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ASPHALT PAVING DESIGN
GUIDE
This
Asphalt Paving Design Guide has been prepared by the
members and staff of the Minnesota Asphalt Paving
Association to assist you in understanding Hot-Mix
Asphalt (HMA) pavement design and construction.
Complete Guide with web
links
ASPHALT PAVING DESIGN
GUIDE REVISIONS
12/28/04 -
Portions of Chapter 3
Chapter by Chapter
Guide w/out web links
Acknowledgement &
Table of Contents
| Glossary
Chapter 1 |
Chapter 2 |
Chapter 3 |
Chapter 4
Chapter 5 |
Chapter 6 |
Chapter 7 |
Chapter 8
NEW SOFTWARE NOW AVAILABLE
New software for designing Perpetual Pavements,
PerRoad 3.2 and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA),
are available for free. There are versions of
these software programs for every traffic level (high
volume and low volume). Download at the
Asphalt Pavement Alliance web site:
www.AsphaltAlliance.com.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Porous Pavement/Storm Water Management
(Revised May 2009)
Rubblization (Revised June 2009)
Shingles - Manufactured (May 2009)
Shingles - Tear-Offs (May 2009)
Driveways
Parking Lots
Tight Blading
*FOR
GUIDANCE ON DRAFT SPECIFICATIONS, PLEASE CONTACT
info@mnapa.org
ARTICLES AND FLYERS
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BLACK AND GREEN:
Sustainable Asphalt, Now and Tomorrow
The engineers, scientists,
contractors and managers who guide the development of
asphalt pavement have made it one of the most
environmentally advanced building materials in the
world by constantly improving its cost effectiveness
and safety. By extending pavement life – by improving
materials, designs, or best practices – these
professionals reduce the cost to the environment and
to the taxpayer.
The asphalt pavement industry and its partners
continue to improve the environmental performance of
asphalt, already one of the most sustainable pavement
materials on earth. To learn more, visit
http://www.sustainableasphalt.turn-page.com
GUIDE TO PG BINDER SELECTION IN MN
What do the numbers mean? How do I select
the right PG binder for the job?
Click
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SUMMARY OF MINNESOTA RESEARCH FINDINGS
MAPA commissioned Erland Lukanen of ERES
Consultants to evaluate the performance history of HMA
Pavements with Aggregate Base and of Portland Cement
Concrete Pavements on the MN/DOT Highway system. The
reports on both of these projects are now complete and
the results are interesting indeed.
Full Story
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GUIDE TO THE MN/DOT
SPEC 2360 (COMBINED MARSHALL/GYRATORY) - Rev. Oct. 17,
2007
Mix Designation Reference for Marshall/Gyratory.
Example Designations
For the most current Specifications, check out the
Mn/DOT bituminous home page at:
http://www.mrr.dot.state.mn.us/pavement/bituminous/bituminous.asp
RUBBLIZATION: A COST-EFFECTIVE OPTION (November
2009)
Full Story
PAVEMENT PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS: ASPHALT
OVERLAYS (Sept. 2009)
Full Story
HOT MIX ASPHALT (HMA) "GREENING" INITIATIVES CHECKLIST
(July 2009)
Full Story
ROAD & AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS WITH SMA (July 2009)
Full Story
THE ASPHALT ADVANTAGE (June 2009)
Full
Story
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES & SPECIFICATIONS FOR
RUBBLIZING CONCRETE PAVEMENT (Revised - June 2009)
Full Story
WARM MIX ASPHALT IN MN (May 2009)
Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) allows the mixing, lay down
and compaction of asphalt mixes at significantly lower
temperatures compared to hot-mix asphalt (HMA).
Click
Full Story
for more information.
HMA PAVEMENTS & LEED CERTIFICATION (February 2009)
Full Story
MINNESOTA GREEN STAR AWARDS (November 2008)
Full Story
MINNESOTA ECOLOGICAL AWARDS (November 2008)
Full
Story
USES OF SALVAGED BITUMINOUS MATERIAL (May 2008)
Full Story
MANAGING STORM WATER WITH HOT-MIX ASPHALT PAVEMENTS*
(January 2008)
Full Story
HOT-MIX HELPS WAL-MART KEEP PRICES LOW (September 2007)
Full Story
HMA PAVEMENTS AND LEED® CERTIFICATION
GUIDELINE (September 2007)
Full Story
LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS (June 2007)
Full Story
PERPETUAL PAVEMENT AWARDS (June 2007)
Full Story
THE FUTURE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY (May 2007)
Full Story
HOT-MIX ASPHALT IS STILL THE BEST VALUE (May 2007)
Full Story
QUALITY CONSTRUCTION DEPENDS ON PLANNING
December 2006, Richard O. Wolters, P.E., MAPA
Executive Director
Full Story
PAVEMENT PRESERVATION WITH HMA (November 2006)
Full Story
CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ASPHALT DRIVEWAY
August 2006, Richard O.
Wolters, P.E., MAPA Executive Director
Full Story
Vote YES for Better Roads (June 2006)
Full Story
ASPHALT IS BEST (June 2006)
Full Story
DRIVEWAY REMINDERS (June 2006)
Full Story
PAVEMENT RATING SYSTEM FOR HMA (June 2006)
Full
Story
HMA IS THE CHOICE FOR HEAVY LOADS (April 2006)
Full Story
Which of these claims being made about HMA pavement do
you find believable? (April 2006)
Full
Story
2005
Ecological Commendation Award Winners (December 2005)
Full
Story
Rubblization and HMA Overlay in Faribault County (November 2005)
Full Story
Long-Life Pavement (July 2005)
Full Story
RECYCLING HOT MIX ASPHALT (June 2005)
Full Story
MINNESOTA RECEIVES A NATIONAL PERPETUAL PAVEMENT AWARD
FOR TH 10 IN ANOKA (May 2005)
Full
Story
NEW RAMSEY COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY (January 2005)
Ramsey
Co Public Works
2004 ECOLOGICAL AWARD WINNERS IN MINNESOTA (December 2004)
MN
Ecological Awards
HMA - THE STRONG, QUIET PAVEMENT (October 2004)
HMA the Strong, Quiet Pavement
HMA IS SUPERIOR ALONG THE NORTH SHORE!
(September 2004)
HMA is Superior Along the North Shore
HMA IS GRAND AT THE STATE FAIR (August
2004)
HMA is Grand at the State Fair
HOT MIX ASPHALT SUPPORTS MINNESOTA TRAFFIC!
(August 2004)
HMA
Supports MN Traffic
PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE WITH HMA (June 2004)
Preventive and Corrective Maintenance
AVOID A LIFE CYCLE OF PROBLEMS FLYER
(May 2004)
Avoid a Life Cycle of Problems
GETTING ON THE
RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD FLYER (May
2004)
Getting on the Right Side of the Road
MNNESOTA RECEIVES A NATIONAL PERPETUAL PAVEMENT AWARD
FOR USTH 71 SOUTH OF PARK RAPIDS TO HUBBARD COUNTY
BORDER
Full Story
RAVELING OF HOT-MIX
ASPHALT
October 2003, Richard O. Wolters, P.E., MAPA
Executive Director
Asphalt pavements placed late in the construction
season are more susceptible to raveling.
Full Story
HOT MIX ASPHALT IS THE
TOP CHOICE FOR AIRPORT RUNWAY PAVEMENTS - FAST FACTS
Full Story
HMA AT THE STATE FAIR
July 2003, Jill M. Thomas, P.E., MAPA Associate
Director
A legacy's time has come and gone. The
half-mile racetrack at the Minnesota State Fair is in
the process of removal to make room for more seating
at the Grandstand. The original hot mix asphalt
(HMA) racetrack has been in place since 1964 when it
replaced the dirt racetrack.
Read more at
Full
Story
TOTAL ASPHALT VERSUS
GRANULAR BASE
June 2003, Richard O. Wolters, P.E., MAPA
Executive Director
Total (Full-depth) HMA pavement structures
maintain their strength and deflect less under load.
More information on Full-depth HMA pavement structures
can be found in MAPA’s asphalt paving design manual
(available on this web page).
Full Story
PERPETUAL PAVEMENT:
TIME HAS COME
May 23, 2003, Richard O. Wolters, P.E. MAPA
Executive Director
Total pavement reconstruction, the
remove-and-replace option, is rendered virtually
obsolete. The only pavement rehabilitation needed
would be replacement at about 20-year intervals of the
hot mix asphalt (HMA) surface.
Full Story
HOT MIX ASPHALT (HMA) AS SURFACE TREATMENT
May 16, 2003, Richard O. Wolters, P.E. MAPA
Executive Director
A comparison of common surface
treatments in Minnesota.
Full Story
REPAIR OF POTHOLES WITH HOT MIX ASPHALT (HMA)
April 4, 2003, Richard O. Wolters, P.E., MAPA
Executive Director
The performance of a pavement (asphalt or concrete) is
directly related to the condition of the base,
subgrade and specific material composition of the
pavement type on which that pavement is placed.
Full Story
PAVEMENT DISTRESS -
SLIPPAGE CRACKS
July 2002, Richard O. Wolters, P.E., MAPA
Executive Director
Slippage cracks are crescent-shaped or
horseshoe-shaped cracks which have the open end of the
horseshoe pointed in the direction of traffic
travel.
Full Story
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