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Glossary and Abbreviations
Pages 71-74

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... Crack Sealing -- A maintenance procedure that involves placement of specialized materials into working cracks using unique configurations to reduce the intrusion of incompressibles into the crack and to prevent intrusion of water into the underlying pavement layers. Working cracks are defined as those that experience significant horizontal movements.
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... Some grades of emulsified asphalt also contain an oil distillate and the distillation test provides information on the amount of this material in the emulsion. Also, the distillation test provides an asphalt cement residue on which additional tests may be made Ring & Bell Softening Point -- The term relates a measure of consistency for asphalts.
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... . Viscosity -- The Saybolt Furol viscosity test as described for asphalt emulsions is used both for the anionic and cationic emulsified asphalts to measure and specify consistency properties.
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... 75 km Kilometer l Liter lb Pound MG Megagram MJ Megajoule mm Millimeter MOT Ministry of Transportation (Canadian province/ territory) NO2 Nitrogen dioxide QC/QA Quality control/quality assurance SBS Styrene butadiene styrene SM Square meter SN Skid number SS-1 See Table 51 in chapter eight SS-1H See Table 51 in chapter eight NCAT National Center for Asphalt Technology NHI National Highway Institute U.S.
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