apw20i7 ‘Smectness, Urique Mixes Kay to New Fermula 1 Track Construction Near Austin ASPHALT CONTRACTOR Smoothness, Unique Mixes Key to New Formula 1 Track Construction Near Austin 2 8Y TOM KUENNAN ON OCT 18,2012 In summer 2012 the emphasis was on high-performance asphalt mixes and placement as crews of Austin Indusvies —under terre deadline pressure — lid tree courses of erica pavement at the new Creutof Te Americas (COTA) Formula tack ust southeast of Austin, Executed nthe mies of crs working to erect administration bulldngs grandstands, an amphitheater, an observation tower, fences an landscaping, the paving at cof asphalt was speccaly designed 0 meet tha sandarde ofthe sanctoning body, he Fl or Fédération Intemational € tauromobile, andthe rigors of the central Texas climate. Specifeatons demandes that se two tp courses be placed in echelon, hat by multiple pavers atthe same te, eliminate co joins lover four months Compaction atthe paver was equied in advance of the rling train For his erica high-visbilty application Austin selected four Super 21002 asphak paves from ‘The base course was designes to suppor the verti forces a he cars. The binder ar intermediate course Was designs te suppor the horizontal orees a the crs “Toe overall design ofthe aspnalt mi fr tne track cruciate the performance of he car” sald Oscar Rodrigues Raique Engineering one ofthe subcontractors working on the project." We worked with Tike Engineers & Aches, and our asphak expert, Dr. Raer Harta produce amie that me ther specications” Grou was broken in January 2011. Ciel of The Arercas ison nearly 1,000 acres; 350 af which are the ack se When constuction was completed, COTA represent a prvatelowestment of approximately $400 milion Te 3 ee rack speeds approaching 200 mph. The maximum change in elevations neti 133 ures 20 tuns~ some exremely sharp - lus indines anda saightaway. With varies fom 3210 $25 feet and its designed to accommodate In mihoetober 2012, in advance of fstrace the weekend o Now 16-18, crews were puting the fishing touches onthe rack with fresh oats of bright red paint tothe edges ofthe margin. Tha tracks uaft areas wl feature ed wt and blue stripes to commemorate the American nerkage ofthe dul Butall is was possible ue tothe hard work of Austin crs using high performance asphalt constuction equipments place Bituminous its to exacting specieatons, under lasinghot ewronmental conditions that pushed or exceeded 100" F week ater week Strict smoothness specs The combination of strict smoothness specs, tight schedule, rigorous mk designs, and having workin the publc aye meant a chalenging projec that would ax best contractors Byrace Some 3.25 milion cu. ye of earth were moved, enough tofilla 13m deep hole the sie ofa oo:ball el approximately 700,000 cy of material wil have been usd to predsly construct the 3.4 wack alone, During constuction af the entire projec, For the track the project crew excavated approximately 10 of Texas daythe entire length ofthe ak A black 30 milpaythyene liner was then placed along the length of the grade asa separation lye. Then, 7 of sandy, clyey am select, 1S. ofpitun clayey sand, and 6 in. of rushed recycle concrete aggregate (RC ‘This was followed by 6in. of crushed lmestone fexbase and 3.1 in. of XMAbase course, these lyers place by» singe Super 210-2 paver. The subsequent 2n binder course and .6in. wearing course were placed by mukiple Super 2100-2 pavers in ecelor, resign a total aphak pavernent depth of 67 in ty 80,000 tons of HA Was place onthe rack. Approximately 10,500 tons of surace mixwere phced on the wearing course alone, When the Iitplwwaforconstructonpros.comilanice/10816418'smootness-unique-mixes-key-to-new-formila- track: consruction-near-sustin wspweo17 ‘Smotiness, Urique Mixes Kay to New Formula‘ Track Construction Near Austin “This isthe only purpose-ulk Formula race trackin the United Seas, and sth stone weve ever been part of sid Tom Byrum, management team member f ‘Aust “The secon 10-8. tick and was placed ona shor schesule Everyone inthe worl has his ees on this track Se we haveto be on top of our game, becouse when November comes, the whole Word of racing wil be watching” “ettng $0 people 40 tucks, a hot mix plan, our paving machines, and sit 1070 best knowing exactly where to be every minute, was daunting a5 Ne sid tall movein concer, wth everyone onthe same page, marching the sam: “There are many dverences between bulking a Formula 1 rack and a high-level nerstate-ype highway” Byrum said. “No, the surface mitre asspeciied by Tk isa nignpertormance riton course witha high level of sk resistance, and asphak cementis present at 5 percent of he mi, APG 8222, the Hau apa was highly mecified wth PS palmer could be considered Superpave mix very sii to. stone ati asphalt lh high bier conten and gap-raded agate providing rock on-rock contac with minimal nes, must be durable an sketestant” ‘The smoothness spec was he toughest aspect ofthe Job, he added. More than anything, te laness specs what made th a huge callenge” Byrum sald. "The surface course has avy gt speciation for smoothness, 2mm over meters 0.08 n. over 13%)" Meesng those specs onthe top layer meant each it Below also had to he super-smonth. Then deep base course has a PG 64:72 binder wha smocthaess pee of € mm over & meters (0.18 nove 13, whl he Zneep ncermediata binder Inthe mide has PG 76-2 gud asphal, woh litle SBS mse’ i and smectnness spec of3 mm over d meters (011. oar 13 hile tne base course was places by 2 singe paver, the binder ans wearing courses wer laced by pavers in echelon. “We had V-shape paving operation. wth sac pavers on the ouside tale by a thr paver inthe mde” Byrur sed. “Tis had to bea continuous process and we could not tap throughout te pas. The transverse joints were placed at interval where cars wil be drvng slowest, andthe longus ints are vitualynonexstent duet the echelon formation, A fur ver was ued in echelon ith the other thee where ramps widened the paving width fer verges and rots Flat and elongate particles were suppressed in these mixes, yrum said Dring he crushing alays opium te obtain cube-shaped or rounded aggregates he ssid “That being said we had use aggregate that vl eush into that smape, The aggregates hard imestone-olomite, wth 9 sangstone ‘orn Marble Fal. Al garegates were sourced central Texas” Equipment helps meet specs ‘Te specications requred use of pavers with compaction, and the team selected Super 2100-2 pavers with AS 600-2 TP2 high compaction seeds from Vgele Aso 0 ‘the project were ve HD+ +20 WHF roles, used an the wearing course, out HD» 90 WS compactors wth spl crums fo easier compaction without tering on ‘ured section, theee GRW 280 preumati rls, and one HO 14 WV Compact Lineal om Harm, ‘The small HO 14 compact role wos Use fr roling up against postive and negative curbs and ako had an edgeoling attachment to pice a beveled exe on th its, The HD+ 120 WHF rollers Were kept in reserve for use onthe wearing course, hen the roller coniguration woul change, Ao a Vgele Super 800 paver with A 200 7 screed was employed to pave some narrow rama areas bordering he main Ene _Avirgen W 210 cld mit was used ta cored pavement smoothness, remove abstructions and asa lnmer. "We used for smart reps very mlnute reais to th “surface that yl allow ust mee peceation” Byrum sald. “TheW 210 was used to shave of ines thn layers to make the Ia saath a itcan be “weve had aot of very positive experience with Witgen mils Ygee pavers ard Harn roller” Byram said, Wevehad great success with the rollers, and fm 3 huge fan oftne miles. The Vogee avers are welhdesigned and work wel fo us, When you look at what was specie, andthe choice machines, twas prety mUCh 3 slimunk torus" The spectie spl-rum ols enabled the drum sectons to tur at sight ferent speeds on night radi. “Because ofthe sharp comers that we had to pave ard compact the slur was isl for making those ight turns Brum sid. you dont use the spli-drum, the mat wlshove ang push and cut on those sharp ‘Outside of the sharp turns on the binder course, he HO 90 Ws splicdrum compactors aso served 3s breakdown rllrsin cack ofthe savers fr altvee courses "The sptecrum worke fi onthe rest ofthe trackto9. he sac ‘The preumatirlers served a intermediate roles “They kneaded and fied he surface of he mal Byrum said “This mix was somewhat tender so we kneaced it Using those roles But onthe wearing course the pneumatic oders were not allowed, except tthe very eral ofthe rong tain, an that was a whole other halen” ‘The A8 60.2 192 sereeds onthe Super 2100-2 pavers have a leading-edge tamper bar, ans two traling-adge pressure brs, The pressure bars were used in onjuneton ith he tamper barn pacing the mestone lex base an base cours, but no the Bind and wearing courses, “For te binder and wearing courses we use the tamper bain ron, but net the pessute bas inci Byrum sid “wen we dd use the pressure bars we got about 88 to 89 percent density he continues "When we turned them on we got 91 to 92. But our eonsutant preferred ‘that we notuse the pressue bars. a the anarepate might facture. In response we oleae 2 Re bit more” Speciation forthe binaer course breakdown roling was 9410 7 percent densty, and the rollers were geting 96. In general, dens Specs or each ML were in that range, woh the wearing course aI higher. “Everyone involied with his projec Austin Wirgen Ameria, or estrbutor Cooper Equipment - al have given 110 percent partnering logther to make this proje success” Byrum said, Those guys our equipment consultants - were here wherever we needed ther to help us be succesful and we could not have dane thou them, Thumbs up from FIA Everything that Ie seen so far has been absolutely st css, an the progress hats been made singe the ast me that was ere fs amazing” said Chate WAsting, we drects acing Stetyand technial marers or A “The guyshave done an awesomejob, really is que fantastic Ws bull the highest quay, exact as we expected, and ve go absolutly no complaints Iitplwwaforconstructonpros.comilanice/10816418'smootness-unique-mixes-key-to-new-formila- track: consruction-near-sustin aapw20i7 ‘Smectness, Urique Mixes Kay to New Fermula 1 Track Construction Near Austin inne vist in misSeptember, about so mnths before Formul 1 acing wast take place at he tac. All Formulae hing before they can conduct Grand Prcracng andl he motorsports veteran spe COTA, general eontracor Austin, and German track arenitets Tike GmbH. cults must be irspectad and aperoved by rng te fait long wih ep poroximately wo hour Grade 1 status, ahi the highest istinction awarded oa motorsparts venue, Th passing pad cleared the way forthe excite Iitplwwaforconstructonpros.comilanice/10816418'smootness-unique-mixes-key-to-new-formila- track: consruction-near-sustin arapw20i7 ‘Smectness, Urique Mixes Kay to New Fermula 1 Track Construction Near Austin Iitpuiwwu:Jorconstructonpres comarca 10616416/smootmness-unique-mixes-key-to-new-formula- rack-consrucion-near-austinapw20i7 ‘Smectness, Urique Mixes Kay to New Fermula 1 Track Construction Near Austin Iitpuiwwu:Jorconstructonpres comarca 10616416/smootmness-unique-mixes-key-to-new-formula- rack-consrucion-near-austinapw20i7 ‘Smectness, Urique Mixes Kay to New Fermula 1 Track Construction Near Austin Iitpuiwwu:Jorconstructonpres comarca 10616416/smootmness-unique-mixes-key-to-new-formula- rack-consrucion-near-austinapw20i7 ‘Smectness, Urique Mixes Kay to New Fermula 1 Track Construction Near Austin Iitpuiwwu:Jorconstructonpres comarca 10616416/smootmness-unique-mixes-key-to-new-formula- rack-consrucion-near-austin a