Chapter 6: Flexible Pavement Construction
Anchor: #i1021464Section 1: Overview
Anchor: #i10238601.1 Acknowledgement
Content of this chapter is largely made available from the University of Washington, Pavement Tools Consortium.
Anchor: #i10239551.2 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:
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- base and subgrade preparation, Anchor: #PESEVNTI
- pavement surface preparation, Anchor: #SLFPKYPO
- special considerations for the construction of perpetual pavements, Anchor: #PLXBNHSF
- plant operation, Anchor: #WORVPNXG
- mix transport, Anchor: #XUFMUYOG
- mix placement, and Anchor: #RAPFWOEY
- compaction.