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Cariphalte

Cariphalte is a brand of hot-pour rubberised bitumen sealant manufactured by Shell Bitumen, used for race track and expansion joints. It was released for commercial use in 1986 and has been used on Cleveland and Kent concrete roadways including Dartford Crossing, the A4, the A10, the M2, and the M20.

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Cariphalte is a brand of hot-pour rubberised bitumen sealant (bitumen technology) manufactured by Shell Bitumen, used for race track and expansion joints.12 It was released for commercial use in 1986 and has been used on Cleveland and Kent concrete roadways including Dartford Crossing, the A4, the A10, the M2, and the M20.3

There are two brands of Cariphalte:

  • Cariphalte DM is a "styrene block co-polymer, styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS)".4
  • Cariphalte DA is "used for friction course mixtures".4
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References

  1. An, Yanqing; Zianzhi, Shao (September 2014). "Effect of Aging on Rheological Property of Cariphalte Modified Asphalt". Applied Mechanics and Materials. 638–640: 1149–1152. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.638-640.1149. ISSN 1660-9336. S2CID 110387911. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  2. Hua, Tan (September 2014). "Study of Rheological Properties of Cariphalte Modified Asphalt". Applied Mechanics and Materials. 638–640: 1185–1189. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.638-640.1185. ISSN 1660-9336. S2CID 109288830. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  3. "Tackling Reflective Cracks". Civil Engineering. Morgan Grampian: 30. May 1988. ISSN 0305-6473. Retrieved 2021-03-01 – via Internet Archive.
  4. Hunter, Robert N. (1997) [1994]. Bituminous Mixtures in Road Construction. London: Thomas Telford. p. 36. ISBN 0-7277-1683-2. Retrieved 2021-03-01 – via Google Books.
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