Airport pavement design of pcc surface mixes is outlined within the advisory circular ac 150537010e part vi. The software is brimming with quick help buttons to assist the designer with obtaining and properly inputting the necessary information. Developed at the national center for asphalt technology at auburn university in alabama, perroad uses the mechanisticempirical me design philosophy to estimate. Section 39, asphalt concrete, of the standard specifications provides material and construction requirements for hot mix asphalt hma including type a, rubberized hot mix asphaltgap graded rhmag, opengraded friction course ogfc, minor hma, and hot mix asphalt with warm mix asphalt wma additive technology. Software for construction materials testing lastrada. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of hot mix asphalt material properties on the performance of flexible pavements via mechanistic approach. The marshall mix design method can use any suitable method for estimating optimum asphalt content and usually relies on local procedures or experience. Calculate the bearing capacity for each asphalt content. The final report on the project that developed nchrp report 673 and. Asphalt institute regional engineer tuttle, oklahoma asphalt materials, mix designs, and plants. After several months with every day execution of the program for the method. In different sections of the state it may also be referred to as bituminous concrete,hot plant mix, asphalt concrete, blacktop or superpave. An introduction to asphalt pavement design in the uk.
Sample asphalt binder contents based on the results of the optimum asphalt binder content estimate, samples are typically prepared at 0. Including the vfa requirement in a mix design helps prevent the design of hma with marginally. The 7 th edition of ms2 asphalt mix design methods marks the 56 th year of continuous publication of an asphalt institute mix design manual. Stonemontqc includes powerful asphalt mix design and quality control features for asphalt producers. Producing high quality hma pavement requires a good partnership between caltrans, the plant producing the hma material and the contractor placing the hma. I have also published a research paper using that spreadsheet. Understanding superpave mix design federal highway administration 1995 video vh353 superpave, superior performing asphalt pavements, is presented as. Ms2 asphalt mix design methods asphalt institute bookstore. August 2018 section 601 section 602 falling weight. Free asphalt mix design software updated the asphalt pavement alliance introduces the latest version of a widely used mechanisticempirical approach to averting cracking and rutting.
In terms of concrete planning it is a huge help as any special requests can be calculated in minutes, i add the aggregates and particle content, water cement, planned consistency. Vfa is expressed as a percentage of the vma that contains binder. Both the historical background to present practice and the engineering principles involved in pavement design are presented so that the design details of the method are put into. Stonemont solutions develops quality control, plant flow modeling, and mix design software for the construction materials industry. Asphaltic concrete asphaltic concrete is a mixture of coarse aggregate fine aggregate mineral filler and bitumen well graded aggregates and mineral filler resulting in maximum density when mixed with optimum quantity of bitumen results in a mix.
The mepdg is designed to update the 1993 aashto guide for design of pavement structures, which is primarily based on empirical observations from the aasho road test that began in the 1950s. Aashtoware pavement me design software was used to determine how a highmodulus base would affect predicted performance of asphalt pavements. At the start of a mix design project, target temperatures are specified for proper mixing and compaction. Modeling asphalt concrete mix design using least square. Asphalt concrete mix design is part science and part art. Calculate the limiting asphalt content at the tentative design asphalt content.
If a project is large enough to include different concrete mix designs for portions of a structure, this software allows you to manage the project by mix design also. The quality control system from mix design and typetesting to fpc and advanced statistics. Asphalt concrete pavement software free download asphalt. A manual for design of hotmix asphalt with commentary incorporates the many advances in materials characterization and hotmix asphalt hma mix design technology developed since the conclusion of the strategic highway research program shrp. Asphalt mix design is a system for first establishing the properties you want the final mix to have, and then testing various mixes of the individual ingredients to find the mix that most successfully produces those properties. Stateofthepractice highmodulus asphalt concrete hmac was originally developed in the 1980s at a time when. There is no plan to update either software package. Mix design practices for warmmix asphalt blurbs new.
Asphalt mix design and quality control software management system. Regarding mix design software, many state dots have their own required. Regarding mix design software, many state dots have their own required software to be. The mix used for this project was targeted around 750 psi flexural strength. Hma mix design strength stability rut resistance raveling durability crack resistance shoving flushing smooth quite ride.
The software simplifies the process of using both the 1993 aashto design guide for asphalt pavements and 1998 aashto supplement for concrete pavements. Planning and management software for concrete contractors. August 2018 vi3 chapter vi pavement evaluation and design section 601 fundamental concepts of pavement design and evaluation sec. Stonemontqc is fully integrated with the aggregate portion allowing for mix component properties to be easily kept current with data from aggregate plants. Equations for the above calculations follow in this text and their application may be expedited by use of the appropriate worksheet figure 1.
Properties considered in mix design superpave mix design. Stepwise optimization modeling of asphalt concrete mix design. Mix design practices for warmmix asphalt explores a mix design method tailored to the unique material properties of warm mix asphalt technologies. This includes detailed evaluations of aggregate, asphalt and portland cement as well as a determination of their optimum blending ratios. See the recommended thickness design software section below for current and robust alternatives to sw1. Asphalt wont work for a bridge abutment how to design. American concrete pavement association streetpave software for design of concrete pavements for cities and. Mix design spreadsheet download computerized civil engineer.
Hot mix asphalt is composed of aggregate bound together. Office of asset management, pavement, and construction. Concrete mix design software free download concrete quality. Design using the aashtoware pavement me design procedure publication no. The asphalt pavement alliance introduces the latest version of a widely used mechanisticempirical approach to averting cracking and rutting. Effects of asphalt mix design properties on pavement. Mix temperature is dependent on the grade of asphalt used in the mix. This section covers the following for hma and pcc mix design. Trbs national cooperative highway research program nchrp report 673. Concrete mix design and quality control software management system stonemontqc includes a powerful concrete mix design and quality control software program for concrete producers.
Civil engineering pavement design calculation software civil engineering pavement design calculation software covers calculations for traffic, road geometry, surveying, earthwork, asphalt pavement, concrete pavement, concrete floors on grade and unit conversions. Asphalt pavement thickness and mix design asphalt institute. This mix design spreadsheet i am sharing here is more about designing one mix. We offer desktop, server, enterprise, and hosted editions that easily scale from the single plant operator to the largest producers.
Development of a mix design method for open graded motopaver mixes. This edition offers significantly expanded application and guidance relative to our previous mix design manuals. The design of a bituminous mix for road construction is a delicate operation that. A manual for design of hotmix asphalt with commentary. Trbs national cooperative highway research program nchrp report 691. Stonemontqc aggregate and asphalt capabilities are completely integrated thus allowing mix component properties to be easily updated or substituted from aggregate plants. Using the ncat online asphalt mix design program auburn. Free asphalt mix design software updated concrete construction. Asphalt institute member portal shop product details.
Warm mix asphalt warm mix asphalt wma guidance, april 2016 pdf, 200 kb mnroad brief version 1 june 2009 pdf, 0. Less viscous the asphalt requires lower the temperatures, while more viscous asphalt requires higher temperatures. Fourteen different superpave mixes were evaluated by utilizing results of the dynamic modulus transportation research board annual meeting last month in washington, dc, allows users to design asphalt mixes using the superpave mix design procedures. The manual is a practical guide based on proven technologies, incorporating the most current information available at the time of writing.
Hot mix asphalt may be referred to by several names. The superpave mix design procedure has been adopted by transportation agencies across the united states for designing densegraded asphalt mixtures. Supports 32 bit, x86 and 64 bit x64 architecture for windows operating systems. Our integrated software product for aggregate, asphalt, and concrete is used at over 3500 plants in north america. If this software didnt exist we would only be guessing how much cement it needs exactly and. About hot mix asphalt construction every year, the state of california invests millions of dollars in construction of hot mixed asphalt hma, previously known as asphalt concrete ac, pavement. Mdot sha access manual geotechnical guidance mdot sha. In different sections of the state it may also be referred to as bituminous concrete,hot plant mix,asphalt concrete, blacktop or superpave.
Thus it is always trial and error before arriving at a plant producible mix unlike pcc. The manual is a practical guide based on proven technologies, incorporating the most current information in 2014. Voids filled with asphalt voids filled with asphalt vfa are the void spaces that exist between the aggregate particles in the compacted paving hma that are filled with binder. These are the fundamental philosophies and parameters of mix design such as 1 why it is done, 2 what basic. Hundreds of test methods including those for aggregate, hot mix asphalt, portland cement concrete, soil, asphalt binders, portland cement, chemical, geotextiles, drilled cores and sealing materials. Hotmix asphalt hma is a generic term that includes many different types of mixtures of aggregate and asphalt cement binder produced at elevated temperatures generally between 300. Hma mix design is the process of determining what aggregate to use, what asphalt binder to use and what the optimum combination of these two ingredients ought. There was also another most economical mix design spreadsheet, which is capable of finding the most economical mix design for achieving a particular strength of concrete. Pavement thickness design evolves with latest software. Concrete mix design software free download without registration unlimited functionality optional services free for 28 days no cancellation required.
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