Base Stabilization

BASE STABILIZATION

LIQUIDOW™ CALCIUM CHLORIDE

Base Stabilization

Liquidow™ calcium chloride provides direct advantages for road base stabilization. This addition to your road building products makes the road stronger and makes the road last longer. It also helps retain water in the aggregate base and decrease the size and number of  voids.  If you are planning Full Depth Reclamation ( FDR ), adding Liquidow™ will help ensure quality results.

Full Depth Reclamation(FDR)
Full-depth reclamation (FDR) is a proven method for rebuilding deteriorated asphalt roads. It produces a strong road base, lowers material cost and eliminates the need for disposal of old pavement. The Asphalt Recycling & Reclaiming Association endorses FDR, stating, "The process has been proven on a wide range of flexible pavement structures to produce quality results at substantially lower costs and considerably shorter construction periods than conventional reconstruction practices."1

LIQUIDOW™  Calcium Chloride Benefits :

  • Rehabilitate asphalt and chip/seal roads at the job site for road base stabilization.
  • Eliminate the costs associated with removing, loading, hauling, and crushing.  Recycle the old pavement.
  • Fewer workers and less equipment results in lower costs and better traffic flow.
  • Conserve your natural resources.
  • All existing material is reused.
  • Base material costs are eliminated.
  • The increase in density compaction adds years to the road life.
  • Total pavement thickness can be reduced, resulting in lower overlay costs.
  • With the addition of LIQUIDOW™  calcium chloride into your FDR project, savings as high as 50% over other methods are seen, while providing a better finished road quality.
Figure 1: Density comparison


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21% Solution, 93% basis by weight

1Asphalt Recycling & Reclaiming Association. Full Depth Reclamation - A Century of Advancement for the New Millennium, Annapolis, Maryland: ARRA, January 2001.

Figure 2-The modified reclaimer in action
Figure 3-Rolling and compaction
Figure 4-The reclaimed road after paving

Adapted from an article in the December 2002 issue of Public Works.

1Asphalt Recycling & Reclaiming Association. Full Depth Reclamation - A Century of Advancement for the New Millennium, Annapolis, Maryland: ARRA, January 2001.


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