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GR
RCS
S Pavem
mentt
Pre
eserrvatiion a
and
Re
ehab
bilita
ation Sysstem
m
GRC
CS-Geos
synthetic Reinfforced C
Chip Seal
Overviiew of a preservatio
p
on, rehabilitation syystem tha
at, for
the cos
st, provide
es unmatcched perfformance at extend
ding
pavem
ment life by
y preserviing good roads and
d rehabilittating
roads beyond th
heir useful life to re
estore them
m back into
service
eable road
ds.

SPON
NSORE
ED BY:

TenCate Mirafi
M
P
Pavem
ment So
olutionss

Thisoverviewisofferedtoprovidegeneralinformation
ontheconstructionandfunctionalcapabilitiesofusing
pavinginterlayersinageosyntheticreinforced
chipsealGRCS)application.Forpreservationand
rehabilitationofasphaltpavementstodelay
deteriorationandrehabilitateroads
backtousefulservice,offeringlongerlife,
reducedmaintenancecostandhigher
performingasphaltpavedroads.
Forthespecificphysicalpropertiesofeachinterlayer,
manufacturingspecificationsandinstallationguidelines,
pleasecontacttheinterlayermanufacturer
orGRCScontractordirectly.

BesstPractice
esinMaiintenancee&Rehaabilitation
n
Geosyn
ntheticRe
einforced
dChipSea
als(GRCS
S)Pavem
mentMain
ntenance
eand
RehabilitationSy
ystem
AGRCS
Sisadou
ublechipssealonto
opofageosynthetticpaving
ginterlaye
erandco
onsistof:
1. Ag
geosynthe
eticpavin
nginterlay
yerinstalledintoa
aheavya
applicatio
onsofhottPGasphalt
enssuringfullsaturation,withlapsbuttted(NOToverlapp
ped)
2. The
egeosynttheticpav
vinginterrlayerisim
mmediat elyrubbe
ertirerolledintottheaspha
alt
toe
ensurefu
ullsaturattionande
embedment.Sand
dingisno
ormallyre
equired
3. Aftersweep
pingexcessssand,a
adoublecchipsealisinstalle
edontop
poftheg
geosynthe
etic
vinginterrlayer
pav
4. The
egeosynttheticpav
vinginterrlayereffe
ectivelyh
holdsthehotasph
haltbinde
erandchiips
inp
placetofformalon
ngerlastingflexiblle,impermeablessurface,p
providingmoisture
e
pro
oofingand
dlowcosstresurfa
acing.
Thepe
erformancceofGRC
CSisattrib
butedtotthehightotalasph
haltcontentprovid
dedbythe
e
pavinginterlaye
ertogethe
erwithth
hepolyme
erizedem
mulsionof
f thedoub
blechipse
eal.The
asnovoid
dswhichg
greatlyreducesthe
erateofa
agingand
dgreatlyincreases
GRCSssystemha
thetim
methesysstemstaysductileandfuncttional.
GRCShaasbeenussedsuccesssfullyforo
over30yeaarshelpinggagenciesincreaseth
heperform
manceofan
excellen
ntchipsealpreservattiontreatm
mentwithanaverageelifeof710yearsto
o30yearsandbeyon
nd!
Ithasbeeenusedssuccessfullyytotransfformroadssbeyondthheirusefulllifebackiintoserviceable,well
perform
mingroads,,atacostwellbelow
wanyothertreatmenntavailableetothem.

Im
mpact of Mois
sture In
ntrusion into B
Base (G
Graphic
c 1)
Graphicfrom
mtheCedergrenstud
dyshowsthhatapavementwith
hbasesatu
urated
%ofthetim
me(37dayssinayear))willlosen
nearly50%
%ofitsusefullife!
aslitttleas10%

Why
y GRCS works
w
so w
well (Grap
phic 2)

Grap
phicshowsshowanin
nterlayerccreatesam
moisturebaariertosto
optopdow
wnmoisturreintrusion
n

Whenfullysatu
uratedwithPGasp
phalt,thegeosynth
heticpaviinginterla
ayerprov
videsan
exiblefoundationfforthedo
oublechip
pseallaye
ers.Thea
additionallasphalt
asphaltrich,fle
nlifewhile
ealsoperrmanentlyysealingtheunde
erlyingcra
acksandtthe
improveschiprretention
eabilityofftheexisttingpavement,pro
otectingttheaggre
egatebase
efrommo
oisture
perme
intrusion.
oublelaye
erchipse
ealoftheGRCSisa
adurableandflexible,surfa
acetreatm
ment,which
Thedo
hasth
hecapacittytoaccommodate
ethermalandvertticalloadtransfermovemen
nts.The
roadtthereforestayssea
aledandrresistscra
acking.AffterGRCS
Ssystemiisinstalled,the
aggreg
gatebase
ecandryo
outandregainthe
eloadbea
aringcapa
acitytoca
arrytraffiic.The
asphaltbindercontento
oftheGRCSsystem
misinthe
erangeoff1314%versusattypicalho
ot
verlaytha
atis4.55%.(Seeg
graphic3)
mixov
Thedo
oublechipGRCSsy
ystempro
ovidesgre
eatercracckrelief,increased
dagingdu
urability
andde
eliversafflexiblew
waterproofsystem,evenifth
hesurfacecracksrreturn,m
makingita
costeffectivesolution.T
TheGRCS
Ssystemssealsandwaterpro
oofscracks,reducingcosto
of
epaveme
ent.
maintainingthe
wstheroa
adtostab
bilizesuffficientlyandmayb
be
Overttime,theGRCSsysstemallow
maintainedwitthadditio
onalsurfaccetreatm
mentsorw
withanHMA/WMA
Aoverlay
y.
ditiontoittsuseinm
maintaininggoodrroads,GR
RCShasbe
eensucce
essfullyussedto
Inadd
transfformroad
dsthatare
ebeyondtheiruse
efullifeba
ackintoserviceable,wellpe
erforming
g
roads,,atacosttwellbelo
owanyotthertreattmentava
ailable.(S
Seegraph
hic3)

GRCSSystemFu
unctionalityComp
paredtoH
HMAOve
erlay

GRCSSysttemFunctionalC
Capabilittycompa
aredto2
2"HMA/
/WMAO
Overlay
HMA
A/WMAOve
erlay

Fu
unction
Fa
actors*

C
Cross
Section
n

HMA/WMA Layer,
L
Min. 2"
"

Old Existin
ng HMA Layer
Existing
g base layer
r

5
9

95
NO

%A
Asphalt
%A
AirVoids
%Interlayer
%
%Rock
oisture
Mo
Ba
arrier

100%

SF
FCost
Diffe
erential

2Yrs
2Yrs

Fle xibility
ackFree
Cra

2Yrs

G
GRCSDouble
eChipSealon
nPavingInterrlayerSystem
m
Cross Section
S

13.5
1
0
0.5
86
YES
5
50%

Polym
mer Emulsion Chip Seal
Pol ymer Emulsi on Chip Sea l
terlayer
Paving Int
Hot PG Asp
phalt Binder
Old Existting HMA Layer
Existin
ng base lay
yer

20
0+Yrs *%CalculationbyW
Wt.
20
0+Yrs

BaseP
Protection 20
0+Yrs

SSystemCompare
edtoanH
HMAOve
erlay
Graphicc3:GRCS

pical2HM
MA/WMAo
overlay,th
heGRCShaas170%higghertotalasphaltco
ontent
Comparredtoatyp
includin
ngthepolyymerizedemulsionin
nthedoublechipseaal,withno voids,greaatlyreducingtherate
eof
agingan
ndincreasiingthetim
methesyste
emstaysfllexible,pro
ovidingexcceptionalffunctionalcapabilities.

Ch
hip with and withou
ut Fab
bric 20
005 9 Yrs..
Chipo
overFabric

Wood
dbridge Rd,
R Stock
kton, CA
A

ChipNOFabric

Thisfarrmtomarkketroadhaasheavytrrafficoffarrmequipm
mentandheeavyloadeedtrucksd
duringharvvest.
Notetheopencrracksandm
muchmore
eseverede
eterioratio
ononthessidewithou
utfabric.TThesaturated
providesamoistureb
barrierthaatkeepsthebasedryyandpreseervesitslo
oadbearinggcapacity and
fabricp
providesanasphaltrich,solid
dfoundatio
onforretaainingthecchips.
GRCS on Wickllow, a res
sidential Street in
n Boulder Co

Norep
pairsdonetostreet.InstalledM
MPV5004oz.100#tensilepavingfabriciinhotPGggradeasph
halt,
BoulderrCountyim
mmediatelyyrolledthefabrictofullyembedintoho
otPGasphaaltandrem
moveanyvvoids
orrairpockets.Thene
extdayBou
ulderCoun
ntyinstalleddoublecchipusing3/8recyccledchips
(sweep
pings)andpneumaticctirerolle dtoinsureeembedm
ment
Before731
107

Untreated11414

7Yrs.DoubleChipNOFabric114147Yrs.DoubleChipWITHFabric

Theperformancedifferencewithandwithoutfabricwillonlyincreasewithtime

AgencyUsersofGRCS
Whohavegivenpermissiontocall

JonErb,DouglasCo,NV755.782.6233jerb@co.douglas.nv.us
JeffFoltz,Parsons,(RetiredDouglasCo),NV755.230.8701jfoltz6233@sbcglobal.net
NajeeZarif,SanJoaquinCounty,CA209.468.3014nzarif@sjgov.org
TimCress,SacramentoCounty,CA9168754736,CressT@SacCounty.net
RandyPowell,BoulderCo,CO303.880.2646,rpowell@bouldercounty.org

ReferencesandResources

NormanSkipBrown,AsphaltConsultingServices,GodfatherofGRCS
916.761.1817skipbrown@asphaltconsultingservices.com
RayMyer,AsphaltInterlayerAssociation,ExecutiveDirector
916.933.9140rmroads@gmail.com
DennisRogers,TenCateGeosynthetics,BusinessMgrWest
916.240.0200d.rogers@tencate.com
MikeSamueloff,TenCateGeosynthetics,PavementSolutionsEngineer,East
248.302.8806m.samueloff@tencate.com
JeffRasche,TenCateGeosynthetics,PavementSolutionsMarketMgrNational
708.404.3881j.rasche@tencate.com

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