Best practices handbook on asphalt pavement maintenance. It is intended to be used as a resource in the design and construction of asphalt parking lots in colorado. This asphalt paving design guide has been prepared by the members and staff of the minnesota. However, the heaviest traffic loadings often happen during the construction phase. The construction manual is to be used as a guide and a reference for the inspector in the field. The roadway surface is normally classified as rigid consisting of portland cement concrete or flexible consisting of asphaltic materials.
Base material shall be manufactured from hard, durable stone or recycled building materials free of clay lumps, organic matter and other deleterious substances. Manual, pavement for labourbased road construction. This document was developed by the colorado asphalt pavement association capa. Field manual for crack sealing in asphalt pavements 0. The construction manager called a colleague at an asphalt paving company who had considerable knowledge of asphalt problems. Napa members are dedicated to providing the highest quality asphalt paving materials and pavements, and to increasing the knowledge of quality asphalt pavement design, construction, maintenance and rehabilitation. Construction equipment and method guidelines presents the nature and requirements of construction equipment and different methods of construction. The manual was needed in order to expose more owners, specifying agencies, consultants, and civil engineering students to the value and current methods of asphalt recycling. Asphalt pavement inspectors manual alaska department of. The construction manual contains policies and procedures related to the duties of caltrans division of construction personnel, is for information only, and is intended as a resource for personnel engaged in contract administration. Chapter 3 pavement patching and repair general the roadway is the paved or otherwise improved portion of a public highway ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
This manual is designed to provide novice hotmix asphalt pavement inspectors with the knowledge needed to perform their duties. It should also be noted that in 2008, aashto released the mechanisticempirical pavement design guide. Aashto guide for the design of pavement structures to design new pavements, and soda to design asphalt overlays. In 2010, adot contracted with applied research associates, inc. The accompanying software, aashtoware pavement me design, was released in 2011. Standard specification for urban infrastructure works 47 edition 1, revision 02 oct 2010. The hot asphalt mat surface was splitting at random locations across the mat and no pattern could be determined as to why this was happening.
Capa can not accept any responsibility for the inappropriate use of these documents. Construction of quality hot mix asphalt pavements best practices for pavement construction 59th annual asphalt paving conference outline placement best practices surface prep project planning understanding the paver factors affecting the screed screed adjustments paving process surface preparation. The construction of trial sections is also discussed. Guidelines for design, construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation. But in china, the requirements for pavement smoothness in the highgrade highway are too demanding, which presents some confusion in the construction practice and even sacrifices the degree of compaction to ensure the pavement smoothness. The construction manual contains policies and procedures related to the duties of caltrans. Maintenance manual m 5101 chapter 3 pavement patching and repair. This manual is not intended to take the place of other technical publications or contract specifications, but to provide additional information that should be helpful to the inspector to insure. Publication details pavements federal highway administration.
The lack of asphalt pavement compaction is an old problem. Bituminous pavements and has been prepared for the training and. Publication details principles of construction of quality hotmix asphalt pavements inspectors training course manual. Cominsky university of texas at austin with contributions by.
The superpave mix design manual for new construction and overlays ronald j. Asphalt paving design guide asphalt pavement association of. Pavement construction an overview sciencedirect topics. Construction quality is crucial to the longterm pavement performance. Nothing in this manual is to be construed or interpreted as a replacement for a qualified engineer. Esalbased pavement is designed to be a long lasting, low maintenance, smooth riding pavement system. Construction factors such as surface preparation, placement, joint construction and compaction consolidation have an overwhelming effect on pavement performance, which cannot be ignored or compensated for in mix or structural design. Asphalt contractor is the only publication in the industry dedicated to the success of asphalt producers and paving contractors.
All personnel responsible for hma should familiarize themselves with this publication. The pavement design needs to take into consideration the size and weight of the construction equipment being. Asphalt materials include performance graded pg asphalt binders, asphalt emulsions, cutback asphalt, utility asphalt,and asphalt used for coating corrugated metal pipe. The surfacing can either form the road surface or a seal coat can be laid on the asphalt. Knowledge of the site geology is vital to proper con struction design. Quality management preliminary sections page iii chapter 12. Pavement design manual september 29, 2017 roadway engineering group.
This manual provides guidance on most aspects of pavement construction from subgrade through asphalt concrete or portland cement concrete. Kennedy university of texas at austin michael anderson the asphalt institute strategic highway research program national research council washington, dc 1994. Construction of hot mix asphalt pavements manual series no. The information currently available on asphalt paving would fill a small library. Guidance for the inspection of aboveground storage tanks containing asphalt cement at asphalt pavement production facilities. Asphalt qms 2016 i preface this manual has been prepared as a practical guide for asphalt technicians in the construction and inspection of asphalt pavements. Successful construction starts from the ground up literally. Major component differences compared to conventional pavement designs account for increased pavement life as follows. The use of asphalt pavement provides a fast, efficient and economical construction process with.
For more than 70 years, ms4 has served the asphalt industry as its primary reference manual. This construction practices and procedures manual is intended to provide a quick field guide to the construction methods to be adopted for the most commonly used construction items included in the specifications. Any qualified asphalt pavement contractor can construct such pavements and virtually any asphalt plant can produce the material. Significant changes since the last manual update include. This new, expanded edition showcases the advances in asphalt technology, covering such topics as superpave courses, asphalt binder, quality control, and rehabilitation of concrete pavements with hma.
It is intended to serve as a basic introduction to asphalt construction for the new technician as well as a reference source to those with considerable experience. Use of this manual will result in improved asphalt pavement. Asphalt recycling minnesota department of transportation. Construction traffic most pavement designs are based on the traffic that will use the pavement once construction is completed. It contains valuable information not found in other manuals or publications. August 2016 continuously reinforced concrete pavement manual. This manual uses the term binder when referring to this material. The issue was in the sand that was used in the mix. Construction of asphalt pavement maintenance of asphalt pavement section 8 measurement, analysis, and improvement. Construction guidelines constructing porous asphalt pavements is straightforward. Napa also strongly supports the development and dissemination of research. Training manual for the construction of rural road pavements.
The manual of procedures for flexible pavement construction is devoted to the inspection requirements for flexible pavement construction and for central plant proportioning and mixing of bituminous paving mixtures. Small and spiral bound, the manuals are designed for easy use in the field. The asphalt pavement association of oregon apao the asphalt pavement association of oregon is a nonprofit trade association representing contractors and associated firms. They identify low, medium, and highseverity levels of each pavement distress with photos. This manual should assist the inspector in performing his duties by providing him with what is considered good construction practices on the different phases of the project. Use of this manual will result in improved asphalt pavement quality and performance throughout the state of oregon. The superpave mix design manual for new construction and overlays. Perpetual pavement design and mechanistic design guidelines 6. Aaptp procedures manual this document consists of four sections, with the respective objectives of 1 describing in general terms the airfield asphalt pavement technology program aaptp and its administration by auburn university, 2 describing the sequence of events leading to research, 3 describing the administrative requirements to. This design guide is not intended to circumvent asphalt pavement designs by competent design engineers using actual.
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