Tag: Asphalt binder

• Asphalt Deterioration and its Causes

  • August 10th, 2012 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Maryland Sealcoating Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance, Pavement News
  • Tags: Alligator Cracks, Asphalt binder, Asphalt Deterioration, asphalt experts, Block cracks, Cracking, Disintegration, Distortion, Edge Cracks, Longitudinal Cracks, PTG Enterprises, Sealcoating

  Asphalt pavement is the preferred material for most state and federal road projects for a few very good reasons. Most notably, asphalt is known for its durability, strength, resilience, and longevity. Still, even the toughest asphalt road or parking lot undergoes a lot of wear and tear, eventually deteriorating to the point of no return. […]

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• Recycled Asphalt Pavement: What You Probably didn’t know About Asphalt

  • January 25th, 2012 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Recycled Asphalt
  • Tags: aluminum cans, America’s most recycled material, asphalt, Asphalt binder, asphalt binder conserved, asphalt companies, asphalt contractors, asphalt experts, Asphalt Pavement, Asphalt Pavement Mix Production Survey, asphalt recycling, conserve energy, conserve raw materials, cut emissions from production and paving operations, estimated, experienced asphalt company, improve conditions for workers, My Pavement Guy, NAPA, NAPA Information Series, National Asphalt Pavement Association, New FHWA Survey Finds Asphalt Recycling Reaches 99 Percent; Warm Mix Usage Skyrockets, pavement, pavement project, pavement projects, plastic bottles, PTG Enterprises, RAP, Reclaimed asphalt pavement, Recycle, Recycled, recycled and reused, Recycled Asphalt Pavement, Recycled Asphalt Pavement: What You Probably didn’t know About Asphalt, Recylcing, State-by-State Use of RAP and WMA, Total tonnage of WMA, using RAP, Warm-mix asphalt, What You Probably didn’t know About Asphalt, WMA

  Here is something you probably don’t know about asphalt. It is America’s most recycled material. That’s right. Not aluminum cans or plastic bottles…asphalt! In fact, asphalt pavement is now being recycled and reused at a rate over 99%. In 2010 alone, asphalt recycling conserved over 20.5 million barrels of asphalt binder. Here are a few […]

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• Tis’ The Season of Sealcoating

  • October 14th, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
  • Tags: 'Tis the Season of Football and Driveway Sealcoating, abrading, Asphalt binder, asphalt pavement surface, asphalt surface, avoid parking lot cracks and pot holes, craters, do-it-yourself sealcoat, fresh coat, gas, local asphalt pavement specialist, loss of aggregate, material problem, My Pavement Guy, oil, Oxidation, pavement system, preventative measure, proper seal, PTG Enterprises, Raveling, safeguard your parking lot, salt, sealcoat, sealcoat your parking surface, Sealcoating, structural defect, Tis’ The Season of Sealcoating, unsealed asphalt pavements, vehicle traffic, weather conditions

  Summer is long gone and winter is right around the corner. You know what means, right? No? Well, it means that this is your last chance to sealcoat your parking surface before the weather gets too cold. Sealcoating is a widely used and accepted preventative measure that helps safeguard your parking lot against the harsh […]

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• How Often Should You Sealcoat Your Asphalt?

  • September 15th, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
  • Tags: Aggregate, asphalt, Asphalt binder, Asphalt Pavement, asphalt surface, asphalt thickness, Beautifies Pavement, Benefits, Benefits of Sealcoating, benefits to sealcoating, cause of pavement distress, Cracking, fresh sealcoat, How Often Should I Sealcoat My Driveway?, How Often Should You Sealcoat Your Asphalt?, instant curb appeal, liquid asphalt, make your asphalt look like new, My Pavement Guy, pavement distress, pavement failure, Prevents Oxidation, prone to cracking, PTG Enterprises, reduce asphalt thickness, seal, seal your asphalt, sealcoat, Sealcoat My Driveway, Sealcoat Your Asphalt, Sealcoating, sealed, Sealer, stop water penetration, Stops Weather Damage, Unsealed pavement

  There are several benefits to sealcoating, which we will address later. It does much more than just make your asphalt look like new. When the liquid asphalt holding the aggregate together oxidizes, your asphalt becomes brittle and prone to cracking. Sealer helps to protect your parking lot or other asphalt surface from the harsh effects […]

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• Identifying Pavement Defects

  • July 14th, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
  • Tags: Aggregate, Alligator cracking, asphalt, Asphalt binder, Asphalt Pavement, Base, bird baths, Block Cracking, Block cracks, contract, Crack, Cracking, Cracks, Depressions, distress, Distressed, Drainage, Edge Cracks, Erosion, expand, Fail, Harsh weather, Heavy Traffic, Identifying Pavement Defects, interconnected cracks, Jagged, Joint Reflection Cracks, Linear Cracking, longitudinal cracking, Moisture, My Pavement Guy, pavement, Pavement Defects, Pavement Joints, Pock Marks, porous asphalt, Pot Holes, PTG Enterprises, Rain, Raveling, Rough, Ruts, Rutting, severe distress, Shoving, Shrinkage, Slippage Cracks, Snow, Structural failure, Sub grade, Surface, Temperature, Traffic, Transverse Cracking, Upheaval, Water, Weather

  It is a well-known fact that water and asphalt do not mix. Harsh weather can cause asphalt to become distressed, crack, and eventually fail. This article from PaveManPro.com outlines the 13 ways in which weather adversely affects your pavement. 1.    Alligator Cracking: Alligator cracking is a load associated structural failure. The failure can be due […]

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