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Handout 9 HMA Mixing Plants-Summary-student Version
Handout 9 HMA Mixing Plants-Summary-student Version
CIVL4036-Highway Engineering
HMA Plant Operations
What is an HMA Plant?
A HMA plant is an assembly of mechanical and electronic equipment where aggregates
are blended, heated, dried and mixed with binder to produce HMA meeting specified
requirements.
The plant may be
- Stationary (located at a permanent location) or
- Portable (moved from project to project).
In general, the majority of plants can be categorized as either
- A batch plant or
- A drum mix plant
Dryer flights
Screening Unit