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level: 4

credit: 10

final date for comment: October 2009

expiry date: December 2010

sub-field: Pavement Surfacing

purpose: This unit standard is for people who design hot mix asphalts.

People credited with this unit standard are able to:

demonstrate knowledge of the aspects of asphalt pavement
construction that affect quality; demonstrate knowledge of
the compaction of asphalt pavements; and carry out quality
assurance and acceptance testing requirements.

entry information: Open.

accreditation option: Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.

moderation option: A centrally established and directed national moderation

system has been set up by InfraTrain New Zealand.

special notes: 1 References for element 1 include:

the following Transit New Zealand specifications at
http://www.transit.govt.nz/technical_information/specific
ations.jsp –
TNZ P/9 Specification for Construction of
Asphaltic Concrete Paving;
TNZ P/9P (Auckland) Specification for
Construction of Asphaltic Concrete Paving;
TNZ P/11 Specification for Open Graded Porous
Asphalt;
TNZ P/11 Notes Notes to the Specification for
Open Graded Porous Asphalt;

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where specified in the contract documents, the

following pilot specification, or confirmation of its
currency, is available by contacting the Roading
Engineer, Highway Strategy and Standards, Transit
New Zealand, Telephone 04 496 6630 –
TNZ P/18P Performance Based Specification for
Hot Mix Asphalt.

2 References for element 3 include current editions of the

following:
TNZ Q/2 Specification for Quality Assurance for Hot Mix
Asphalt, Transit New Zealand; and one of
Transit Quality Standard TQS1 Quality System for
Road Construction, Road Maintenance and Structures
Physical Works Contracts having a High QA Level;
or
Transit Quality Standard TQS2 Quality System for
Road Construction, Road Maintenance and Structures
Physical Works Contracts having a Normal QA Level;
or
AS/NZS ISO 9000:2000 Quality management systems
– Fundamentals and vocabulary.

3 Assessment against this unit standard must be based

on evidence from a workplace context.

4 Assessment against element 3 of this unit standard

requires compliance with contract specifications and the
company’s choice of quality assurance systems listed in
special note 2.

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Elements and Performance Criteria

element 1

Demonstrate knowledge of aspects of asphalt pavement construction that affect quality.

performance criteria

1.1 Surface preparation is described in terms of tack coat, blinding course,

membrane seal, and levelling course.

1.2 Minimisation of segregation of asphalt mixes is described in terms of plant

loadout, transfer to paving machine, paver feed, and hand work.

1.3 Laying operations are described in terms of plant and sequence.

Range: includes but is not limited to – loading, transport, paving machine,

grader, placement by hand, screed.

element 2

Demonstrate knowledge of the compaction of asphalt pavements.

performance criteria

2.1 Compaction is described in terms of plant and sequence.

Range: plant includes but is not limited to – static steel roller, rubber-tyred
roller, vibrating roller, combination roller.

2.2 Selection of compaction equipment is described in terms of mix type, site

conditions, and specification requirements.

Range: pavement shape, geometric constraints, topography, available

materials, available equipment, clearances, live load limitations,
vibration, layer thickness.

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2.3 Compaction is described in terms of achieving required strength, permeability,

and life of an asphalt layer and takes account of site conditions and constraints.

Range: examples of constraints are – pavement shape, geometric

constraints, topography, available materials, available equipment,
clearances, live load limitations, vibration, layer thickness.

2.4 Compaction is described in terms of factors that influence the result.

Range: factors include but are not limited to – road temperature, ambient
temperature, wind, mat thickness, mat temperature, mix type,
roller type.

element 3

Carry out quality assurance and acceptance testing requirements.

performance criteria

3.1 Quality criteria are described in accordance with TNZ Q/2; and TQS1, or TQS2,
or AS/NZS ISO 9000:2000.

3.2 Process control data from asphalt production plant is analysed and evaluated in
accordance with company quality assurance system.

3.3 Production testing is carried out in accordance with contract specifications,

company quality assurance system, and TNZ Q/2.

Range: may include but is not limited to – bitumen content, aggregate

grading, maximum theoretical specific gravity, moisture content.

3.4 Testing of field samples is carried out in accordance with contract

specifications, company quality assurance system, and TNZ Q/2.

3.5 Acceptance testing of finished pavement layer is carried out in accordance with
contract specifications.

Range: may include but is not limited to – thickness, in situ air voids,
shape, permeability, sand circles, skid resistance, roughness.

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3.6 Test data is interpreted in accordance with contract specifications and takes into
account the inherent limitations of test methods.

Comments on this unit standard

Please contact the InfraTrain New Zealand askus@infratrain.co.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.

Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated inter-
institutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.

Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before

they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.

Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.

This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0101 which can be accessed at

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.

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