Section 1: Overview
1.1 Acknowledgement
Content of this chapter is largely made available from the
University of Washington, Pavement Tools Consortium.
1.2 Introduction
This chapter provides a general overview of the equipment
and procedures involved in the construction flexible pavements.
The equipment includes hot-mix plant operations, trucks, placement equipment,
and compaction equipment. Construction procedures such as surface
preparation and compaction are also discussed.
This chapter will cover the following topics:
- base and subgrade preparation,
- pavement surface preparation,
- special considerations for the construction of perpetual pavements,
- plant operation,
- mix transport,
- mix placement, and
- compaction.