Seal Coat Workshop

This workshop will provide attendees with an overview of current best practices for seal coat operations, including how to design and implement a seal coat operation.

Topics Covered:

• The updated chip seal handbook
• What a chip seal is
• Project selection
• Why we design chip seals
• Aggregates: more than just stone
• Binder: it sticks to your road
• Construction methods: more than just driving the equipment
• Fog sealing: not just a shot in the dark

Tom Wood is with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, where he works on pavement preventative maintenance methods with the Office of Materials. He also has worked for Koch Materials Company and SemMaterials Group as a technical representative specializing in surface treatments for hot-mix asphalt pavements.

Host

Thomas Wood
Minnesota DOT
thomas.wood@dot.state.mn.us

TLN Event Number

#1740

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