Hot Mix Asphalt

Production process
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 Central Mixing Plants
Central Mixing Plant: Plant or factory at which the •
bituminous paving mixture is produced, in a process
beginning with the aggregates and bituminous materials
and ending with the discharge of the mixture into hauling
units for transportation to the job site.

Preparation of the paving mixture at a central plant offers •

the advantages of:
More careful proportioning of the ingredients. ▫
More uniform and thorough mixing with consequent production of ▫
more uniform mixtures.
Less dependence on favorable weather conditions. ▫
Use of more viscous bituminous materials. ▫
High-Type, Intermediate & Low-Type
Surfaces
High-type mixtures uses semi-solid binders that are •
mixed and laid at elevated temperatures, whereas
intermediate type mixtures uses softer bituminous
materials that require a moderate amount of heating (or
no heating as in emulsions).

Grading of aggregate components are more carefully •

controlled for high-type mixtures than in intermediate
and low type mixtures.

Density & stability requirements of the compacted •

mixture are much rigid for high-type pavement than
intermediate pr low-type mixtures.
 Central Mixing Plants
Central Mixing Plants are described as:
Portable : Small units, self contained, & wheel ▫
mounted. Or large mixing plants in which separate
units are easily moved from one place to another
Semi-portable: Plants in which separate units ▫
must be taken down, transported (trailer, trucks, or
railroad cars) to new location, and then
reassembled.
Stationary: Plants permanently constructed in one ▫
location and are not designed to be moved from
place to another.
Portable & semi-portable are numerously used and have
capacity range up to 400 tons/hr.
 Types of Central Mixing Plants
Batch Plants: •
The correct amount of aggregate & bituminous materials, ▫
determined by weight, are fed into the mixing unit of the plant.
The batch is then mixed and discharged from the mixers into ▫
trucks before additional materials is introduced.

Drum Mix Plants: •

the aggregates are proportioned prior to entry in the mixing ▫
drum by means of precision belt feeders which control the
amount of each class of aggregate entering the drum.
Drum feeder dries the aggregate & blends it with asphalt. ▫
The HMA discharge continuously into a surge silo, where it is ▫
temporarily stored and later loaded into trucks.
 HMA Plant Functions
Aggregate and asphalt storage.
Aggregate drying.
Dust collection, air pollution control.
Aggregate and asphalt proportioning.
Mixing.
Mixture discharge/storage.
 Aggregate Storage
Separated stockpiles
Good drainage
Minimize segregation
 Cold Feed System
Provide uniform flow of various aggregates
Flow generally controlled by:
Gate opening
Belt speed
Coarse aggregate typically flows better
Uniform feed rate is essential.
Aggregate Drying & Heating
Dry and heat aggregates from cold feed.
Large rotating metal drum.
Oil or gas burner, or heater (generally located at the lower
end).
Drum mounted on a slope (angle to the Horizontal)
Flights (steel angles or blades) in drum lift aggregates
Aggregate falls in veil through hot air stream
Hot aggregates are then discharged from lower end,
generally onto an open conveyor or enclosed hot elevator
that transport it to the screens & storage bins.
 Asphalt Storage
Provides heated asphalt for mixing •
Steam or hot oil circulates through coils in tank. ▫
Electric heating jackets. ▫
Tanks, lines, pumps should be heated •
Tanks should be calibrated to allow for content •
determination.
Asphalt Storage Tanks
 Control facility

Plant operations are

monitored
Aggregate feed rate (s)
Asphalt feed
Burner control
Truck loading
Batch Plant
 Batch Plants-Features
Aggregates dried, separated by size.
Aggregates recombined by weight in weigh
hopper.
Aggregates introduced into pugmill, briefly mixed.
Asphalt introduced by weight, mixed with
aggregates.
Completed HMA discharged or stored.
 Drum Plants
Aggregates are dried, mixed with asphalt in a
continuous operation
Quality control entirely dependent on:
stockpile management
plant calibration
Mixture must be stored in surge bin or silo.
Plant consist of : (Aggregate Cold feed bins;
Conveyor & aggregate weight system, Drum
mixer, liquid asphalt storage tank & pump; hot
mix conveyor; mix surge silo; control van; dust
collection system).
Drum Plant Layout