ASPHALT RETENTION TODAY

UP TO NOW, HEAVIEST EMPHASIS FOR UPDATE AND MODIFICATION TO PRODUCE ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY IN ASPHALT HANDLING HAS CENTERED ON PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION. IN THE FUTURE, GREATER GAINS MAY LIE IN HOW HOT USABLE MIX IS RETAINED AT THE BATCH PLANT. UNINTERRUPTED PLANT PRODUCTION, GREATER POTENTIAL FOR MIX VARIATION, FASTER TRUCK FLOW-THROUGH, AND THE ABILITY TO HOLD ASPHALT OVERNIGHT, OR FOR EVEN LONGER PERIODS, ARE AMONG THE BENEFITS TO BE REAPED FROM A SOUND PROGRAM OF ASPHALT RETENTION. THE PROBLEMS OF OXIDATION, COAGULATION AND SEGREGATION HAVE BEEN EITHER REMEDIED OR REDUCED BY SELECTION OF TYPE OF BIN AND CONVEYERS. /AUTHOR/

• Authors:
  • Higgins, L R
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 65-9
• Serial:
  • Construction Methods and Equipment
  • Volume: 54
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt; Asphalt plants; Hot mix asphalt; Storage facilities
• Old TRIS Terms: Asphalt storage; Bins; Hot plant
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00211742
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1972 12:00AM