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Two Lift Paving
Contractors Perspective
Two Lift Paving Workshop
Austin, Texas
May 23, 2013
Tim Gerhardt
Koss Construction Company
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Overview
• Concept
• Planning
• Scheduling
– Delays– Delays
• Test Section
– Lessons Learned
• I-70 Paving
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Concept
• European Scan Tour
– KDOT Representative
• Market Need
– Air Void Problems– Air Void Problems
– Aggregate Quality of local market
– Extended Pavement Life
• Appropriate Project / Location
• Exposed Aggregate Surface
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Concept – Market Need
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Concept - Project
• I-70 in Saline County, Kansas
– 2 year pavement reconstruction project
• WBL in 2007
• EBL in 2008• EBL in 2008
– Rest Area on each side
• Ideal for test sections
– Revised Typical Section Required 24’ Paving
• Uniform Shoulders on Variable Granular Base
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Planning
• Preliminary Discussion
– April 2007 – Manhattan, KS
• KDOT, FHWA, CP Tech Center, KSU, Koss
• Highways for Life
• Workshop • Workshop
– June 2007 – Abilene, KS
• Dr. Hermann Sommer (Austrian Engineer)
• CP Tech Center
• Dr. Rob Rasmussen
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Planning
• Mix Designs
– Stiffness of Bottom Lift
– Durability of Top Lift
• Equipment and Logistics
– Delivery and placement of bottom lift – Delivery and placement of bottom lift
• Stiffness
• Haul Road v. Front of Paver
– Delivery and placement of top lift
• Minimize deformation of bottom lift
– Production and Delivery of Two Mixes
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Planning
• Test Section
– Expectations
– Location
– Complexity– Complexity
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Scheduling
• Test Section
– Late Summer / Fall 2007
• 2007 Season – Extremely Wet
– Paving Crew Unavailable
– Spring 2008
• More economical to re-schedule to location where a paving • More economical to re-schedule to location where a paving crew was already working
– US-69 Side Road
» Minimal risk
» District IV
• 2008 Season – Extremely Wet
– Paving completed in June 2008
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Test Section
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Test Section
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Test Section
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Test Section
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Test Section
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Test Section
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I-70
• Plant
– Dual Drum
– Two Silos
• Split• Split
– Aggregate Bins
• Four
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I-70
• Delivery
– Product from either drum
– Truck could delivery either
– Color Coded Cards– Color Coded Cards
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I-70
• Delivery
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I-70
• Placement
– Haul Road
– Spreaders
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I-70
• Placement
– Top Lift
• Distance
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I-70
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I-70
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I-70
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I-70
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I-70
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Jointing
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Jointing
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Jointing
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Results
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4 per. Mov. Avg. (Top Length)
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Conclusion
• Practical Application
• Limited Production Impact
• Economical
– Economize bottom lift– Economize bottom lift
– Extended Pavement Life
• No Problem
• Team Effort