More Road questions and advice needed

[Soundguy]

Soundguy, We call it "tar & chip" around here when they apply the liquid asphalt to the road and cover it with stone. But the stone has no "fines" in it. I don't think using it with the grindings would work very well. Usually it's sprayed over a gravel road then a thin layer 3/4" or so stone is wind rowed over it. Then they spray that and add a 1/2" or smaller stone over it. Sometimes it is done with 3 layers. Like I mentioned in an earlier post, if the grindings get a lot of direct sunshine, it will bond together on its own. We had a stockpile of it at out yard and if it sat for long periods in the summer, it would for a crust on it that was difficult to break through.

Jeff

You don't have to go thru the song and dance.. I'm a civil engineer.. I build roads...

you'd be surprised what a lil extra bituminous material does to lean millings.. actually.. do whatever you want to do.. i'll keep my opinions to myself.

soundguy

 

[Jeff244]

You don't have to go thru the song and dance.. I'm a civil engineer.. I build roads...

you'd be surprised what a lil extra bituminous material does to lean millings.. actually.. do whatever you want to do.. i'll keep my opinions to myself.

soundguy

I'm sorry if I offended you, that was not my intention. Sometimes I go a little overboard with my opinions regarding asphalt related info because that's about the only area that I consider myself knowledgeable Usually I am seeking the help of others for other issues and I am just trying to give back a little. I will try to be more articulate in the future.

I reread your post regarding putting the grindings down in layers with the tack coat between them, I think I misread it yesterday and thought that you were suggesting adding the liquid to the grindings and then grading it out, which wouldn't work very well, that's why I was explaining the process. I will also try to read others posts more carefully before responding in the future too.

Jeff

Again, I