HOTMIX STORAGE INSIDE PLANT HELPS COST AND QUALITY

A CONTINUOUS HOTMIX PLANT IN ILLINOIS AFTER MIXING 110,000 TONS OF BITUMINOUS AGGREGATE MIX SUBBASE LAST SUMMER STORED THIS IN A BIN LOCATED BELOW THE PUGMILL. TRANSPORTATION COSTS WENT DOWN 12%, LAYDOWN COSTS 11%, WHILE FEW PROBLEMS OF SEGREGATION WERE ENCOUNTERED.

• Publication Date: 1971-2

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 39-40
• Serial:
  • Roads and Streets
  • Volume: 119
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Donnelley (Reuben H) Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous aggregates; Costs; Handling and storage; Plant mix; Quality control; Storage facilities
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quality
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Materials; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00211729
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 1972 12:00AM