Recommended Changes to Item 340 of the 1982 Standard Specifications

Details

• Creators:
  Benson, Fred C. ; Gallaway, Bob M.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Hot mix asphalt
  • Life cycle analysis
  • Life cycle costing
  • Maintenance management
  • Performance based specifications
  • Prices
  • Specifications
  • Asphalt concrete
  • Aggregates
  • Recommendations
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX- 86/12+285-5F
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report: September 1979 - August 1985
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Description:
  All of the proposed changes to the SOHPT 1982 Standard Specifications should eventually result in lowered life cycle costs of increasingly better performing Item 340 hot-mix paving layers. It is anticipated that proposed changes 1, 2, 7, 8 and 10 would result in slight increases in bid item prices for asphalt cements and aggregates utilized in SOHPT paving contracts. However, these costs should be offset by more durable hot-mixes with reduced maintenance costs. Adoption of proposed changes 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 should not result in noticeable increases in bid item prices. The increased costs for these changes will come in the area of SOHPT's costs to administer and inspect the design and production of Item 340 hot-mix paving work. In the long run, changes 4, 5 and 8 should result in the increased effectiveness of SOHPT personnel to design, inspect and evaluate hot-mix materials and paving layers.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2~9-80-285
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85743/dot_85743_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 528.43 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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