Name: Eiror Jay B.

Ortega

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GROUP 4

Asphalt and Bituminous

Concrete Pavement

Asphalt Concrete Pavement

The term Asphalt Concrete refers to a dense graded road surface made of hot mineral
aggregates, mixed with hot asphalt and laid at high temperature of about 275’F to
300’F. Asphalt concrete is the highest type of dense bituminous pavement suitable for
the most heavily travelled roads. The thickness of compacted asphalt concrete ranges
from 2 inches for lightly traveled road to 6 inches or more for roads where traffic is
considerably heavy.

Bituminous Concrete Pavement

The bituminous pavement is a combination of mineral aggregates and binders. These

materials shall consist of coarse aggregate, fine aggregate and designated bitumen.

The mixture of rock material particles with asphalt has created so many names
wit:

1. Asphalt macadam

2. Asphaltic concrete

3. Mastic

4. National paving

5. Plant mix

6. Asphalt sheet

7. Road mix
8. Armour coat

9. Oil mat

Qualities of Asphalt Road

To consider an asphalt road in good service, it must posses in its full life the
following qualities:

• It must withstand weather condition, including the effect of surface water, heat, cold
and oxidation.

• It must be smooth riding and skid free surface.

• It must be resistant to internal moisture such as water vapour.

• It must posses a tight or porous impermeable surface as the case may be suitable to
underlying base on sub-grades.

• The surface must be free from cracks or ravelling due to shrinkage and fatigue
failure.

A satisfactory asphalt pavement could be attained under the following

construction procedure:

1. Viscous asphalt binder is heated to a fluid condition and mixed with heated
aggregates.

2. Mixing liquid or emulsion asphalt with aggregates at normal temperature is either

by plant or road mixing.

3. Spread and compact the clean crushed stones, sprayed with heated or emulsified
asphalt binder over it.