Asphalt Crack and Concrete Joint Sealing Specialists
Hot rubberized crack sealing of asphalt and concrete.
About Road Works, Inc.
Road Works Inc. specializes in meeting the needs of the customer through:
- Asphalt Crack Sealing
- Concrete Joint Sealing
Why Crack Seal?
Cracking in asphalt is inevitable, and neglect leads to accelerated cracking and/or potholing, further reducing pavement life and serviceability.
The problem of cracks is handled in many ways, ranging from pavement maintenance activities, such as surface treatments (seal coating or road slurry and hot rubberized crack sealing) to full-scale pavement rehabilitation projects, such as resurfacing. Years of serviceable life can be added to pavements, through preventative maintenance routine maintenance, or both.
Crack sealing has been conducted for many years, generally on a routine basis. In the last couple decades its benefit as a preventive maintenance tool been realized.
Hot applied rubberized crack sealants perform better than cold applied Latex crack fillers that are non-elastic.
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THE PAVEMENT'S SURFACE TEMPERATURE AT 135° AND ITS BOTTOM TEMPERATURE AT 100° CAUSES PAVEMENT TENSION.
THE SURFACE OF THE PAVEMENT EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS GREATER THAT THE BOTTOM, CAUSING THE CRACK TO PENETRATE DOWNWARD. (Crack sealant should be applied at this stage)
IF SEALANT IS NOT APPLIED, WATER PENETRATION OCCURS, THE BASE IS SOFTENED AND THE PAVEMENT LOSES ITS SUPPORT.
VEHICLE LOAD COMPRESSES ASPHALT DOWNWARD CAUSING WATER EROSION TO THE BASE.
LOAD CHANGE INCREASES THE EROSION PROCESS.
EROSION AND WATER EVAPORATION STRIP AWAY SUPPORT FROM UNDERNEATH THE PAVEMENT; THIS CAUSES STRESS POINTS.
LOAD BEARING VEHICLES STRESS THE PAVEMENT BEYOND ITS CAPACITY, WHICH CAUSES ASPHALT FAILURE OR "ALLIGATORING".
CRACK SEALING SHOULD TAKE PLACE AT STAGE 2, BEFORE WATER PENETRATION CAN OCCUR.
ROADWORKS #306 RUBBER SEALANT IS RECOMMENDED FOR CRACKS CAUSED BY THERMAL STRESS.- ROADWORKS #306 RUBBER SEALANT IS RECOMMENDED FOR CRACKS CAUSED BY THERMAL STRESS.
- ROADWORKS #306 RUBBER SEALANT IS RECOMMENDED FOR CRACKS CAUSED BY THERMAL STRESS.
Seminars and Training
We consult and teach technical seminars to city and state agencies, engineering firms and property management groups.
Asphalt Maintenance Strategies Seminar
This course is for Engineers, Public Works Directors and Street Superintendents. Learn more.
RW Materials
When we started Road Works, one of the nation’s largest crack sealing companies, in 1988 we recognized that the current marketplace was lacking in quality specialized materials that fit the needs of different climates and environments. With our acquired experience and understanding of the industry we began to develop and manufacture new materials - RW Materials was born.
RW Materials manufactures top quality crack seal material at our plant in Southern California. Most of our products are Cal-Trans approved and we have the highest customer satisfaction rate in the industry. Because we manufacture our own material we can meet any spec requirements your project calls for. Learn More about RW Materials