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Asphalt Material

Asphalt concrete is a construction material widely used for paving driveways, roads, highways and parking lots. It consists of asphalt and mineral aggregate mixed together then laid down in a mat and compacted with a roller or large asphalt press.
Asphalt is generally a dark brown to black substance produced from petrolium byproducts. It is generally applied as a hot substance for easy smoothing and pressing. It is also used as a weatherproofing material.
Asphalt is one o...
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02.10.
Asphalt Paving

Our roads and highways are generally coated with asphalt paving material which is spread and leveled to grade.
This is a view of the front of a typical self-propelled, floating screed, paving machine.
Asphalt loaded trucks dump the hot
asphalt into the machines hopper then conveyed to the rear of the machine by a chain and conveyor system.

The paving machine spreads an ...
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16.11.
Hot Mix Asphalt

Hot Mix Asphalt is a form of Asphalt Concrete that is mixed at a hot mix plant then transported to the jobsite in dump trucks. The hot mix is then dumped ito a paving machine and compacted with Steel or Rubber tire Rollers.
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