How to measure the quantity of asphalt in road construction

This construction video shows the detailed process for measuring the quantity of Asphalt in road.

Asphalt belongs to a blend of aggregates, binder and filler. It is mainly applied for developing and preserving all kind of roads, parking areas as well as play and sport areas. Various types of aggregates like crushed rock, sand, gravel or slags are utilized as mixtures of Asphalt. A binder is applied with the purpose of fastening the aggregates into a solid mixture. Generally, bitumen is utilized as a binder. An average asphalt pavement comprises of the road structure over the formation level that contains unbound and bituminous-bound materials. So, the loads of the traffic are dispersed through the pavement earlier it reaches to the formation level. Generally, pavements are formed with different layers.

Here, the dimensions of the road are given as follow :-

Breadth = 8 meter
Depth of the road = 15 centimeter
Length = 2 km = 2000 meter
Therefore, the volume of asphalt = L x B x W = 2000 x 8 x 0.15 (15 cm = 0.15 m) = 2400 m3

Here, density of asphalt is taken as 2330 kg/m3
Therefore, quantity of asphalt = volume of road section x density of asphalt
= 2400 x 2330 = 559200 kg = 5592 tons (dividing by 1000)

Go through the following video, to get the detailed process.

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Published By
Rajib Dey
www.constructioncost.co
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Post River Software released Asphalt Pro iPhone App for Asphalt contractor and inspector

Asphalt Pro is very useful for the professional asphalt contractor and inspector. It is the only asphalt allied application purposely designed for iOS 7. Asphalt Pro is free and it includes a series of several tools like Mix Yield underrun/overrun calculators, unit conversion calculators, tack and seal distance calculators and rate validators, and visualizers to keep pace with plant, truck, paver and roller capacities. These tools are well versed with the workflow and inspection practices in the jobsite.

By applying Asphalt Pro, one can also allocate project images with supervisors.

Asphalt Pro comes up with the following exclusive features :

• Workout Mix Yield and match up to project estimates for detecting overruns or underruns.
• Analyze Tack and Seal distances facilitating application process as well as substantiate rates concerning inspection duties.
• Aids users to get balanced production conveniently connecting the plant, trucks, paver, and rollers. Create adjustments to parameters for augmentation of production, enhance efficiency and decrease constrictions.
• When any issue arises with a project, it can easily find out, systematize, and distribute digital images of issues involving GPS and time coding.
• Contains six conversion calculators having units in both US and Metric for every value which are useful in the jobsite for contractor and inspector.
• It also includes a Cost Estimator for small projects, parking lots and change orders.

One can access Asphalt Pro on the Apple App Store here : https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/asphalt-pro/id688350313?mt=8

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