Overview of Asphalt Emulsion Applications in North America
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Abstract
An estimated 10% of paving-grade asphalt in North America is used in the emulsified form. The advantages of low temperature application, solventless, or low solvent content formulations and easy modification with water-based latex emulsions make asphalt emulsions the material of choice for sealers and binders in many pavement maintenance and construction applications. Although asphalt emulsions have been in use for almost a century, use in specific applications varies significantly throughout North America, with some applications in common use throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada, and other applications used extensively in some areas and not in others. Since lack of awareness of and exposure to the broad range of construction and maintenance applications for emulsions can determine usage, this paper gives an overview of practical applications carried out with asphalt emulsions for construction, maintenance, and preventive maintenance applications. The purpose of each treatment, the type of emulsion used, and the equipment involved is indicated.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it