Bitumen emulsions in road construction safeguard pavement durability thanks to their bond-, cure- and protection properties. Examples of pavement structures below provide an overview of the use of bitumen emulsions:

Low volume road/pavement

Associated techniques: Surface Dressings

Surface Dressings

Surface dressing is a thin surface treatment consisting of successive layers of bitumen emulsion and aggregates.

Priming

Impregnation consists of introducing a bituminous binder into a previously compacted but untreated road surface. The binder is allowed to penetrate into the pavement surface to stabilize fines and turn the upper part into a hydrophobic layer several millimeters thick.

Flexible Pavement

Associated techniques

Cure and Seal

The curing layer is used to protect road layers made with, for example, hydraulically treated/ bound materials or Grave Emulsion mixtures

Grave Emulsion

Grave Emulsion is used for small maintenance, reprofiling, reinforcement and in new road bases.

Priming

Impregnation consists of introducing a bituminous binder into a previously compacted but untreated road surface. The binder is allowed to penetrate into the pavement surface to stabilize fines and turn the upper part into a hydrophobic layer several millimeters thick.

Semi rigid pavements

Associated techniques

Tack-coats

Bonding of successive pavement layers safeguards the structural integrity of the entire pavement.

Cure and Seal

The curing layer is used to protect road layers made with, for example, hydraulically treated/ bound materials or Grave Emulsion mixtures

Thick Bituminous Pavement

Associated techniques

Priming

Impregnation consists of introducing a bituminous binder into a previously compacted but untreated road surface. The binder is allowed to penetrate into the pavement surface to stabilize fines and turn the upper part into a hydrophobic layer several millimeters thick.

Tack-coats

Bonding of successive pavement layers safeguards the structural integrity of the entire pavement.

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