SYMPOSIUM: EFFECT OF NEW EQUIPMENT ON ASPHALT PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION. PART 2: HOT MIX STORAGE BINS AND DISCUSSION

TYPES AND USES OF HOT MIX STORAGE BINS ARE DESCRIBED. FOSTER PROVIDES A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE EQUIPMENT. BIN GEOMETRY IS ROUND, SQUARE, OR OBLONG. SURGE BINS CAN BE HEATED AND INSULATED WITH PARTIAL CLOSURE AT THE TOP, OR HEATED, INSULATED, AND EQUIPPED WITH AIR LOCKS AND PURGED WITH AN INERT GAS SYTEM. MIXES CAN BE STORED IN ANY OF THESE TYPES FOR CONSIDERABLE TIME, IN THE ASCENDING ORDER SURGE BIN, HEATED INSULATED BIN, PURGED BIN. OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS ARE DESCRIBED, ALONG WITH EFFECTS OF INCREASING STORAGE TIME AND VARIATIONS IN GRADATION. ADVANTAGES OF SUCH BINS ARE LISTED. BEATY LIMITS HIMSELF TO SURGE BINS AND STORAGE HOPPERS, DIVIDING THE TREATMENT INTO THREE PARTS: COMPARISON OF PREVIOUS EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE WITH THE MORE RECENT APPLICATIONS IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES, CONSIDERATIONS IN OPTIMIZING SURGE BIN UTILIZATION, AND COMPARATIVE COST ANALYSIS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 39, pp 628-643, 15 FIG, 2 TAB, 2 REF
• Authors:
  • Foster, C R
  • Beaty, R W
• Conference:
  • Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists Proc
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous mixtures; Containers; Handling and storage; Hot mix asphalt; Storage facilities; Time
• Old TRIS Terms: Bins; Storage bins; Surge bins
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Materials; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00211669
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 25 1971 12:00AM