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Effective Prime Coats for Compacted Pavement Bases

Authors

Texas Department of Transportation Thomas Freeman, Joe W. Button, Cindy Estakhri (2010)

Summary

The main objective of this research project was to evaluate the effectiveness of prime coats and determine which combinations of methods and materials provide the most benefit to TxDOT.  The use of prime coats are described, and their construction requirements are discussed in Item 310 of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Standard Specifications. 

Citations

Texas Department of Transportation  Thomas Freeman, Joe W. Button, Cindy Estakhri (2010)