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H) are written for the ed practice in selected asfrican experience and proval of the Committee circulated in draft form for a perio for approval. This document, Dra ring which you are welcome

ational Institute for Transport and ay Materials ommittee of the

The functions of

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Functions of

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tion tar. er applied to a ne avernent layer to which a cementitious

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ion between a

(b) It helps to seal the surface pores in the b oisture and to of the first spray of surfacin
e base near its surface by bin rovides the base with a mental effects of weather a constructed. mporary protection a t traffic until the

is dependent on the density of the base; the denser the base, the lower

* Where a bitumen or tar hot-mix base is laid over a granular subbase, the subbase should be primed.
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terial by the tyres.

en the road to t

ification crude
ecification; refer to su

Other methods have also been found to be successful, such as brooming or watering the primed surface followed by pneumatic-tyred rolling to wash off excess prime.

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is to receive an asphalt surf

t to the base is

case, one must take into

f relatively I
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s 'soon as po is very moist,

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as the job proceeds. In e consistent with a rea-

hould not be heated to

ion, to avoid overheat-

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entitious stabilize etrimental carbonation or salt mi (c) It provides a waterproof mem rane which protects the e which may be caused by sur Thermal stresses in uced in the surface of the layer as a result of th lack membrane may lead to the develo ment of cracks.

membranes are use only on cemented enetration of a ayer before it

he most effective bituminous

oarseness of t

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he cementing process

eratures for bitumen emulsions

ituminous content

Spraying

erature

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e by the traffic. es to openin areas of the bas of the prime is ensured. uring the traffickin control notices should b ed base to controlle

is not critical suitable for nor pe of base. However, the rate of a

effect of traffic is influence

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RGW. The de-

specifics tion for ani-

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