Some phrases in the paving industry may sound very foreign to someone who is not employed in it. To assist you in becoming more familiar with what our concrete paving firm does, we have provided a glossary of terminology with definitions.
Aggregate
Crushed stone, sand, and gravel are combined to create a substance that serves as the foundation for concrete.
Alligatoring
when an area of cracked asphalt contains several cracks. Alligator skin is often how the area appears.
An organic liquid called asphalt is utilized as a surface agent when combined with sand or gravel.
Base
the components that go in place before the asphalt but after the subgrade for a paved area. Crushed stone, sand, or gravel are all acceptable bases.
Base Failing
When the foundational material becomes unable to hold the weight of a building or car, this happens. Asphalt-like craters are what base failures resemble.
Blacktop
Asphalt also goes by this name.
Compaction
any time a piece of machinery is utilized to further compact soil, sand, or another base material.
Concrete
is a liquid substance that is composed of cement, sand, gravel, and water that hardens into stone.
Course
the pavers in a row.
Efflorescence
on soil or rocks, a white powdery deposit. When mineral-rich water rises to the surface and evaporates, it generates efflorescence, which typically happens in dry areas.
Emulsion
putting together components that wouldn’t often be put together. Taking the emulsifying agent and water-based asphalt emulsion as an illustration.
Filler
Crack-filling material that doesn’t necessarily seal cracks but is injected into them to fill them.
Heave of Frost
Pavers float upward when water collects in the spaces between them and below them, freezes, expands, and then thaws. Frost heave is the term for this.
Stabilizer for Joint Sand
a stabilizer that is mixed with joint sand to stop it from shifting, loosing, or sprouting weeds or moss.
Laydown
paving a road by using paving equipment to lay down hot asphalt.
Patching
constructing a new portion of pavement after removing an old, damaged one.
Pavers
Paving pieces are made of a range of materials, including stone, brick, rubber, concrete, and more. They also come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors.
Concrete Splitter
an apparatus for dismantling old pavement. able to work manually, mechanically, or with hydraulic assistance.
Primer
a substance that strengthens the bond between the asphalt and the base and seals the subgrade and base materials.
Screeding
utilizing metal or wooden tools to level the sand bedding.
Sealant
a liquid coating that enhances the asphalt’s natural color while shielding it from the elements.
Sealcoat
putting the sealer on asphalt in this manner.
Subgrade
a newly paved area’s foundation is made of prepared dirt.
