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2. Tarmac scam - Wikipedia

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   Genuine road resurfacing, Australia. The tarmac scam is a confidence trick in which criminals sell fake or shoddy tarmac (asphalt) and driveway resurfacing. It is particularly common in Europe but practiced worldwide. [1] [2] Other names include the paving scam, tarmacking, the asphalt scam, driveway fraud or similar variants.

3. Stone mastic asphalt - Wikipedia

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   Austroads (2002) Asphalt Guide AP−G666/02; Austroads (2003) Selection and Design of Asphalt Mixes: Australian Provisional Guide. APRG Report 18. ARRB Transport Research; Austroads (2003) Guide to the selection of road surfacings, AP−G63/03; National Asphalt Pavement Association (1999) Designing and Constructing SMA Mixtures — State-of-the ...

4. Road surface - Wikipedia

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   There also exists a research facility near Auburn University, the NCAT Pavement Test Track, that is used to test experimental asphalt pavements for durability. In addition to repair costs, the condition of a road surface has economic effects for road users. Rolling resistance increases on rough pavement, as does wear and tear of vehicle ...

5. Sealcoat - Wikipedia

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   Petroleum-based sealer falls between refined tar and asphalt. There are concerns about pavement sealer polluting the environment after it is abraded from the surface of the pavement. Some states in North America have banned the use of coal tar–based sealants primarily based on United States Geological Survey studies.

6. Asphalt - Wikipedia

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   Asphalt most often refers to: Bitumen, also known as "liquid asphalt cement" or simply "asphalt", a viscous form of petroleum mainly used as a binder in asphalt concrete; Asphalt concrete, a mixture of bitumen with coarse and fine aggregates, used as a road surface; Asphalt may also refer to: Asphalt, a German silent film by Joe May

7. Road traffic safety - Wikipedia

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   In pedestrian areas, speed bumps are often placed to slow cars, preventing them from going too fast near pedestrians. Poor road surfaces can lead to safety problems. If too much asphalt or bituminous binder is used in asphalt concrete, the binder can 'bleed' or flush' to the surface, leaving a very smooth surface that provides little traction ...