History of Micro-surfacing

Developed in Europe in 1970s

Introduced in U.S. in 1980
Now used in more than 50 countries
Used for Renewal layer , rut filling
and texturing

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MICROSURFACING - PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY

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Hardships of Hot Bitumen

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 What is Micro-surfacing?

It is a mixture of
Polymer modified emulsion
Crushed aggregate
Mineral filler / Cement
Water
Additive
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 Micro-surfacing
Paving Machine
Mineral filler/Cement

Crushed
Aggregate
Polymer-modified Emulsion,
Conveyor Water, and Chemical Additive

Mixer

.
Micro-surfacing
mix

Water Spraybar Spreader box

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Slurry and Microsurfacing Truck

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Slurry and Microsurfacing Truck
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Microsurfacing
Box

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Shoulder
Seals
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Night Time Placement
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MICROSURFACING CONSUMES LESS ENERGY

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MICROSURFACING GREEN TECHNOLOGY

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 How is Micro-surfacing used?
On asphalt and concrete pavements it
can
Renewal layer in place of BC or SDBC
fill ruts
restore skid resistance
address oxidized, raveled, and flushed
surfaces
reprofile (leveling)
provides wear course
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II III
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City Streets
Parking Lots
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 Micro-surfacing performance

Wheel rut resistance - Excellent

Skid resistance - Excellent
Raveling resistance - Good
Treatment for flushing - Good
Interlayer - Good
Resistance to reflection cracks - Low

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 Condition of existing pavement

Structurally sound
All types of traffic

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 MICROSURFACING IN INDIA

Microsurfacing has been in use in India since 1999 -2000.

To promote microsurfacing in India IRC published IRC SP:81 - 2008

'Tentative Specifications for Microsurfacing' after successful trials in various
locations in India by CRRI.

NHAI has also issued a circular recommending Microsurfacing for renewal of

wearing course for Maintenance of National Highways.

Microsurfacing has also been included in the 5th Revision of the MORT&H
specifications for road construction and maintenance.

IRC has further published IRC - SP100-2014 for cold mix technology where
Microsurfacing has also been recommended for renewal course for unlimited
traffic.

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 MICROSURFACING PROJECTS IN INDIA
Microsurfacing Projects completed

Authorizing
S.No. Name of Work
Department

1 Microsurfacing on NH-7 in the state of Tamil Nadu L&T

2 Microsurfacing overlay on NH-11 IJM

3 Microsurfacing on East Canal Road, Dehradun PWD, Uttarakhand

4 Microsurfacing on Subhash Road, Dehradun PWD, Uttarakhand

5 Microsurfacing on Road No. 89, Naraina (Extn) Road PWD, Delhi

6 Periodic Renewal using Microsurfacing technology on

PWD, NH Circle
Uttarakhand
NH- 74 - Km 13 to Km 22
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STATE WISE WORK IN SQ. MTS.

S.No State Area Covered(in Sq mtrs) Status

1 Delhi 34,79,227 Completed

2 Andhra Pradesh 3,01,573 Completed

3 Maharashtra 3,22,000 Completed

4 Uttrakhand 1,10,000 Completed

5 Rajasthan 3,00,000 On Going

6 Maharashtra 1,00,000 On Going

7 Gujarat 3,26,416 On Going

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SECTION 500 MORTH 5TH REVISION
Table 500-30 Aggregate Grading, Binder Content And Approximate
Coverage Rate

Sieve Size (mm) Percentage by mass passing Finished thickness of

sealing
Type I Type II Type III
9.5 --- -- 100
6.3 --- 100 90100
4.75 100 901 00 7090
2.36 901 00 6590 4570
1.18 6590 4570 2850
0.600 4065 3050 1934
0.300 2542 1830 1225
0.150 1530 1021 7-18
0.075 1020 515 515

513.2.3 Filler : Mineral filler shall be ordinary portland cement. The quantity of filler
shall be preferably in the range of 0.5 percent to 2 percent by weight of dry aggregate.

513.2.4 Water : Water shall be of potable, free from harmful salt and contaminants.
The pH of the water must lie in the range of 6 to 7.

513.2.5 Additives : Chemical additives may be used to accelerate or retard the break-set time of the slurry
or to improve the resulting surface finish. The quantity of additive, if used, shall be decided by mix design and
to be adjusted as per the site/climate conditions. The specifications for additive shall be supplied by the supplier
of the emulsion. The additive and emulsion shall be compatible with each other.
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 SECTION 500 MORTH 5TH REVISION
Table 500-34 Different Types of Micro-Surfacing

Items Type II (4 to 6 mm)** Type III (6 to 8 mm) **

Application
Preventive and renewal Preventive and renewal
treatment for roads treatment for roads carrying
carrying <1500 CVPD 1500 to 4500 CVPD

Quantity of 8.4 to 10.8 11.1 to 16.3

mix* (kg /
m2)
Residual binder 6.5 to 10.5 5.5 to 10.5
(percentage by
weight of dry
aggregate)
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NEWS PAPER ARTICLE

Micro surfacing promises long-lasting roads

TNN | Aug 15, 2013, 05.20AM IST
PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation may use the micro-surfacing technology to have roads
with a longer life. It used the method to resurface a 350 sq meter patch of the road in
Kalyaninagar recently.

"After the demonstration, the administration plans to use it for repairing all the roads where
the defect liability period is over. Work will start after completing the tendering process," said
municipal commissioner Mahesh Pathak.

Conventional road resurfacing costs Rs 350 per sq m. Micro-surfacing can bring down the
cost to Rs 200 per sq m. The technology has been used in Delhi, Hyderabad, Nainital,
Ahmedabad and Surat.

"The average life of a road repaired by conventional method hardly exceeds five years. Micro-
surfacing is expected to increase the average life expectancy of a road by more than five
years," said Pramod Nirbavane, head of the road department.

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 SECTION 500 MORTH 5TH REVISION
51.4.6 Application of micro-surfacing
A calibrated micro-surfacing machine as per requirements of job mix shall spread the
material. The surface shall be pre-wetted (if required under extreme hot weather
conditions) by spraying water ahead of the spreader box. The rate of application of
micro surfacing shall be agitated and spread uniformly in the spreader box by means
of twin-shafted paddles or spiral fixed in spreader box. A front seal shall be provided to
ensure no loss of the mixture at the road contact point. The rear seal shall act as final
strike off and shall be adjustable. The spread box and rear strike off shall be so
designed and operated that a uniform consistency is achieved to produce free flow of
material to the rear strike off. A secondary strike off shall have the same adjustment as
the spreader box. The spreader box shall have suitable means provided to side shift
the box to compensate for variations in the pavement geometry. A sufficient amount of
material shall be carried in all parts of the spreader box at all times so that a complete
coverage is obtained. Overloading of the spreader box shall be avoided. No lumping,
balling and unmixed aggregates shall be permitted. No streak, caused by oversized
aggregates shall be left on the finished surface. Longitudinal joints shall correspond
with the edges of existing traffic lanes. The other patterns of longitudinal joints may be
permitted if pattern will not adversely affect the quality of finished surface. Longitudinal
joints, common to two traffic lanes shall be butt joints with overlap not to exceed an
average of 60-100 mm. The mixture shall be uniform and homogenous after spreading
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 COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS

RATE ANALYSIS FOR MICRO SURFACING TYPE 3

RATE ANALYSIS FOR MICRO SURFACING TYPE 3 CONSIDERING A
CONSERVATIVE AMOUNT OF 1,00,000 SQ. M PER MONTH @ 4000 SQ.
M PER DAY / 1.14 LANE KMS PER DAY FOR 8 HRS OF OPERATION
SL. NO. ITEM COST / SQ. M
1 PLANT AND MACHINERY ALLOCATED COSTS 30
2 RAW MATERIAL COSTS 138
3 MACHINERY RUNNING COSTS 12
4 MAINTENANCE COSTS 5
5 SITE MOBILISATION/DEMOBILISATION COSTS 10
6 MANPOWER COSTS 6
7 LABORATORY & OVERHEAD COSTS 6
8 CONTINGENCIES 2
SUB TOTAL 1 209
9 PROFIT @ 10% 21
FINAL PRICING 230

CURRENT RATE FOR BC RS./SQ. M 354

GROSS SAVINGS RS./SQM 124
GROSS SAVINGS % 35
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