Cariphalte
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Template:Short description Cariphalte is a brand of hot-pour rubberised bitumen sealant (bitumen technology) manufactured by Shell Bitumen, used for race track and expansion joints.[1][2] It was released for commercial use in 1986 and has been used on Cleveland and Kent concrete roadways including Dartford Crossing, the A4, the A10, the M2, and the M20.[3]
There are two brands of Cariphalte. Cariphalte DM, the first brand, is a "styrene block co-polymer, styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS)".[4] Cariphalte DA, the second brand, is "used for friction course mixtures".[4]
References
Further reading
- Read, John; David Whiteoak, Shell Bitumen (2003). The Shell Bitumen Handbook, Thomas Telford. pp. 70–72. Template:ISBN.