Asphalt Concrete Mix

Design and Construction

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

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

Compaction
Example of typical full-size compactors.

Selection of Design Asphalt

Binder Content
Va

VMA

% binder

% binder

Blend 3

VFA

DP
% binder

% binder

%Gmm at Nini

%Gmm at Nmax
% binder

% binder

HMA PLANT
OPERATION

Types Of Plants
BATCH

DRUM MIXER

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
Bins

Conveyor Belt

Dryer
Burner

Hot
elevator

Batch
Tower

Storage
Silo

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
Bins

Conveyor Belts

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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COMPACTION

GOOD
COMPACTION
LEADS TO
GOOD
PERFORMANCE

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Reason For Compaction

To prevent further compaction

To ensure the mixture is waterproof

To provide shear strength or resistance to

rutting
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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