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Asphalt Pavement Best Practices
APWA Workshop
January 24, 1017
Frank Farshidi, Ph.D.
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Objective: Identify “best practices” for paving operation and value engineering
• Discuss purpose of tack coats
• Present principles of paver operation
• Discuss methods and objective of compaction
• Describe “intelligent” compaction
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Why Use a Tack Coat?When Should a Tack Coat Be Used?
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Purpose of Tack Coats
• To insure bond between the existing pavement surface and the new asphalt overlay
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Good or Poor Application of aTack Coat?
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Tack Coats
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Tack Applied by Paver
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If a little tack is Good,a lot has to be Better (?)
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Tack Coats
• Materials for tack coats
– Emulsified asphalt
– Performance graded asphalt binders
• Application rate (typical)
– Based on the plans and specifications
• 0.05-0.10 gal/sq yd for emulsion
• 0.03-0.08 gal/sq yd for PG asphalt
– Consider the actual surface conditions
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Typical Tack Application Temperatures
• 120-180°F for emulsion
• 275-350°F for PG asphalt
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Application
• Determine area of application in square yards
• True application rate equals gallons used (corrected to 60°F) divided by area of the application
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Tack Quantity Calculations
• Volumetric measurement based on temperature of 60°F
• Temperature correction factors
– 0.00035 per degree F for PG asphalt
– 0.00025 per degree F for emulsion
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Example:Tack Quantity Calculations
• A tack distributor applies 580 gallons of emulsion tack at 150°F
• What is the reported gallons at 60°F?
150°F – 60°F = 90°F
90° x 0.00025 per degree = 0.0225
So, temperature correction factor = 0.0225
580 gallons x 0.0225 = 13 gallons difference
Corrected gallons = 580 – 13 = 567 gallons @ 60°F
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Determine Area Covered
EXAMPLE:
Coverage area: length = 7500 ft.; width = 12 ft.
Square yards (sy) = (length X width) / 9 sq. ft / sy
= (7500 ft. X 12 ft.) / 9
= 10,000 sy
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Determine Spread Rate
EXAMPLE:
Spread rate = gallons @ 60⁰F / coverage (sy)
Spread rate = 567 gal / 10,000 sy =
= 0.06 gal / sy
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Objective: Identify “best practices” for paving operation and value engineering
• Discuss purpose of tack coats
• Present principles of paver operation
• Discuss methods and objective of compaction
• Describe “intelligent” compaction
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PushRollers
Tractor
Hopper
Tow Point Side
Arm
Conveyors
Screed
Depth Crank
Augers
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The Paver Utilizes a Free Floating Screed Principle
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The Paver Utilizes a Free Floating Screed Principle
The screed is free to float up or down in relation to the forces applied
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Main Forces Acting on Screed
• 1. Speed of paver
• 2. Head of material
• 3. Angle of attack
• 4. Other forces
– Pre-compaction
– Screed weight
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Tow Point
Screed DepthCrank
Pivot Point
F1
F2
F1
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Tow Point
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Tow Point
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Grade and Slope Control
Grade Sensor
Grade Controller
Slope Controller
Slope Sensor
Tow Point
Courtesy of Blaw-Knox Ingersoll Rand Paving Products
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Contact-less Beam with Ultra-Sonic Sensors
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Contact-less Bridge Reference
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Manual Adjustment
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Screed Reaction Time
• Screed reacts to change in angle of attack over 5 tow arm lengths
• 65% of change occurs in the first tow arm length• 35% of change occurs in the last four tow arm
lengths
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Pavement Profile
Direction of Paving
Sticking the Mat?
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Control Head of Material
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Courtesy of Caterpillar Paving Products
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Constant head of material volume
Head of material volume too high
Head of material volume too low
Correct depth ofmat maintained
Screed rises due to excess material forced under nose of screed
Screed settles due to inadequate supporting material
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Crown Adjustment
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Lead Crown: 3 mm (1/8 in) Greater than Tail Crown
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Improper Screed Crown
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Longitudinal Joints
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Mix “Bumped” Back to Joint
Compacted Mat
UncompactedMat
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Centerline Segregation
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Segregation Cracks
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Conventional Paver Design
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Improved Paver Design
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Infrared Photo of End Dump
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Infrared Photo of End Dump Mix Behind Paver
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An essential for consistent and high quality asphalt pavement is to use a continuous operation.
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Materials Transfer Vehicle
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Thermal Image: Continuous Paving
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1995 University of California Study
• Compacted specimens at low (1 to 3%), medium (4 to 6%) and high (7 to 9%) air void contents
• Mixtures with the same asphalt content (5%) suffered a 30% of reduction of fatigue life when only air voids were increased by 1%
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I-R Bar
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Effect of Paver Stop
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Warm Mix
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What Is the Paver Speed?
• Paving width: 12 feet
• Thickness: 2 inches
• Paver efficiency: 80%
• Production: 1500 tons
• Work day: 9 hours
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What Is the Paver Speed?
Rule of thumb: 110 lb/sy per inch of thickness
Paving speed = (1500 t x 2000 lb/t)/220 lb/sy =13,636 sy
(13,636 sy x 9 sf/sy)/12 ft wide = 10,227 linear ft
10,227 ft /(9 hr x 60 min/hr) = 18.9 ft/min
Paver Speed = 18.9 ft/min /80% eff = 23.7 ft/min
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Objective: Identify “best practices” for paving operation and value engineering
• Discuss purpose of tack coats
• Present principles of paver operation
• Discuss methods and objective of compaction
• Describe “intelligent” compaction
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Roadway Performance Is Greatly Affected by Construction Compaction
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Definitions
• Density: measurement of mass per unit volume
• Compaction: process of changing the material’s density
• Pass: movement of a roller over a point on the mat
• Coverage: movement of a roller over the full lane width
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Importance of Compaction
• Improves mechanical stability
• Improves resistance to permanent deformation
• Reduces moisture penetration
• Improves fatigue resistance
• Reduces low-temperature cracking potential
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In-place Density of Asphalt Pavements
• Recent studies have found many new HMA pavements do not have adequate in-place densities
NCHRP 9-9(1): 40 projects 55% of projects had
average air voids greater than 8%
20% of projects had average air voids greater than 10%
NCHRP 9-27: 20 projects 70% of projects had
average air voids greater than 8%
35% of projects had average air voids greater than 10%
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Factors Affecting Compaction
• Mix properties
– Aggregate
– Asphalt
– Mix temperature
• Environmental factors
• Site conditions
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Multicool software
• A program to predict the available time to achieve target density during construction
• Available both in mobile and desktop version
• http://www.eng.auburn.edu/users/timmdav/MultiCool/FinalRelease/Main.html#Disclaim
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Environmental Variables
• Layer thickness
• Air and base temperature
• Mix laydown temperature
• Wind velocity
• Solar flux
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Site Conditions
• Layer thickness
– For coarse graded mixes, the optimum thickness is 4 x NMAS
– For fine graded mixes, the optimum thickness is 3 x NMAS
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Time Available for Compaction
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Types of Rollers• Static steel wheel
• Pneumatic – rubber tired
• Vibratory
Courtesy of Caterpillar Paving Products
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Vibratory Rollers
Courtesy of Caterpillar Paving Products
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Paving Widths
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Amplitude
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DIRECTION OF TRAVEL
FREQUENCY
Impact Spacing
High FrequencyLow Frequency
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Impacts Per Foot
• Impacts per foot is the frequency divided by the roller speed (feet/min)
• Target is 10 to 12 impacts per foot
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Compactive Force of Vibratory Rollers
• Static weight of roller• Dynamic (impact) force
– Amplitude “how high”• Thick lifts: high amplitude• Thin lifts: low amplitude
– Frequency: how fast drum vibrates• Use highest frequency (vpm)
Amplitude
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240°F 200°F
TENDER ZONE
The Tender Zone
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The Tender Zone
• The mix becomes unstable and rollers begin to cut mat along edge of drums
• Believed to be caused by residual moisture and/or excess binder
• Roller operators must be able to recognize the problem and get off the mat
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Pneumatic Rollers
• Kneading action helps seal surface of mat
• Can be very helpful in achieving density for tender mixes
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Static Steel Wheel Rollers
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Setting Roller Patterns
• Due to the many variables that affect density, a new roller pattern has to be set up for each mix
• Use density gauge to observe change in mat density with each pass for each roller
• This is known as a control strip
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Checking Compaction with Density Gauges
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Density
High
Low
DensityPassing
1 2 43 5 6
Roller Passes
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Roller Pattern Problem
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Number of Passes
Compaction Curve
Decreasing Temperature
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Intelligent Compaction
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Complete pass
Overlap
Fresh mat
Incomplete pass
Rolling Pattern Challenges
Maximize efficiency: monitor starts and stops
• Blue indicates the compactor traveling too far onto the previous pass: inefficient
• Red indicates the compactor stopped short of the complete pass: improper pattern
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#1: Vibe OFF
Example of the Benefits of IC
• Pass #1 of pattern
Green: vibe on
Red: vibe ramping
Pink: vibe off
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#2: Vibe ON
# 1: Vibe OFF
Recorded Data
• Pass #2 of pattern
• Vibe engaged to roll through pass #1 OFF location
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#3: Vibe OFF
#2: Vibe ON
#1: Vibe OFF
Recorded Data
• Pass #3 of pattern
• Note the timing of the vibe OFF location
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4 – Vibe ON
#3: Vibe OFF
#2: Vibe ON
#1: Vibe OFF
Recorded Data
• Pass #4 of pattern
• Vibe ON location correct to roll through previous vibe OFF location
#4: Vibe ON
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#1: Vibe OFF
#2: Vibe ON
Recorded Data
• Pass #5 of pattern
• Beginning of next pattern
• Note the location of previous stops
#5: Vibe Through
#3: Vibe OFF
#4: Vibe ON
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Type of Roller Breakdown Intermediate Finish
Static Steel Wheel 2.0 to 3.5 2.5 to 4 3.0 to 5.0Pneumatic 2.0 to 3.5 2.5 to 6.4 4.0 to 7.0Vibratory 2.0 to 3.0 2.5 to 3.5 -------
Typical Range of Roller Speeds (mi/hour)
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Can Rollers Keep Up?
• Paver Speed = 23.7 ft/min
• Roller Speed = 30.8 ft/min
• Yes, rollers can keep up!
• What are options if roller speed is less than paver speed?
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