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Asphalt Concrete Mix
Design and Construction

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Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete (HMA)
Mix Designs

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Objective:
Develop an economical blend of
aggregates and asphalt that meet
design requirements
Historical mix design methods
Marshall
Hveem
New
Superpave gyratory

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Requirements in Common

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Sufficient asphalt to ensure a durable pavement

Sufficient stability under traffic loads
Sufficient air voids
Upper limit to prevent excessive
environmental damage
Lower limit to allow room for initial
densification due to traffic
Sufficient workability

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Mixing

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Place pre-heated aggregate in

bowl and add hot asphalt

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Mixing

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Place bowl on mixer and mix until

aggregate is well-coated

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Compaction

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Example of typical full-size compactors.

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Selection of Design Asphalt

Binder Content
Va

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VMA

% binder

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% binder

Blend 3

VFA

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DP
% binder

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% binder

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%Gmm at Nini

%Gmm at Nmax
% binder

% binder

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HMA PLANT
OPERATION

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Types Of Plants
BATCH

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DRUM MIXER

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Basic Purpose Of HMA Plants

To produce a quality hot
asphalt mixture that
contains the desired
proportions of asphalt
and aggregate and meets
all specifications.

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Batch plant

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typical layout
Asphalt Storage
Aggregate
Bins

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Conveyor Belt

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Dryer
Burner

Hot
elevator

Batch
Tower

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Storage
Silo

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Batch Plant

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Batch Tower

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Pug Mill

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Burner - Batch Plant

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Drum Mixer Plant

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typical layout
Asphalt Storage
Aggregate
Bins

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Conveyor Belts

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Dryer
Burner

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Storage
Silo

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Drum Dryer Mixer

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Temperature Profile in Drum Mixer

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Dryer For Drum Dryer Mix

Plant

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Dryer For A Drum Mixer Plant

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Aggregate
Entry Point

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Small Drum Mixer Plant

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Plants are computer controlled

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HMA PLACEMENT

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To Be Covered

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Hauling

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Placement

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Compaction

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Different types of trucks are Used

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Self Propelled Paver

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Self Propelled Paving Machine

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THE BASIC
PRINCIPLE
HAS NOT
CHANGED
MUCH

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Self Propelled Paving Machine

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HMA Flow

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COMPACTION

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GOOD
COMPACTION
LEADS TO
GOOD
PERFORMANCE

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Reason For Compaction

To prevent further compaction

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To provide shear strength or resistance to

rutting

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To ensure the mixture is waterproof

To prevent excessive oxidation of the asphalt
binder

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Temperature is critical

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Vibratory Roller

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Pnuematic Roller

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Steel Wheeled Roller

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Extracting A Core

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Questions - ?

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