Asphalt Concrete Mix Design and

Construction

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 Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete (HMA)
Mix Designs
• 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
• 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
Place pre-heated aggregate in
bowl and add hot asphalt

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 Mixing
Place bowl on mixer and mix until
aggregate is well-coated

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 Compaction
Example of typical full-size compactors.

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 HMA PLANT OPERATION
ASPHALT MIXING PLANT (AMP)
 Types Of Plants

BATCH DRUM MIXER/

CONTINIOUS
 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
typical layout
Asphalt Storage

Aggregate Conveyor Belt

Bins

Batch
Dryer Tower

Burner
Hot Storage
Silo
elevator
Batch Plant

Batch Tower

Pug Mill

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Burner - Batch Plant

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 Drum Mixer Plant
typical layout
Asphalt Storage
Aggregate Conveyor Belts
Bins

Dryer

Burner Storage
Silo
Drum Dryer Mixer
Temperature Profile in Drum Mixer

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Dryer For Drum Dryer Mix
Plant
Dryer For A Drum Mixer Plant

Aggregate
Entry Point
Small Drum Mixer Plant
Plants are computer controlled

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HMA PLACEMENT
 To Be Covered
• Hauling

• Placement

• 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

THE BASIC
PRINCIPLE
HAS NOT
CHANGED
MUCH
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 Self Propelled Paving Machine

HMA Flow

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 Reason For Compaction
• To prevent further compaction
• To provide shear strength or resistance to
rutting
• 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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Terima kasih
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