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Asphalt

Chip-sealing is an effective road preservation technique that has been traditionally used on only low-volume roadways. MnDOT Research Project Supervisor Tom Wood explains why it can also be used for high-volume, high-speed roadways too.

• FHWA Pavement Preservation Checklist Series
• Hot In-Place Recycling Short Course (PDF, 8434K)
  • Info Sheet (PDF, 562K)
  • Hot In-Place Recylcing Drone Footage (MP4, 139931K)
  • Hot In-Place Recylcing I-44 Will Rogers Turnpike (WMV, 264669K)
• Chip Sealing on High-Volume Roadways, MnROAD
• Asphalt Crack Sealing Operations, FHWA (PDF, 704K)
• Alternatives to Seal Coats, Local Road Research Board (PDF, 280K)
• Implementation of Intelligent Compaction Technologies for Road Constructions in Wyoming
• Analysis of Full-Depth Reclamation Trial Sections in Virginia (PDF, 698K)
• Local Road Surface Selection Tool
• Patching Materials Calculaions (XLSX, 38K)
• Distress Identification Guide (PDF, 2994K)
• Testing Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in Seal Coats (PDF, 626K)
• Asphalt Maintenance: Crack Sealing to Surface Treatments (PDF, 3336K)

Related Resources

• North Dakota Asphalt Conference
• US Army Corps of Engineers, Frost Action in Soils
• MnDOT: Frost Damage in Pavement