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The Definitive Guide to Paving Synthetics and Installation

By Mounque "Monk" Barazone

Mounque "Monk" Barazone's NEW UPDATED 52 PAGE BOOKLET published and copyrighted in February 2019 with new sections. Mounque relates over 40 years of experience from his Geotextile Apparatus Company, www.gacco.com. He is a world renown Consultant, Educator, Speaker, Author, Inventor and former Distributor and Contractor. Mounque was inducted into the Construction Industries Pavement Hall of Fame in 2019. He holds 6 United States and Foreign Patents with numerous Patents Pending on the equipment used to install paving fabrics and other geosynthetics, his famous Roll Pullers TM for unloading trucks and containers and his new high melt brushes. The booklet began with his first article in Geotechnical Fabric Reports in July/August 1990 covering 20 years on paving fabric. It has grown to 52 pages since and covers a complete range of topics for understanding history, specifications, installation procedures, field problems for paving fabric, paving grids, paving hybrids mats, paving composites and other geosynthetics for asphalt overlays, chips seals, asphalt milling and much more from the most experienced person in the geosynthetic industry.

The Definitive Guide to Paving Synthetics and Installation.
Copyright Mounque Barazone & Geotextile Apparatus Company
© 1988 - 2020 and Present. All rights reserved.


Mounque "Monk" Barazone

2019 Inductee into the
Pavement Hall of Fame

       
       


Pavement
May 2019

"How to Match the Geosynthetic to your Paving Job"

Understanding GeoGrids, GeoComposites, Geotextiles and Hybrid GeoMats in paving applications

By Mounque "Monk" Barazone


Pavement
May 1999

"Fabrics On A Roll"

Best fabric installation requires proper core storage and attention to core problems ...


By Mounque "Monk" Barazone

       
       

The Asphalt Contractor
February 1993

"Don't Let Fabric Fuzzing or Failure Foul-Up your Paving Job"

Tips on paving fabric characteristics and installation assist in successful projects.


By Mounque "Monk" Barazone


The Asphalt Contractor
July 1996

"Contractor finds pot of gold at the
of the oil truck"


New fabric installation method speeds production, reduces costs.

By Mounque "Monk" Barazone
 
       
       
The Asphalt Contractor
September 1997

"A Contractor's Guide to Paving Fabric and Installation"

There is a growing market for product that is an effective water proofing membrane and crack retarder.


By Mounque "Monk" Barazone
Equipment World
April 1996

"Finishing First"

First Job Wins First Prize for Fabric Placement Contractor

By Mounque "Monk" Barazone
       
       
Geotechnical Fabrics Report
July/August 1990

"Paving Fabric Interlayer Membranes and Installation Procedures Over the Past 20 Years"

Paving fabric has been used in asphalt concrete overlay systems since the late 1960's as a waterproofing membrane and to reduce and/or delay reflective cracking ...


By Mounque "Monk" Barazone
Geotechnical Fabrics Report
November 1990 & Jan/Feb 1991

"Letters to the Editor ... The Heat Shrinkage Debate ..."

Letters to the editor about "Heat Shrinkage" and
Mounque "Monk" Barazone's responce.
 
       
       
Constructor de Caminos
February 1993

"Instalando Telas Para el Pavimento"

El uso de las telas para el pavimento ha incrementado en porcentaje durante los últimos 17 años ...


Por Mounque "Monk" Barazone
Pavement Maintenance
March 1993

"Terms of Entanglement"

Understanding the jargon is the key to using the new generation of paving fabrics ...


By Mounque "Monk" Barazone
       
       
Pavement Maintenance
January 1994

"Paving Fabric Tack Coats"

Heat of asphalt cement, water in emulsions determine effectiveness ...


By Mounque "Monk" Barazone
Pavement
February 1998

"How to Use Geotextiles Effectively"

Part I of "The definitive guide to paving fabric and installation" ...


By Mounque "Monk" Barazone
       
       
Pavement
March/April 1998

"Placing Paving Fabric"

Improve overlay success by placing paving fabric properly...


By Mounque "Monk" Barazone
Pavement
May 1998

"Fabric Placement"

How to deal with wrinkles, overlaps, excess tack and using fabric on curves  ...


By Mounque "Monk" Barazone
       
       
       

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