Wednesday, April 23, 2014 San Diego, CA

•  Transverse  Joint  Construction  Methods  

•  Longitudinal  Joint  Construction  Methods  

•  Proper  Joint  Luting    

JOINT  CONSTRUCTION  

•  Good  joints  are  no  mystery  

•  Training  &  practice  

JOINT  CONSTRUCTION  

JOINT  CONSTRUCTION  

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Butt  Joint  

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Rolled  Mat  

Rolled  Mat  

New  Mat  

Paper  

Papered  Transverse  Joint  

Remove    paper    &  ramp  

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Remove Tapered area

•  Center  tow  point    •  Set  width  •  Set  crown    •  Set  extender  

slope    &  height  

•  Use  boards  that  allow  for  compaction  rate  

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A  good  rule  of  thumb  is  to  raise  the  screed  20  percent  more  than  the  compacted  thickness.  

JOINT  CONSTRUCTION  

•  First  step  is  screed  pre-­‐heating  

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Fuel  Pump    Spraydown  /  Burner  

Glow  Plug  /  Fan  Switches  

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•  Null  screed  

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•  Introduce  angle    of  attack  

•  Crank  until  resistance  is  felt  

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•  Fill  auger  chamber  half  full  

•  Conveyor  manually  

•  Auger  manually  •  Shovel    if  needed  

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•  Check  smoothness  before  the  mat  cools  to  ensure  a  good,  smooth  joint  

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What Happened Here?

Longitudinal  Joints  

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Staggered  Paving  Joints  

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Notch  Wedge  (Caltrans  Spec’s)  

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Notch  Wedge  Joint  Maker  

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Compacted Mat

Uncompacted Mat

Typical Overlap on Longitudinal Joints

Thickness of Rolldown

1 – 1½ inches

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Compacted  Mat  

Uncompacted  Mat  

Mix  “Bumped  Back”  to  Joint  

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•  Why  is  this  wrong?  

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Quality  Joints  are  

No  Accident!  

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Questions??  

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