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Concrete without rebar = asphalt without ACE

Concrete has a fatal flaw and so does asphalt. Both can break. That means both materials have a common need — a reinforcement agent that adds tensile strength and resiliency. To increase the tensile strength of concrete, contractors add rebar. Steel rebar adds resilience. Concrete and rebar combine to make a composite material that provides both compressive and tensile strength. The same dynamic occurs when ACE Polymer Fibers® reinforce asphalt. Made from aramid polymers, which are five times stronger than steel, ACE provides outstanding strength, flexibility, and abrasion tolerance to asphalt. Micro roots provide this exceptional reinforcement, adding 400,000 psi of tensile strength. Millions of fibers add a three-dimensional reinforcement throughout the asphalt giving it a tensile flexibility that resists rutting during hot summers and cracking through cold winters. To create ACE, Surface Tech bundles high-strength aramid fibers and coats them with wax. Contractors find ACE easy to adopt, especially compared to wet polymers or unbound fibers. Dosing is less expensive, more reliable, and precise with Surface Tech’s DFNDR, the world’s most accurate dosing system. The ultimate beauty to ACE is its scalability and batch-to-batch reliability. Infallible dosing accuracy allows contractors to sell and place with confidence. Since 2013, ACE-reinforced asphalt pavements have delivered exceptional performance in hundreds of projects throughout the U.S. and Canada. You wouldn’t pour concrete without rebar. The same goes for asphalt and ACE. It provides a time-tested, easy-to-mix, easy-to-use reinforcement that controls the aggregate matrix to prevent cracking and rutting while improving fatigue resiliency and toughness. We believe in better, longer life pavements. That’s why we deliver solutions that provide superior performance, cost efficiency, ease of use and precise dosing. To learn how Surface Tech’s winning solutions can reinforce your next asphalt project, contact us.

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See you at TRB January 12 – 16 in Washington, DC!

We’re looking forward to sharing ideas and information at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 99th Annual Meeting. Our industry can be proud of the many accomplishments and improvements we have made to roads and highways over the past 99 years. Surface Tech will be sharing its own material advancements in two Solutions Showcase Theater presentations. Aramid Fiber reinforcement of asphalt pavements will also be presented during break-out sessions by several presenters. We invite you to join us.

Monday, January 13, 11:30AM

Advancements in Aramid Reinforcement Technology for Asphalt Pavements

Presentors:

•Joe Dennis, Vice President/Chief Technology Officer of Asphalt, Surface Tech

•Phil Blankenship, Chief Engineer, Blankenship Asphalt Tech and Training, PLLC

•Dr. Bill Buttlar, Mizzou Pavement & Innovation Lab (MAPIL)

rThe latest advancements in Aramid Reinforcement Technology can extend the service life of asphalt pavements. Through IDEAL CT and Hamburg lab performance testing, the improvement in both crack and rut resistance can be determined prior to any pavement being laid using ACE XP Polymer without the need for in-place monitoring programs. Dr. Bill Buttlar from Mizzou Pavement & Innovation Lab (MAPIL) will present his latest findings on performance testing using ACE XP Polymer Fiber pavement mixtures. And finally, Surface Tech will also unveil its newest product, ARMI (Aramid Reinforced Mix Interlayer) which is a Reflective Crack Relief Interlayer (RCRI) with Aramid Reinforcement.

Tuesday, January 14, 11:30AM

JUNO XP: A Revolutionary ASCM Technology

Presentor:

John McConahy, Corporate Sales Director, Surface Tech

Surface Tech’s pioneering product, JUNO XP®, is an advanced supplementary cementitious material that reduces the cost of concrete without sacrificing performance. JUNO XP® can be used to partially substitute traditional cement binders in standard concretes, as well as in other traditional applications, such as Soil Stabilization, Mass Concrete, Shotcrete and above-grade vertical wall construction. John McConahy will share how this revolutionary high-tech material can change the way you look at mix design.

Break-Out Sessions:

Event 1450 – Use of Fiber Reinforcement in Asphalt

10:15 am to Noon – Tuesday Jan 14th

Extreme conditions put JUNO XP to the ultimate ...

You want crack resistance? We got it!

Fly ash, slag, silica fume — stand back. You’ve got extreme competition as an alternative supplementary cementitious material (ASCM).

If you’re looking for a product that can partially replace traditional cement in your next project, and you want a finished placement that can go the distance through all types of punishment, look to JUNO XP.

In a recent cracking test, we put JUNO XP to extreme conditions. Imagine 100°F and 32° relative humidity for 48 hours.

“Concrete has to crack under these conditions. It has no choice,” says Jon Belkowitz, PhD, Surface Tech’s Chief Technology Officer for concrete. “But we found JUNO XP dramatically restrained the amount of cracking that occurred.”

In a wide range of applications, JUNO XP is a proven ASCM that can partially substitute traditional cement binders without sacrificing performance. More importantly, JUNO XP can reduce the cost of the mix and it’s easy to adopt. It’s a powder that you easily incorporate into any conventional dispersion system — silo, hopper, supersacks, bags and dissolvable bags. Ease-of-use is one more feature that separates JUNO XP from other new technologies. But the big difference can be seen in performance over time and under a wide range of environmental conditions.

“With JUNO XP, we’re seeing much less or no cracking at all in real-world applications,” said Belkowitz. “In this recent test, we recreated an extremely tough environment, and we saw a dramatic difference between concrete made with JUNO XP and a traditional mix.”

For detailed information on JUNO XP’s Ultimate Cracking Test and other product information, contact us.

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