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Up to NCATWarm mix and RAP: A Winning CombinationUsing warm mix asphalt (WMA) technologies in recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) mixes is a win win scenario in every respect. The cost benefits are evident material costs and less fuel usage. Plus,hollister uk, the enhanced workability of warm mix can facilitate using increased RAP contents, which translates into even greater cost savings. With sustainable advantages such as conserving natural resources and reducing the emission of greenhouse gases,true religion, the WMA/RAP combination also scores high in terms of environmental stewardship.
Beyond economic and environmental benefits, WMA and RAP together create a synergistic mixture. go together, like peanut butter and jelly or macaroni and cheese,toms shoes, says Dr. Randy West, NCAT director. should be using them together whenever we can. WMA and RAP offers potential improvements in pavement performance compared to using either alone. AASHTO M320 recommends the use of a softer virgin binder grade for moderate and high (greater than 25 percent) RAP contents. Adding warm mix is the perfect solution, as lower mixing temperatures result in less binder aging during production and consequently, a softer binder. A RAP mix produced at warm mix temperatures should then have ample stiffness to resist rutting,michael kors outlet, as well as sufficient viscoelastic behavior to resist cracking.
Plant operations are also improved when WMA and RAP are used together. Plant concerns associated with warm mix include possible incomplete aggregate drying in the drum. Also, when the gas temperature in the baghouse is reduced below the vapor point of water, muddling of the bags can occur. However,tory burch, these concerns are alleviated with the use of RAP,red bottom heels, since aggregate is superheated to compensate for adding RAP at ambient temperatures. Producing RAP mixes at warm mix temperatures also eliminates blue smoke emissions.
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As part of the 2009 Group Experiment at the NCAT Pavement Test Track,coach outlet online, two full depth 50 percent RAP sections were placed produced as WMA using the water injection foaming method and the other as HMA. Each 7 inch structural section included 50 percent fractionated RAP in all three lifts of the asphalt cross section. Each section used PG 67 22 virgin binder,mcm backpack, whereas the control incorporated PG 76 22 binder in the surface and intermediate lifts and all virgin materials throughout.
After the application of 10 million equivalent standard axle loads (ESALs),insanity workout dvd, the high RAP WMA section performed as well as the control. No cracking was observed in any of the three sections and all three exhibited excellent rut resistance. As shown in Table 1,juicy couture, less rutting was seen in the high RAP WMA section than the control. Table 1 also shows that changes in texture were very low for the high RAP and control sections,cheap ray ban sunglasses, indicating excellent durability.
Two all virgin WMA sections, one produced using the water injection foaming process and one with a chemical additive, were also tested in the 2009 Group Experiment at the Test Track. While the rutting performance of both WMA sections was satisfactory, the rutting performance of the 50 percent RAP WMA section was significantly better.
Deflection testing confirmed that the 50 percent RAP sections (both HMA and WMA) were stiffer than the control. As a result of this increased stiffness,hermes outlet, measured strain levels were lower in the high RAP sections than in the control,polo shirts, particularly at warmer temperatures. Laboratory fatigue testing also indicated that the endurance limit for the RAP WMA section was significantly higher than the control.
As demonstrated at the NCAT Pavement Test Track,longchamp paris, WMA and RAP together create a synergistic mixture that offers improvements in pavement performance and plant operations,mulberry uk, as well as significant cost savings and environmental benefits. WMA/RAP is simply a winning combination.
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Up to NCATWarm mix and RAP: A Winning CombinationUsing warm mix asphalt (WMA) technologies in recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) mixes is a win win scenario in every respect. The cost benefits are evident material costs and less fuel usage. Plus,hollister uk, the enhanced workability of warm mix can facilitate using increased RAP contents, which translates into even greater cost savings. With sustainable advantages such as conserving natural resources and reducing the emission of greenhouse gases,true religion, the WMA/RAP combination also scores high in terms of environmental stewardship.
Beyond economic and environmental benefits, WMA and RAP together create a synergistic mixture. go together, like peanut butter and jelly or macaroni and cheese,toms shoes, says Dr. Randy West, NCAT director. should be using them together whenever we can. WMA and RAP offers potential improvements in pavement performance compared to using either alone. AASHTO M320 recommends the use of a softer virgin binder grade for moderate and high (greater than 25 percent) RAP contents. Adding warm mix is the perfect solution, as lower mixing temperatures result in less binder aging during production and consequently, a softer binder. A RAP mix produced at warm mix temperatures should then have ample stiffness to resist rutting,michael kors outlet, as well as sufficient viscoelastic behavior to resist cracking.
Plant operations are also improved when WMA and RAP are used together. Plant concerns associated with warm mix include possible incomplete aggregate drying in the drum. Also, when the gas temperature in the baghouse is reduced below the vapor point of water, muddling of the bags can occur. However,tory burch, these concerns are alleviated with the use of RAP,red bottom heels, since aggregate is superheated to compensate for adding RAP at ambient temperatures. Producing RAP mixes at warm mix temperatures also eliminates blue smoke emissions.
WMA/RAP Field Performance at the Test Track
As part of the 2009 Group Experiment at the NCAT Pavement Test Track,coach outlet online, two full depth 50 percent RAP sections were placed produced as WMA using the water injection foaming method and the other as HMA. Each 7 inch structural section included 50 percent fractionated RAP in all three lifts of the asphalt cross section. Each section used PG 67 22 virgin binder,mcm backpack, whereas the control incorporated PG 76 22 binder in the surface and intermediate lifts and all virgin materials throughout.
After the application of 10 million equivalent standard axle loads (ESALs),insanity workout dvd, the high RAP WMA section performed as well as the control. No cracking was observed in any of the three sections and all three exhibited excellent rut resistance. As shown in Table 1,juicy couture, less rutting was seen in the high RAP WMA section than the control. Table 1 also shows that changes in texture were very low for the high RAP and control sections,cheap ray ban sunglasses, indicating excellent durability.
Two all virgin WMA sections, one produced using the water injection foaming process and one with a chemical additive, were also tested in the 2009 Group Experiment at the Test Track. While the rutting performance of both WMA sections was satisfactory, the rutting performance of the 50 percent RAP WMA section was significantly better.
Deflection testing confirmed that the 50 percent RAP sections (both HMA and WMA) were stiffer than the control. As a result of this increased stiffness,hermes outlet, measured strain levels were lower in the high RAP sections than in the control,polo shirts, particularly at warmer temperatures. Laboratory fatigue testing also indicated that the endurance limit for the RAP WMA section was significantly higher than the control.
As demonstrated at the NCAT Pavement Test Track,longchamp paris, WMA and RAP together create a synergistic mixture that offers improvements in pavement performance and plant operations,mulberry uk, as well as significant cost savings and environmental benefits. WMA/RAP is simply a winning combination.
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