Asphalt Reinforcement Products

Asphalt Reinforcement Products

Tensar provides four different product groups for asphalt reinforcement:

Tensar AR-G

AR-G is a composite product comprising a stretched polypropylene grid thermally bonded to a fabric backing. The fabric backing facilitates installation and provides a long-term sealing effect once saturated with bitumen. Owing to the 3-dimensional geometry of the grid, the new asphalt layer is mechanically interlocked into the grid's wide apertures, thus providing both reinforcing and sealing functions.

Tensar AR1

Identical to AR-G but without the fabric backing, AR1 has open apertures to allow layer to layer bonding through the grid.

Tensar Glasstex

Glasstex® is a composite product comprising a grid of glass filaments stitch bonded to a non-woven fabric. The high modulus glass filaments provide high absorption of stress at low strains. After being saturated with bitumen the fabric performs a sealing function. Glasstex® provides reinforcement, stress relief and sealing functions.

Tensar Glasstex®Grid

Glasstex®Grid is a grid of coated glass filaments with an adhesive backing. It has open apertures to allow layer to layer bonding and provides reinforcement in a fully bonded layer system. The open area structure (approx 50%) of the grid strikes a balance between the essential bonding between the layers and stress relief effect to dissipate the stress on each side of the crack.

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