TACERA 2017

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 What to look for
before laying Hot Mix

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 Needs

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 Asphalt - Water Ponding

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 THREE RULES ABOUT WATER on
ASPHALT
SHED THE WATER
SHED THE WATER
SHED THE WATER

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 Remove water

Drains

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 Surface Preparation
Profiling for smoothness
Improvement in ride

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 GPR
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR): Determine existing
pavement thickness, including HMA and base course
thickness

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 GPR
Use of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) The development of
voids beneath roadways is a serious hazard, making their
early detection an important aspect of infrastructure
maintenance. Early identification of concealed subsurface
voids under a roadway structure is critical to prevent major
failures from occurring. One of the most effective tools in use
is ground penetrating radar (GPR). GPR has advanced to a
level where the subsurface condition of a roadway can be
diagnosed with confidence. GPR is a non-destructive
geophysical device used for subsurface exploration and
operates by transmitting an electromagnetic pulse from an
antenna into the ground and then capturing the partial
reflections from subsurface layers.

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 GPR

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 GPR

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 Falling Weight Deflectometer

A falling weight deflectometer (FWD) is a testing device used

by civil engineers to evaluate the physical properties
of pavement.

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 FWD
FWD data is most often used to calculate stiffness-
related parameters of a pavement structure.
The FWD is designed to impart a load pulse to the pavement
surface which simulates the load produced by a rolling vehicle
wheel.

A load cell mounted on top of the load plate measures the load
imparted to the pavement surface.

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 Falling Weight Deflectometer

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 SAFE!!!

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 Signing/Warnings
Safety

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 Surface Preparation:
Subgrade

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 Surface Preparation:
Subgrade

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Surface Preparation
Clean the surface (sweeping)
Remove Vegetation from shoulders (blading)
Remove raised pavement markers
Patch defective areas:
Asphalt
Concrete
Seal the cracks
Mill the pavement

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 Sweeping/Blade Edges

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 Surface Preparation
Sweeping

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 Remove Pavement markings

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 Pavement Markings:
Remove

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 Patch Defective areas
Asphalt

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 REPAIRS:

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 Repairing concrete

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 Full depth concrete repair

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 Clean and Seal Cracks

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 Clean and Seal

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 SEALING CRACKS

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 SEALING

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 Crack Sealing Too Much?

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 Crack Seal

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 Crack Seal: Hot Asphalt

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Surface Preparation
Milling:
Removes older pavements
Helps to re-establish road profile
Provides RAP for recycling operations
Allows curb and gutter grade lines to remain
Provides a technique to maintain clearances for overhead
structures

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 Nice Milling

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 Milling the Surface

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 TACK COAT

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 Tack Coat

Clean the surface before

placing the tack coat.
Unless otherwise
approved, apply tack
coat uniformly at the
rate. The rate should be
between 0.04 and 0.10
gal. of residual asphalt
per yard of surface area.

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 Tack Coat
Apply the tack coat in a
uniform manner to avoid
streaks and other
irregular patterns. Apply a
thin, uniform tack coat to
all contact surfaces of
curbs, structures, and all
joints. Allow adequate
time for emulsion to break
completely prior to
placing any material.

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 Tack Coat

Prevent splattering of
tack coat when placed
adjacent to curb, gutter,
and structures.
Roll the tack coat with a
pneumatic-tire roller to
remove streaks and
other irregular patterns
when directed.

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Is this a good application?

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 Is this a good application?

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Is this a good application?

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 Good or Bad ?

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 Good or Bad ?

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 Thin overlay/Level ups

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 THIN OVERLAY:
Level Up

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 THIN OVERLAY: PFC

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 READY

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