Performance of pavement crack sealants in cold urban conditions

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 395-401

  Masson, J F ^a,b   Collins, P ^a   Legare P P ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b Service des Travaux Publics et de l'Environnement   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold weather; Crack sealing; Failure; Pavement; Performance; Sealant

Indexed keywords

COLD EFFECTS; CRACKS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SEALANTS;

CRACK SEALANTS;

PAVEMENTS;

PAVEMENT;

EID: 0032701545     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l99-003     Document Type: Article

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