9. Cold mix asphalt
The term "cold mix" covers several types of bituminous mixes, which have in common the fact that they are made of aggregates and bitumen emulsion. The main ones are cold mixes and storable cold mixes.
Interest in cold technology grew in the 1990s for reasons of energy conservation and environmental protection.
9.1 Cold mix asphalt
These are the distant descendants of the American Slurry Seal, made of 0/3 or 0/5 sand and emulsion. Imported into France in the 1960s, they were quickly abandoned due to their inadequate roughness.
In 1978, a new product appeared in Germany, imported into France under the name of "cold mix", capable of ensuring both impermeability and roughness, and which is now one of the techniques...
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Standards and norms
- Chaussées, terrassements, dimensionnement des chaussées routières, éléments à prendre en compte pour le calcul de dimensionnement. - NFP 98-086 - 1992
- Granulats pour graves traitées aux liants hydrauliques et graves non traitées utilisés pour les travaux de génie civil et pour la construction des chaussées. - NF EN 13242 - 2003
- Mélanges traités et mélanges non traités aux liants hydrauliques, partie 2,...
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