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... 81 Agency cost: Costs to an agency of an activity that are directly related to the quantity of work (e.g., labor, material, equipment usage, contract pay items)
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... 82 Framework for a Pavement-Maintenance Database System Bleeding: The formation of a film of asphalt material on the pavement surface that creates a shiny, glasslike, reflecting surface that usually becomes quite sticky. Bleeding is caused by excessive amounts of asphaltic cement or tars in the mix, excess application of an asphalt-based crack sealant, excess application of a tack coat, low air void content, or a combination thereof (ASTM 6433)
From page 83...
... Glossary 83 at the bottom of the slab and appears as a pattern of cracks running parallel and close to a joint or linear crack (ASTM 6433)
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... 84 Framework for a Pavement-Maintenance Database System Joint seal damage: Any condition involving failure of the sealant in a concrete pavement that enables soil or rocks to accumulate in the joints or allows significant water infiltration (ASTM 6433)
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... Glossary 85 Pavement maintenance: Work that is planned and performed on a routine basis to maintain and preserve the condition of the highway system or to respond to specific conditions and events that restore the highway system to an adequate level of service (SHRP 2)
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... 86 Framework for a Pavement-Maintenance Database System Rutting: A depression in the wheel paths of a pavement surface. It is a permanent deformation of one or more layers of the pavement structure (ASTM 6433)

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