CHAPTER 8  

HOT MIX ASPHALT (HMA) PAVEMENT, BASES, AND SUBBASES

8.00 TABLES AND REPORT FORMS

8.01 TABLES FOR BITUMINOUS MATERIALS AND HMA CONSTRUCTION

8.02 REPORT FORMS

Form Identification and Use

8.10 ACCEPTANCE AND TESTING

8.11 FIELD TESTS AND CERTIFICATION OF MATERIALS

Asphalt Materials Aggregates

8.12 RESPONSIBILITY AND DOCUMENTING HMA MIXTURE PROPORTIONING CHANGES

Adjusting Asphalt Binder Contents Documenting Corrective Action for Noncomplying Air Voids Test on Specimens Taken from Constructed Pavement Adjusting Aggregate Proportions Filler/Bitumen Ratio

8.13 DENSITY CONTROLS FOR HMA CONSTRUCTION

Uncompacted HMA Samples Compacted HMA Samples Procedures for Construction of Test Strips Resolving Density - Void Conflicts

8.14 TESTING FOR SMOOTHNESS

Use of Straightedge and Rolling Surface Checker

8.15 CHECKING TRANSVERSE JOINTS FOR SMOOTHNESS

8.20 MEASUREMENTS AND PAYMENT COMPUTATIONS

8.21 ASPHALT BINDER

Tank Measurement and Asphalt Binder Content Determination Measuring Asphalt Binder for Small Quantities Asphalt Binder Quantities and Pay Adjustments

8.22 TARGET VALUES FOR ASPHALT BINDER CONTENT IN JOB MIXES

8.23 WEIGHING OF HMA MATERIALS

8.30 EQUIPMENT USE AND INSPECTION

8.31 INSPECTION AT HMA PLANTS

8.32 INSPECTING THE MIXING TIME OF HMA PLANTS

8.40 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION

8.41 UNSTABLE SUBGRADES AND SUBBASES

Locating Unstable Areas Determining Cause Overdepth Aeration and Recompaction Special Treatments

8.42 STAKING METHOD FOR HMA PAVEMENTS

8.43 GUIDELINE STRINGS AND EDGE ALIGNMENT

8.44 LONGITUDINAL JOINTS

8.45 TACK COATS USING EMULSIONS

For Dilution Application Rate for Diluted Emulsion Sample for Compliance Measurement for Pay Settlement of Diluted Emulsions

8.50 BASE, INTERMEDIATE, AND SURFACE COURSES

8.51 HMA WEDGE CONSTRUCTION FOR SUPERELEVATION OF CURVES

Automatic Slope Control Placement of Wedge Sequence of Placement

8.52 LAYING WIDTHS FOR HMA

8.53 SPREAD RATES FOR HMA BASE, INTERMEDIATE, AND SURFACE COURSES

8.54 HMA RESURFACING ON CITY STREETS

Preliminary Layout Construction Thickness Taper at Curb Line Extending Paver Width

8.55 COLD WEATHER HMA CONSTRUCTION

Temperature Determination for Placing HMA and Liquid Bitumens

8.56 RELEASE AGENTS AND SOLVENTS

8.60 RUMBLE STRIPS IN HMA SHOULDERS

8.61 CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS - MILLED RUMBLE STRIPS

8.62 CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS - ROLLED RUMBLE STRIPS

8.70 INSPECTOR'S GUIDE - HMA PAVING & RESURFACING

Additional Requirements for Interstate Projects Additional Requirements for Full-Depth Paving Additional Requirements for Winter Shutdown

8.80 USE OF SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

Material Transfer Vehicles Other Material Transfer Vehicles Mat Smoothness Machine Windrow Pick-up Equipment