Recycled Asphalt Pavement Specification

Embankment broken portland cement concrete and concrete rubble reduced to specification size reclaimed asphalt pavement project specific as blended or alternating layers.

Recycled asphalt pavement specification. There are also two types of rubberized ogfc mixes. 1986 napa established the national center for asphalt technology ncat at auburn university alabama providing. Florida uses a stiffness strength value of limerock bearing ratio lbr that is similar to a california bearing ratio. Previous laboratory testing research reports were compared.

Speight phd dsc in asphalt materials science and technology 2016. The united states federal highway association fha notes these underlying materials are created when asphalt pavements are removed for various activities including. Rubberized hot mix asphalt open graded rhma o and rhma o high binder rhma o hb. The engineering design of.

Cold processed recycled paving material for use as aggregate base course statewide use. Asphalt pavement thickness and mix design while there are an infinite number of questions that can be asked we compiled a list of those questions that have been directed to us the most. Txdot promotes using rap in many pavement management strategies. However the mix plant the degree of mixing and the transfer of heat from the new aggregate to the reclaimed material are functions of.

Asphalt pavement has been america s most recycled material for a long time. 3 although most of the produced rap is recycled a large portion of it is wasted or down graded when used in landfills embankment or base layers. These faqs are categorized into subject areas listed in the contents dropdown box below. Amount of recycled asphalt has been incorporated in mixes.

For example the hot mix asphalt specification encourages the use of fractionated rap while discouraging the use of unfractionated rap. If reclaimed asphalt pavement is incorporated into the mix it is usually mixed in the laboratory until thoroughly heated and blended with the new aggregate. Recycled asphalt or reclaimed asphalt pavement rap is reprocessed pavement containing asphalt and aggregates. Developing specifications for using recycled asphalt pavement as base subbase or general fill materials phase ii is a complete comprehensive report 11.

Fractionated rap is crushed and sized reclaimed asphalt pavement that has been separated into its constituent aggregate sizes. Crushed concrete or other non hazardous recycled materials processed recycled asphalt pavements bottom ash foundry slag glass and recycled crumb rubber fly ash. What is recycled asphalt. Common types of flexible pavement include hot mix asphalt hma rubberized hot mix asphalt gap graded rhma g and open graded friction course ogfc.

1993 special specification 3157.