12-04-2023

Roller Production Estimation

Construction Equipment
• A self-propelled tamping foot compactor will be used to compact a fill
being constructed of clay material.
• Field tests have shown that the required density can be achieved with

Management four (4) passes of the roller operating at an average speed of 3 mph.
• The compacted lift will have a thickness of 6 in.
• The compacting width of this machine is 7 ft.
CMT 522
• One bank cubic yard equals 0.83 compacted cubic yard.
Session 8 • The scraper production, estimated for the project, is 510 bcy/hr.
• How many rollers will be required to maintain this production? Assume a
50-min hour efficiency.

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Assistant Professor | School of Construction

Solution Pavement Compactor Requirement Analysis

.
• Compacted cubic yards per hour =
• An asphalt plant will produce 260 tph for a project.
– W = compacted width per roller pass in feet
• The mat will be 12 ft wide, 2 in. thick, and will have a density of 110 Ib/sy-in.
– S = average roller speed in miles per hour
• A vibratory roller with a 66-in.-wide drum will be used for compaction.
– L = compacted lift thickness in inches
– n = number of roller passes required to achieve the required density
• Assume a 50-min hour efficiency factor for the roller.
. × × × × / • The overlap between adjacent laps and overedges will be a minimum of 6 in.
• Compacted cubic yards per hour = = 428 ccy/hr
• It is estimated that non-productive travel will add about 15% to total travel.
• 1 bcy=0.83 ccy • From a test mat, it was found that three passes with the roller are required to
• 428 ccy/hr = = 516 bcy/hr achieve density.
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• To account for acceleration and deceleration when changing directions, add
• Scraper Production = 510 bcy/hr 10% to the average roller speed to calculate a running speed.
• Roller Required = = 0.99 𝑜𝑟 1 • How many rollers should be used on this project?
• Only one Roller will be required.

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Solution Solution
• Average plant production = 260 tph • Rolling width = Road Width + Overedge on two sides
• Total number of roller passes, 3 laps x 3 passes per lap = 9 passes
• Average plant production = 260/60 = 4.3 tpm
• Rolling width = 12 𝑓𝑡 × 12 + 6 𝑖𝑛 + 6 𝑖𝑛 = 156 𝑖𝑛 • Each pass must cover 29 ft/min, rolling + 29 ft/min, return + maneuver
• Materials required per ft =
• Effective Roller Width = Rolling Width – overlap
distance
∗ ∗
• Total roller distance required to match paver speed =
∗ • Effective Roller Width = 66 𝑖𝑛 − 6 𝑖𝑛 = 60 𝑖𝑛
9 X 58ft/min x 1.15 (non-prod.) x 60min/hr = 36,018ft/hr
• Number of Laps:
, /
• Average roller speed = 720 ft/min or 8.2 mph (1 ft/s = 0.68 mph)
× × /
• Materials required per ft = =
×
Remaining = Rolling Width - 1st lap width
0.147 𝑡𝑜𝑛/𝑓𝑡 1st Lap Width
= 66 inches
= 156-66 = 90 inches • Running speed, 8.2 X 1.1 = 9 mph.
3rd Lap Width = 90/60 = 1.5 +1 = 2.5
Effective Roller laps – This speed exceeds the speed limitation for effective compaction, of 2 to 3.5 mph
• Average Paving Speed = 2nd Lap Width = Total number of laps to
Effective Roller
Width or
remainder = 30 in cover = 3 for breakdown rolling. Therefore, more than one roller is required. For this
Width = 60 in
example, three rollers would allow operation at 3 mph.
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• Average Paving Speed = = 29
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156 inches
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