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Chipsealing in New Zealand is a distillation of information from at least 80 years experience in New Zealand, compiled by chipsealing experts from throughout New Zealand. Many years of experience based on research and backed up by references have contributed to this book.

Published: 2005

Chipsealing in New Zealand

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Chipsealing in New Zealand

Tr a n s i t N ew Z e a l a nd , Road Con t r o l l i n g Au t h o r i t i e s & Road i n g New Z e a l a nd

2005

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ISBN 0-478-10562-2

© Copyright 2005 Transit New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand

Bibliographic reference:

Transit NZ, RCA, Roading NZ. 2005. Chipsealing in New Zealand. TransitNew Zealand, Road Controlling Authorities, Roading New Zealand,Wellington, New Zealand.

Transit New Zealand, PO Box 5084, Lambton Quay, Wellingtonwww.transit.govt.nz

Road Controlling Authorities, c/- Transit New Zealand, PO Box 5084,Lambton Quay, Wellington

Roading New Zealand, PO Box 12 412, Thorndon, Wellingtonwww.roadingnz.org.nz

National Library of New Zealand Cataloguing-in-Publication data.

Chipsealing in New Zealand / Transit New Zealand, Road ControllingAuthorities, Roading New Zealand.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

ISBN 0-478-10562-2

1. Bituminous materials–New Zealand. 2. Road materials–New Zealand.

I Transit New Zealand. II Roading New Zealand.

625.850993–dc 22

Design and Typesetting by Designtalk, Wellington

An Important Note to the Reader

While this document is believed to be correct at the time of publication, Transit New Zealand and its employees

or agents involved in its preparation and publication cannot accept any liability for its contents or for any

consequences arising from its use. People using the contents of the document should apply, and rely upon,

their own skill and judgement. They should not rely on its contents in isolation from other sources of advice

and information.

Copyright

This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1994 (NZ), no part may be

reproduced without prior permission from Transit New Zealand, Road Controlling Authorities, or Roading

New Zealand.

Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Engineering Policy

Section, Transit New Zealand, PO Box 5084, Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand.

Cover: Chipsealing the Milford Road, on the approach to Homer Tunnel below Mt Talbot (2117 m), SouthIsland, New Zealand. This road within Fiordland National Park is a show piece for tourism and care of theenvironment. Photo courtesy of Les McKenzie, Opus

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Fo r ewo r d

In New Zealand we have long been at the forefront of chipsealing technology in the

international arena. In 1935 New Zealand’s F.M. Hanson was the first to present a

scientific approach to the design and construction of chipseals. The principles presented

by Hanson in his paper to the Conference of the New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers

promoted a rational approach to chipsealing that remained unchallenged for the next

fifty years.

Today, Transit New Zealand, Roading New Zealand and Road Controlling Authority

engineers have recognised the need to take a new snapshot of the current state of the

art regarding chipseals. This project has been a basis for capturing our collective intellectual

property regarding chipseals and gives us a base on which to build future improvements.

The book will be a resource, not just for those currently in training, but as a valuable

guideline for roading practitioners around the country, and internationally.

New Zealand’s 60,000 kilometres of chipsealed roads are a valuable but fragile asset and

therefore documenting best practice is a significant project. Those involved in developing

this book believed it was important that the New Zealand chipsealing industry feels that

it has ownership in this book and has had an active participation in its development.

As shown by the impressive list of names in the acknowledgments section, it is pleasing

to see that representatives from the stakeholders, Transit, Road Controlling Authorities,

contractors and consultants, have been represented at every level in the development

of this book, including authorship of its various sections and as peer reviewers.

I am pleased and proud of the immense effort that has gone into the production of this

book and recommend it to all involved in the chipsealing industry.

Rick van Barneveld

Chief Executive

Transit New Zealand

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The book “Chipsealing in New Zealand” was launched by the Honorable Harry Duynhoven, Minister for Transport Safety,at the Road Controlling Authorities Forum held in Wellington, New Zealand, on 22 April 2005.

Pictured are (left to right): Greg Arnold (Transit NZ), Graham Taylor (Transit NZ), Deven Singh (Wellington City Council),John Dawson (Retired), John Patrick (Opus), Philip Muir (Works Infrastructure), Alan Stevens (Roading NZ) (rear), NormanMajor (Retired) (in front), Peter Mumm (Hutt City Council), Gordon Hart (Transit NZ Napier), Chris Olsen (Roading NZ).In front with proof copies of the book: Hon. Harry Duynhoven (Minister for Transport Safety) and Joanna Towler (Transit NZ).

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Ep i l o g u e 483

CONTENT S

iiiFo r ewo r d

viiP r e f a c e

37Chap t e r 3 I n t r o du c t i o n t o Ch i p s e a l i n g T e c hno l o g y

91Chap t e r 4 T yp i c a l C h i p s e a l P e r f o rman c e

135

Yes NoSelection Correct?

Yes

Is drainage Adequate?

Yes No

Fix Drainage

Yes No

Any Flushing?

No Yes

Check Layer Stability

(Surface Hardness)

OK Unsure FailMaybe related tosurface hardness

Other reasons•Stripping•Chip Breakdown•etc.

Is the surface texture OK?

Yes No

Will the Treatment deal with the flushing?

Yes Unsure No

Core

B:S Ratio Depth

Pass Fail

P17Normal Life

P17Reduced Life

P4Client’s Risk

At least onecore per site

Inve

sti-

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n Chap t e r 5 Road A s s e t Manag emen t

159Chap t e r 6 Ch i p s e a l S e l e c t i o n

221Chap t e r 7 P r e s e a l P r e p a r a t i o n

257Chap t e r 8 Ch i p s e a l i n g Ma t e r i a l s

327C h ap t e r 9 Ch i p s e a l D e s i g n

377Chap t e r 10 Ch i p s e a l i n g P l a n t

415Chap t e r 11 Ch i p s e a l C on s t r u c t i o n P r a c t i c e s

459Chap t e r 12 Ch i p s e a l F a i l u r e s and R epa i r s

C h ap t e r 1 H i s t o r y o f Ch i p s e a l i n g i n New Z e a l a nd 1

Chap t e r 2 S a f e t y i n t h e Ch i p s e a l i n g I n du s t r y 23

G l o s s a r y 485

I n d e x 511

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Mount Cook

Haast Pass

Wanaka

Hanmer Springs

Twizel

Rangiora

Akaroa

Franz Josef

Arthur’s Pass

Kaitaia

Kaikohe

Dargaville

Thames

Te Kuiti

Waikaremoana

Ruatoria

Wairoa

Turangi

Waiouru

Dannevirke

Waipukurau

Levin

Picton

Reefton

Hokitika

Fairlie

Waimate

Alexandra

Queenstown

Te Anau

Balclutha

Whakatane

Tokoroa

Taupo

GisborneTaumarunui

Hawera

Stratford

Masterton

Blenheim

Westport

Greymouth

Ashburton

Oamaru

Gore

Motueka

Kaikoura

Timaru

Waitiki Landing

Paihia

Bluff

OhaiClifden

LumsdenManapouri

Cromwell

Milford Sound

Helensville

Wellington

Christchurch

Dunedin

Auckland

Coromandel

Whangarei

Hamilton Tauranga

Rotorua

New Plymouth

Napier

Hastings

Invercargill

Nelson

Palmerston North

Wanganui

Waihi

Raglan

Kawhia Tirau

Kawerau

Woodville

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Class Definition

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U Towns

R1 Rural, >10,000 vpd

R2 Rural, 4,000 to 10,000 vpd

R3 Rural, 1,000 to 4,000 vpd

R4 Rural, <1,000 vpd

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P r e f a c e

This book has been compiled by chipsealing experts from four of the stakeholders who

operate, maintain and build the roads in New Zealand. They are Transit New Zealand,

Local Authorities, Contractors and Consultants. Many years of experience based on

research and backed up by references have contributed to the concentrated work to

create this book. It is a distillation of information from at least 80 years experience in

New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The experiences drawn on to write this book range from the 1920s to 2005, from the

time when chipsealing was almost an ‘art form’ and largely guess work to its present

‘technological form’. Over this time experience and research have uncovered reasons

why chipseals behave the way they do under different conditions. Chipsealing techniques

differ from the north to the south of New Zealand as the country is long, crossing

subtropical to near-subantarctic conditions over its 2000 km length. New Zealand is

narrow too, and many of its roads pass quickly from coastal plains to mountainous

passes. These extremes of climate and landscape impose many constraints on road

surface performance and present challenges to be overcome.

Thus there is no ‘correct’ or only way for a chipsealing operation to be carried out. For

this reason experience and research are presented in this book so the reader can make

their own informed decisions when using chipsealing technology.

Authors of the chapters are all experts in their own fields of chipsealing. They have

worked on their own and collectively, discussing methods and techniques that have

evolved over the years, which ones give the best results, the longest lives, and most

economical returns.

This book is intended for those studying road engineering at polytechnic and university

level, for those already in the chipsealing industry who want to broaden their knowledge,

or those from another line of engineering to understand chipsealing for a particular

project.

References are provided throughout for more in-depth reading. Its twelve chapters

include topics such as safety in the industry, the main chipseal surfacings used in New

Zealand, their performance, programming, and design. The materials, the plant and

machinery used for chipsealing are described, as well as how to prepare for and carry

out the sealing operation. The final chapter explains how to identify failure modes early

before they become a major problem, and how to keep a road alive.

We hope you enjoy this book and find it informative. Comments and suggestions for

future editions are welcome and should be emailed to [email protected]

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A c know l e d gmen t s

A joint team representing Roading New Zealand, Transit New Zealand, Road Controlling

Authorities, and Consultants’ groups has prepared this book to capture the New Zealand

experience with chipsealing.

An industry organisational structure was developed to manage the process, and is based

on the Roading Information Management System (RIMS) model for developing documents.

All levels have representatives from Transit, local authorities, contractors (through

Roading New Zealand), and consultants (through IPENZ and ACENZ). The levels of

management in the industry organisational structure are:

• Steering Group

• Technical Group

• Project Manager

• Subject Matter Experts (Authors)

• Peer Reviewers

The members listed in alphabetical order are:

Steering Group

Norman Major Retired, representing ACENZ & IPENZ

Chris Olsen Roading New Zealand

Deven Singh Wellington City Council

Alan Stevens Roading New Zealand

Graham Taylor Transit New Zealand

Joanna Towler Transit New Zealand

Technical Group

Greg Arnold Transit New Zealand

Murray Clarke Transit New Zealand

Barry Gundersen Gundersen Consulting Ltd

Gordon Hart Transit New Zealand

Janice Heine Editorial Services

Philip Muir Works Infrastructure Ltd

Peter Mumm Hutt City Council

John Patrick Opus International Consultants Ltd

Mark Preston Waipa District Council

Alan Stevens Roading New Zealand

Joanna Towler Transit New Zealand

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Project Manager

Joanna Towler Transit New Zealand

Editors

Joanna Towler Transit New Zealand

Janice Heine Editorial Services

Authors

Chapter 1: Norman Major, Retired, formerly MWD & Opus; John Dawson, Retired,

formerly McLoughlin Asphalts, founding Director BCA; Janice Heine,

Editorial Services

Chapter 2: Philip Muir, Works Infrastructure Ltd; Janice Heine, Editorial Services

Chapter 3: Philip Muir, Works Infrastructure Ltd; Roger Bailey, Fulton Hogan Ltd; Barry

Gundersen, Gundersen Consulting Ltd; Joanna Towler, Transit New Zealand

Chapter 4: John Patrick, Opus International Consultants Ltd; John Donbavand, WDM

Ltd; Gordon Hart, Transit New Zealand Napier

Chapter 5: Gordon Hart, Transit New Zealand Napier; Rowan Kyle, Opus International

Consultants Ltd; John Patrick, Opus International Consultants Ltd

Chapter 6: John Patrick, Opus International Consultants Ltd; John Donbavand, WDM

Ltd; Vince Dravitzki, Opus International Consultants Ltd; Barry Gundersen,

Gundersen Consulting Ltd; Brian Halligan, Opus International Consultants

Ltd; Frank McGuire, Transit New Zealand; Gordon Hart, Transit New Zealand

Napier

Chapter 7: Peter Mumm, Hutt City Council

Chapter 8: Philip Herrington, Opus International Consultants Ltd; Grant Bosma, Fulton

Hogan Ltd Nelson; John Vercoe, Fulton Hogan Ltd; Barry Gundersen,

Gundersen Consulting Ltd; Roger Bailey, Fulton Hogan Ltd

Chapter 9: John Patrick, Opus International Consultants Ltd; Barry Gundersen,

Gundersen Consulting Ltd

Chapter 10: Peter Benton, Specialised Roading Equipment

Chapter 11: Philip Muir, Works Infrastructure Ltd; Grant Bosma, Fulton Hogan Ltd Nelson;

John Vercoe, Fulton Hogan Ltd; John Starr, Works Infrastructure Ltd

Chapter 12: Les McKenzie, Opus International Consultants Ltd

Epilogue: Joanna Towler, Transit New Zealand

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Peer Reviewers

Mark Abernethy Opus International Consultants Ltd

Dave Ashby Opus International Consultants Ltd

Roger Bailey Fulton Hogan Ltd Dunedin

Peter Benton Specialised Roading Equipment

Grant Bosma Fulton Hogan Ltd Nelson

Bill Bourke Steelserv Ltd

Terry Boyle Transit New Zealand Auckland

Errol Christiansen Transit New Zealand Wanganui

Murray Clarke Transit New Zealand Dunedin

David Cook Transit New Zealand

John Dawson Retired, formerly McLoughlin Asphalts, founding Director BCA

John Donbavand WDM Limited

Steve Elkington Tasman District Council

Fraser Ellis Fulton Hogan Ltd

Debbie Firestone Transit New Zealand

John Fulton Fulton Hogan Ltd

Des Grinter Retired

Cyril Gunaratne Auckland City Council

Barry Gundersen Gundersen Consulting Ltd

Mervyn Gunn Invercargill City Council

Michael Hall Transit New Zealand

Brian Halligan Opus International Consultants Ltd

Paul Hambleton Erin Consulting

Laurence Harrow Opus International Consultants Ltd

Gordon Hart Transit New Zealand Napier

Russell Hawkes Southland District Council

Michael Haydon Works Infrastructure Ltd

Philip Herrington Opus International Consultants Ltd

Ray Hughes Works Infrastructure Ltd

Janet Jackson Fulton Hogan Ltd Auckland

Neil Jarrett Winstone Aggregates

Peter Kortegast Nelson City Council

Rowan Kyle Opus International Consultants Ltd

David Lee Transit New Zealand

Norman Major Retired, formerly MWD & Opus

Peter McDonald Christchurch City Council

Les McKenzie Opus International Consultants Ltd

Jim McNeill GHD

Steve McNeill Christchurch City Council

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Peer Reviewers (continued)

David Miller Transit New Zealand Marlborough

Philip Muir Works Infrastructure Ltd

John Patrick Opus International Consultants Ltd

Don Penny DCS Penny Ltd

Bryan Pidwerbesky Fulton Hogan Ltd

Reuben Pokiha Transit New Zealand Wellington

Mark Preston Waipa District Council

Nigel Preston Shell Australia

Veenay Rambisheswar Auckland City Council

John Ryan Sigma Consultants Ltd

Allan Shadbolt Otorohanga District Council

Richard Shaw Fulton Hogan Ltd

Peggy Simpson Western Emulsions Inc.

Eric Souchon HG Leach

Jim Towler Consultant

Joanna Towler Transit New Zealand

John Vercoe Fulton Hogan Ltd

Callum Wood MWH

Brian Zemanek Transit New Zealand

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O th e r A c kno w l e d gmen t s

Thanks to the following authors who wrote early drafts:

Peter CloustonDon Penny DCS Penny Ltd

Thanks to the following who helped keep the project moving in its early stages:

Paul Hambleton Erin ConsultingDavid Young

Thanks to the following who participated in a brainstorming session early on:

Mike Blanchfield Rodney District CouncilGrant Bosma Fulton Hogan LtdRay Cannon Tararua District CouncilBarry Gundersen Gundersen Consulting LtdPaul Hambleton Erin ConsultingLaurence Harrow Opus International Consultants LtdGordon Hart Transit New Zealand NapierMike Kennard New Plymouth District CouncilPeter McDonald Christchurch City CouncilLes McKenzie Opus International Consultants LtdJim McQueen Dunedin City CouncilPhilip Muir Works Infrastructure LtdPeter Mumm Hutt City CouncilJohn Patrick Opus International Consultants LtdReuben Pokiha Transit New Zealand WellingtonJohn Starr Works Infrastructure LtdJoanna Towler Transit New ZealandJohn Vercoe Fulton Hogan LtdJeff Waters Fulton Hogan LtdSteve Wright Wellington City Council

Thanks to Jim Towler for developing and providing indexing tools.

© Photographs as credited:

Alexander Turnbull Library (ATL); David Ashby, Opus (Opus International ConsultantsLtd); Allen Browne, Opus; Fraser Ellis, Fulton Hogan Ltd; Terry Hann, Wreford HannPhotography Ltd; Laurence Harrow, Opus; John Matthews, Technix Group Ltd, NewPlymouth; Les McKenzie, Opus; Philip Muir, Works Infrastructure Ltd; Mark Owen, TransitNew Zealand; Don Penny, DCS Penny Ltd; Bryan Pidwerbesky, Fulton Hogan Ltd; ShirleyPotter, Opus; Lindsay Roundhill, Opus; Dr Mofreh Saleh, University of Canterbury; JoannaTowler, Transit New Zealand; Julien van Dyk, The Isaac Construction Co. Ltd

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Abb r e v i a t i o n s & A c r onyms

AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic volume

AC Asphaltic Concrete

ACENZ NZ Association of Civil Engineers

ADT Average Daily traffic

AGO Automotive Gas Oil

AGD Average Greatest Dimension

ALD Average Least Dimension

AM, AQ, AS Anionic emulsions

AP All Passing (aggregate)

APP Atactic Polypropylene

ARRB Australian Road Research Board,NSW

AS Australian Standard

ASTM American Society for Testing &Materials

AWPT Area-wide Pavement Treatment

B, dB bel, decibel

BC, BCR Benefit/Cost ratio

BCA Bitumen Contractors’ Association

BPN British Pendulum Number

BPT British Pendulum Tester

CM, CQ, CS Cationic emulsions

CMA Calcium magnesium acetate

COP Code of Practice

COPTTM COP for Temporary TrafficManagement

cSt Centistoke

dBA adjusted decibel

dTIMS Deighton’s Total InfrastructureManagement System

e Surface correction factor

elv equivalent light vehicles

EMA Ethylene Methyl Acrylate

ESC Equilibrium SCRIM Coefficient

EVA Ethylene Vinyl Acetate

FWD Falling Weight Deflectometer

GC Graded Crushed aggregate

H f e, H f h Heating factor for emulsions, hotbitumen

HCV Heavy Commercial Vehicles

HDM-III Highway Design & MaintenanceStandards model Version III

HDM-4 Highway Development &Management model Version 4

HDPE High Density Polyethylene

HMA Hot Mix Asphalt

HSD High Speed Data

HSE Health & Safety in EmploymentAct 1992

HSNO Hazardous Substances & NewOrganisms Act 1996

Hz Hertz

IPENZ NZ Institute of ProfessionalEngineers

ISO International Standards Organisation

ISSA International Slurry SealingAssociation

K&C Kerb and Channel

km Kilometres

km/h Kilometres per hour

Litres

LA Local authority

LCV Light commercial Vehicles

Leq, Lmax, L10 Sound levels

LDPE Low Density Polyethylene

LGA Local Government Authorities

LL Liquid Limit

LTMA Land Transport ManagementAct 2003

LTSA Land Transport Safety Authority

MC Moisture Content

MDD Mean dry density

MHB Main Highways Board

min minute

MOW Ministry of Works

MPD Mean profile depth

MSSC Mean summer SCRIM coefficient

MTD Mean Texture Depth

MWD Ministry of Works and Development

NAASRA National Association of AustralianState Roads Authorities

NDM Nuclear Densometer

NES AQ National Environmental Standardfor Air Quality

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NRB National Roads Board

NZ New Zealand

NZIE NZ Institute of Engineers

NZIHT NZ Institute of Highway Technology

NZ PBCA NZ Pavement & Bitumen Contractors’Association

NZQA NZ Qualifications Authority

NZRF NZ Roadmarkers Federation

NZS NZ Standard

OGA Open Graded Asphalt

OGEM Open Graded Emulsion Mix

OGPA Open Graded Porous Asphalt

OMC Optimum Moisture Content

Opus Opus International Consultants Ltd

Pa Pascal

PAH Polyaromatic hydrocarbons

PAP Premium All Passing

PBCA Pavement & Bitumen Contractors’Association

PBD Polybutadiene

PCC Portland Cement Concrete

PE Polyethylene

pen. Penetration grade

PI Plasticity Index

PL Plastic Limit

PMB Polymer Modified Binder

PME Polymer Modified Emulsion

PMS Pavement Management System

PPE Personal Protective Equipment

pph parts per hundred

psd particle size distribution

PSV Polished Stone Value

PTR Pneumatic-tyred roller

PVC Polyvinyl chloride

PWD Public Works Department

QA Quality Assurance

R Residual binder

RAMM Road Assessment & MaintenanceManagement

RAP Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement

RCA Road Controlling Authorities

RIMS Roading Information ManagementSystem

RMA Resource Management Act 1991

RNZ Roading New Zealand

RoAR Road Analyser & Recorder machine

RPM Raised Pavement Marker

RRPM Reflectorised Raised PavementMarker

rpm revolutions per minute

RRU Road Research Unit

RTFO Rolling Thin Film Oven test

RWIS Road Weather Information System

SAM Stress Absorbing Membrane

SAMI Stress Absorbing MembraneInterlayer

SBR Styrene-Butadiene Rubber

SBS Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene

SC Sized or Sealing Chip

SCRIM Sideway-force Coefficient RoutineInvestigation Machine

SFC Sideway Friction Coefficient

SIS Styrene-Isoprene-Styrene

SLP Stationary Laser Profilometer

SMA Stone Mastic Asphalt

SNZ Standards New Zealand

SRA State Roading Authority (Australia)

t tonne

Td Texture depth (mm)

Tf Traffic factor

TMP Traffic Management Plan

TNZ Transit New Zealand

UK United Kingdom

US, USA United States of America

UV Ultraviolet light

Vair Volume of Air

Vb Volume of Bitumen

Ve Volume of Chip Embedment

Vs Volume of Stone (chip)

Vv Volume of Voids

v/l/d vehicles per lane per day

vpd vehicles per day

VTI Swedish Road & Traffic ResearchInstitute

WBOP Western Bay of Plenty

WC Water Content

WW1 World War 1 (1914-18)

WW2 World War 2 (1939-45)

4WD Four Wheel Drive vehicle

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