Patent ID: 9637870
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29K,B29L,B32B,C08L,C09D,C09J,E01C,E01D,E02D,E04B

Claim:
1. A method for providing an asphalt pavement with a new wearing surface, comprising: spraying a rubberized asphalt emulsion onto a surface of an asphalt pavement; broadcasting stone into the rubberized asphalt emulsion; and irradiating the rubberized asphalt emulsion with stone and a surface layer of the asphalt pavement with radiation having a preselected peak wavelength of from 1 nm to 5 mm such that the rubberized asphalt emulsion hardens and bonds to the stone, whereby the asphalt pavement is provided with a new wearing surface wherein the preselected wavelength is selected based on at least one criterion selected from the group consisting of stone petrography of the aggregate, an asphaltene/maltene content of the asphalt emulsion and testing data conducted on representative samples.