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Crack Sealer
October 2006
Lesson One
C. Products Used to Crack Seal
Products Used to Crack Seal
„ Liquid
„ Block
„ Fiber
„ Rubber
„ Gilsonite
1. Liquid
a. Liquid asphalt is used for crack sealing by ODOT
b. Normally delivered to ODOT facilities and stored in bulk storage tanks
c. Can be picked up at a private bulk plant with a distributor truck
d. Liquid asphalt weighs 8.25 pounds per gallon
2. Block
a. Ready to use material shaped in blocks approximately one foot square
and weighing 30 pounds
b. The blocks are packaged in a cardboard box with instructions for their
safe use printed on them
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Remove cardboard box before placing the material in the crack
sealer
c. Many different asphalt products are prepackaged in block form
d. Blocks are placed into the crack sealer and allowed to melt and mix with
the material in the crack sealer before and during application
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