Necessary Measures for Ensuring the Quality of Hot Mix Asphalt in Lithuania
It was determined that poor quality of asphalt concrete is the main cause (65 %) of early fatigue cracking of asphalt concrete pavement of roads in Lithuania and neighbouring countries with similar climatic conditions. The poor quality of asphalt concrete is mainly predetermined by production errors...
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| description | It was determined that poor quality of asphalt concrete is the main cause (65 %) of early fatigue cracking of asphalt concrete pavement of roads in Lithuania and neighbouring countries with similar climatic conditions. The poor quality of asphalt concrete is mainly predetermined by production errors of hot mix asphalt (HMA) and designed suboptimal mass ratio of constituents. The development of theoretical principles for producing the best componential composition of asphalt concrete is highlighted. Optimal values of the portions of coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, filler and bitumen recommended by different authors are given. The main causes of deviations from the optimal composition of HMA produced by asphalt asphalt mix plants of different generations are systematised. The dynamics of rapid cracking of asphalt concrete paving of Lithuanian roads is shown emphasising the inadequacy of HMA structure and properties to increased traffic intensity and axial workloads. The permissible values of asphalt concrete components, optimal under the actual climate and traffic conditions, ensuring highest asphalt concrete resistance to fatigue and rational (8–9 years) service life, during which the cracked pavement area does not exceed 8 %, are proposed. A quality assurance method has been developed based on mathematical statistical methods. It helps avoid deviations of component proportions, occurring in the process of production, from the project proportion and to increase the homogeneity of the product. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b4608cb8b212450aa5ebb99653c155cf2025-08-20T01:47:51ZengRiga Technical University PressThe Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering1822-427X1822-42882008-03-013129372161Necessary Measures for Ensuring the Quality of Hot Mix Asphalt in LithuaniaKazys Petkevičius0Henrikas Sivilevičius1Dept of Roads, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, LT-10223 Vilnius, LithuaniaDept of Transport Technological Equipment, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Plytinės g. 27, LT-10223 Vilnius, LithuaniaIt was determined that poor quality of asphalt concrete is the main cause (65 %) of early fatigue cracking of asphalt concrete pavement of roads in Lithuania and neighbouring countries with similar climatic conditions. The poor quality of asphalt concrete is mainly predetermined by production errors of hot mix asphalt (HMA) and designed suboptimal mass ratio of constituents. The development of theoretical principles for producing the best componential composition of asphalt concrete is highlighted. Optimal values of the portions of coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, filler and bitumen recommended by different authors are given. The main causes of deviations from the optimal composition of HMA produced by asphalt asphalt mix plants of different generations are systematised. The dynamics of rapid cracking of asphalt concrete paving of Lithuanian roads is shown emphasising the inadequacy of HMA structure and properties to increased traffic intensity and axial workloads. The permissible values of asphalt concrete components, optimal under the actual climate and traffic conditions, ensuring highest asphalt concrete resistance to fatigue and rational (8–9 years) service life, during which the cracked pavement area does not exceed 8 %, are proposed. A quality assurance method has been developed based on mathematical statistical methods. It helps avoid deviations of component proportions, occurring in the process of production, from the project proportion and to increase the homogeneity of the product.https://bjrbe-journals.rtu.lv/article/view/3842hot mix asphalt (hma)road pavement construction (rpc)asphalt mix (batch type) plant (amp)quality assurancecomponential compositionproduction qualityhomogeneity |
| spellingShingle | Kazys Petkevičius Henrikas Sivilevičius Necessary Measures for Ensuring the Quality of Hot Mix Asphalt in Lithuania The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering hot mix asphalt (hma) road pavement construction (rpc) asphalt mix (batch type) plant (amp) quality assurance componential composition production quality homogeneity |
| title | Necessary Measures for Ensuring the Quality of Hot Mix Asphalt in Lithuania |
| title_full | Necessary Measures for Ensuring the Quality of Hot Mix Asphalt in Lithuania |
| title_fullStr | Necessary Measures for Ensuring the Quality of Hot Mix Asphalt in Lithuania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Necessary Measures for Ensuring the Quality of Hot Mix Asphalt in Lithuania |
| title_short | Necessary Measures for Ensuring the Quality of Hot Mix Asphalt in Lithuania |
| title_sort | necessary measures for ensuring the quality of hot mix asphalt in lithuania |
| topic | hot mix asphalt (hma) road pavement construction (rpc) asphalt mix (batch type) plant (amp) quality assurance componential composition production quality homogeneity |
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