SUPERPAVE CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES

This report was developed from a colloquium on construction of Superpave designed Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) mixtures on October 17, 1997, which was jointly sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Asphalt Pavement Association. The report presents information that should be helpful in producing, placing, and compacting Superpave designed mixtures to meet specification requirements. This is not meant to be a stand alone document, but should be used with existing good practices for conventional mixtures. The primary mixture changes that are typically observed as a result of Superpave are: coarse-graded mixtures, more angular aggregate, and use of more modifiers. These changes have resulted in some needs for adjustment in construction procedures. This documents provides some of the suggested adjustments.

• Corporate Authors:

  Virginia Department of Transportation

  Office of Public Affairs, 1221 East Broad Street
  Richmond, VA  United States  23219

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Brown, E R
• Publication Date: 1998-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adjustment factors; Construction management; Hot mix asphalt; Mix design; Superpave
• Old TRIS Terms: Adjustments
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00750971
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Special Report 180
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 13 1998 12:00AM