Asphalt Rubber Technology Service
| Advantages
of SAM & SAMI |
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Resistance to Reflective Cracking |
| Stress
Absorbing Membrane (SAM) |
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| Consists
of a sprayed-on application of heated straight-run binder, followed
by a layer of aggregate chips that are precoated with asphalt rubber
binder and seated with a rubber-tired roller Utilizes asphalt rubber binder with 20% rubber Greatly reduces the incidence of reflective cracking |
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| Stress
Absorbing Membrane Interlayer (SAMI) |
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Consists
of a SAM with a surface course of either rubberized or conventional
hot mix asphalt Also utilizes asphalt rubber binder with 20% rubber Is used instead of SAM on high-traffic roads or when extra structural pavement capacity is needed |
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