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Quality Control Measures On ACPC

The document discusses quality control considerations for asphalt concrete pavement construction. It outlines five requisites for a good asphalt pavement: good design, construction control, material quality, foundation, and drainage. It then discusses specific controls needed for mix design, material quality, foundation preparation, drainage, and construction work to ensure the pavement performs satisfactorily.

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Quality Control Measures On ACPC

The document discusses quality control considerations for asphalt concrete pavement construction. It outlines five requisites for a good asphalt pavement: good design, construction control, material quality, foundation, and drainage. It then discusses specific controls needed for mix design, material quality, foundation preparation, drainage, and construction work to ensure the pavement performs satisfactorily.

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QUALITY CONTROL ON

ASPHALT CONCRETE
PAVEMENT
CONSTRUCTION
A good asphalt concrete pavement is preferable than
portland cement concrete pavement (PCCP) due to its
lower initial cost and more uniform riding surface. In some
cases, bituminous concrete is used as wearing course over
PCCP
An asphalt pavement can be as good as PCCP provided that five (5) road basic
equally-important requisites of construction are satisfied and strictly followed.
These are the following

Good design
Good construction control or workmanship
Good quality of Materials
Good Foundation
Good Drainage

A deficiency even in only one and in any one, of the


above ,mentioned requisites will cause the road to fail. The
more the deficiency the faster will be the rate of deterioration. It
is stressed that a greater degree of supervision and control is
necessary in the construction of an asphalt pavement. The
following are considerations in order that an asphalt pavement
can perform satisfactorily.
DESIGN OF ASPHALT MIX
 The proportioning of aggregate and asphalt
should be based on laboratory trial mixes
 A job formula should be set and strictly
followed in all batches of the asphalt mix
 The formula should include provisions on:
Grading of aggregates
Percentage of asphalt
Temperature of aggregate and asphalt
Temperature of mixture at the time of
compaction
QUALITY CONTROL OF MATERIALS

 Aggregates should be the highest quality available as


they constitute about 95 percent of the mix
 They should be hard durable and not water-
preferential
 If necessary, an additive should be obtained for
better bond between asphalt and aggregate.
 Crushed aggregates are better than an ordinary
gravel and sand
 Bituminous material used as binder should
satisfactorily pass the specified requirements prior to
incorporation in the design
FOUNDATION CONTROL
 The stability of any engineering structure is
strongly dependent on its foundation. In an
asphalt pavement whose thickness is
relatively thin, usually 4 to 6 inches, its
strength is primarily dependent on the
foundation. Therefore it is important that the
base and/or sub base should not have only
sufficient thickness but should also be
properly constructed to attain high stability
DRAINAGE CONTROL
 Drainage is a critical item in asphalt pavement than in
PCCP. An asphalt mixture which has been
submerged under water, although compacted to the
required degree of compaction can lose from 50 to 75
percent of its dry strength. An asphalt mixture in
order to be acceptable should not lose more than 25
percent of its dry strength when subjected to the
standard immersion-compression test.
 The presence of water within the pavement and its
surroundings is one of the causes in the occurrence
of defects in the pavement because:
 Surface drainage system is important to prevent
intrusion of water into the pavement since excess
water softens the base/sub base course including the
sub grade.
 The underground drainage system is likewise
important to prevent the intrusion of water from
outside of the road.
 Slope drainage system is also important to protect
the slope from erosion
 Periodical patrol for inspection of drainage function is
necessary in order to monitor and maintain the
existing drainage facilities.
CONSTRUCTION CONTROL
 Asphalting work should be done only in fine and sunny weather
 Asphalt mix should be spread uniformly on a dry base which
has been primed or tacked coated. It should not be spread on a
damp base or directly on standing water.
 At the time of compaction, the temperature of the mixture should
be in accordance with the job-mix formula.
 The degree of compaction should be checked by conducting the
field density test after compaction. Rolling shall continue until
the required density is attained.
 Prime coating of the base and seal coating of the finished
asphalt pavement are necessary procedures in asphalt road
construction and should never be omitted
PROPERTIES OF BITUMINOUS
MIX
1. Stability- ability to resist deformation from imposed load
Factors affecting stability:
Surface texture
Particle shape
Gradation
Density
Quantity and type of asphalt
2. Durability-ability to resist the detrimental effects of air, water, temperature and
traffic
Asphalt content
Gradation
Density
3. Flexibility- Ability to bend slightly without cracking and to conform to gradual
settlements and movements of the base and subgrade
High asphalt content
Gradation(opengraded)
4. Fatigue Resistance- Ability to withstand repeated
flexing caused by the passage of wheel loads
Asphalt content
Gradation
5. Skid resistance- the ability to offer resistance to
slipping or skidding when wet
Texture
Proper asphalt content
6. Workability- Ease with which paving mixture maybe
placed and compacted
Gradation
Properties of aggregates

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