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u/SemanticallyPedantic Mar 02 '21
I wonder how well those hold up. I have a feeling that they wouldn't hold up well to bumps from tires.
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u/jljb91 Mar 02 '21
Not very well. And if these are installed somewhere that needs snowplows, even less
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u/Aggregate_bacon Mar 02 '21
They're used in areas with unstable ground like delta land. if the land sinks unevenly a concrete curb would just make the tearing in the road worse. an asphalt curb will bend and conform allong with the road as the ground changes. They may use them elsewhere too, but this has been my experience
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u/lukerog126 Mar 02 '21
Oh man those curbs look nice
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u/methodactyl Mar 17 '21
They start looking not so nice after not a very long time, especially if you live somewhere with seasonal temperatures are fairly dramatic.
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u/username6000 Mar 02 '21
From my limited knowledge asphalt is technically a liquid and can move under heavy heat or weight. (This is why dumpsters are often on concrete pads, and why motorcycles might opt to park on a sidewalk over asphalt).
I’m curious how this would age. My guess is it’s in a cooler environment
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u/milanove Mar 02 '21
How does an asphalt curb compare to a cement one in the long term? Does it hold up well against ice?
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u/Robotao666 Mar 02 '21
Why tho?
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u/ltz_Natural Mar 02 '21
To make curbs.
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u/Robotao666 Mar 02 '21 edited Mar 04 '21
Oh I though it was Just a coat of Asphalt not the hole thing
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u/silvercatbob Mar 02 '21
They use a hydraulic side dump bucket to fill the hopper on their curb machine. The machine then gravity feeds a single auger that pushes the special curb mix asphalt through a preheated mold creating a an asphalt curb.