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Large-stone hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavements have been promoted by various associations including the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) as an answer to rutting problems which exist with current pavement design. Until 1988 the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) had little or no experience with the advantages or disadvantages of large-stone HMA pavements. This report investigates problems encountered in the construction of three large-stone HMA construction projects. Problems encountered with large-stone HMA include segregation of the mix and the validity of mix designs produced with standard test equipment. The study examined the following: the lab tests in use by the CDOT for large-stone pavements, constructability, field performance, and cost required to produce the mix.
The report is concerned with a literature review of the use of large-stone mixtures (LSM). The specific topics of interest were the aggregate gradation, laboratory mixing methods, laboratory making of test specimens, and methods of test. A questionnaire on LSM was sent to all of the states and the responses are listed. Recommendations for the direction to be taken towards developing a LSM design procedure are presented.
A program has begun in Colorado to prove that HMA pavements can be effectively constructed at intersections and provide significant benefits to the owner. To many highway agencies, performance, construction speed, and cost are the three key issues to consider when rehabilitating or reconstructing high traffic intersections. Therefore, demonstration projects were organized by the Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association (CAPA) to demonstrate performance, construction speed and cost advantages over PCC pavements at high traffic intersections in Colorado. This paper documents the planning, design, and construction processes that were followed to successfully build an HMA pavement at an intersection carrying over 7.7 million 18 kip (8200 kg) ESALs for a 20-year design.
Part 1: Summary of research results; Part 2: Mixture design method, construction guidelines, and quality control/quality assurance procedures