surface, usu- Thin hot mix asphalt overlay--A thin overlay
ally a 1630-mm-thick mixture of bitumen emulsion consisting of hot mix asphaltic concrete (commonly
and well-graded crushed rock. called "black-topping").
Otta seal (New Zealand)--Low-cost type of
road surface, usually a 1630-mm-thick mixture of
APPENDICES A AND B
recycled motor oil (commonly called "Norwegian
road oil") and well-graded crushed rock. Appendices A and B as submitted by the con-
Pavement preservation--The sum of all activ- sultant are not published herein. These appendices
ities undertaken to provide and maintain serviceable are available as part of the web version of this
roadways. This includes corrective maintenance and document at: http://www.trb.org/Publications/Pubs
preventive maintenance, as well as minor rehabilita- NCHRPResearchResultsDigests.aspx, see Research
tion projects. Results Digest 365.
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