Guidelines on Construction and Maintenance of PorousPorous or permeable friction courses (PFC) are hot mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures placed at the surface of an asphalt pavement structure in a thin layer to produce several benefits for the , Tire rubber, SBS, and SBR modified asphalt are now more frequently employed in PFC.ARACFCWhat is the abbreviation for Asphalt Rubber Asphalt Concrete Friction Courses? What does ARACFC stand for? ARACFC abbreviation stands for Asphalt Rubber Asphalt Concrete Friction Cours.Open Graded Friction Courses (OGFC)An “open graded friction course” is defined as a thin, permeable layer of asphalt that integrates a skeleton of uniform aggregate size with a minimum of fin These mixes contain a small percentage of fine aggregate which produces a large number of air voids.Evaluation of Crumb Rubber in Hot Mix AsphaltMay 15, 2018· An asphalt rubber hot mix asphalt (AR HMA) design was created using a Superpave 125mm gradation and a #30 ( ) mesh crumb rubber at 20% total weight of the asphalt binder At this point in time, asphalt rubber has only been used with HMA that contains a more open graded nature, such as open graded friction course (OGFC).DESIGN OF ASPHALTIC CONCRETE FRICTION COURSE (Anused in production of friction course The mineral admixture shall conform to the requirements of the specifications Note The mineral admixture used for mix design testing should be stored in an airtight container andbe no older than 3 months 34 Crumb Rubber Asphalt (CRA) The Crumb Rubber Asphalt shall be tested and.Sixth Edition 2019OPEN GRADED FRICTION COURSE MODIFIED OPEN GRADED FRICTION COURSE ASPHALT RUBBER OPEN GRADED FRICTION COURSE ULTRA THIN FRICTION COURSE SMA (S tone Matrix Asphalt) ESTIMATING QUANTITIES For a cursory estimate of the quantity of material required, use—1 ton of hot mix asphalt covers 17 square yards, l" thick WARM MIX ASPHALT (WMA).Road ScienceSep 07, 2011· The South Carolina rubber modified open graded friction course is placed 3/4 to 1 inch deep, with a crumb rubber content of 12 percent by weight of the liquid asphalt.
HMA Pavement Mix Type Selection Guide
The pavement mix types targeted are Open Graded Friction Courses (OGFC), Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA), and fine and coarse graded dense mix The Guide combines the selection criteria for these different pavement mix types into one document.

Arizona’s History of Using Asphalt RubberAsphalt Rubber Friction Course ARFC Asphalt Rubber Open Graded Quietest Surface Asphalt Rubber Benefits Less Reflective Cracking Less Maintenance/More Durable , Until 2010, projects asphalt rubber may exceed 1500km, and about 100 thousand tones asphalt rubber has been used.Evaluation of Open Graded Friction Course (OGFC) MixThe objective of this study is to evaluate the open graded friction course (OGFC) mix design procedure proposed by the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) and hence to.MaterialsFriction Course a thin, permeable asphalt layer which helps eliminate standing water on the pavement surface; commonly used to decrease the number of accidents related to surface conditions such as hydroplaning Ground Tire Rubber (GTR) rubber obtained by recycling old tires.Quiet Pavements with Rubber Stay Quiet In New JerseyA section of I 78 in New Jersey that features asphalt rubber open graded friction course Image courtesy of Mark Edsall, All States Materials Group The quiet pavements in New Jersey add to the growing database that supports the longer lasting noise relief that is derived through the use of RTR modified asphalt.Asphalt Rubber Open Graded Friction Course Reduces NoiseThese findings have led to Arizona developing a large scale program of covering over 1200 lane miles (2000 lane kilometers) of relatively new and new concrete with a 25 mm (1 in) asphalt rubber open graded friction hot mix surface course to substantially reduce noise.Evaluation of Long Term Pavement Performance and NoiseThis report describes the first of three experimental installations of open graded friction course (OGFC) “quieter pavements” designed to reduce the noise generated at the tire/pavement interface Experimental sections of OGFC were built using asphalt rubber (AR) and styrene butadiene styrene (SBS) polymer modified asphalt binders.Advances in Safety, Noise Reduction ,There are a few ways in which asphalt rubber is manufactured for use in road paving applications Primarily, asphalt rubber is the combination of liquid bitumen (asphalt) and granulated scrap tire rubber or crumb rubber modifier (CRM) in a 4 1 ratio, (80% bitumen and 20% rubber) and held in agitation and elevated temperatures for 45 60 minut.
Rehabilitation of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements
scale Asphalt Rubber (A R) overlay projects on heavily used highways and Interstates in climatically diverse regions within the state to rehabilitate the aging highway system One overlay design used by ADOT is called an asphalt rubber asphalt concrete friction course (AR ACFC) This overlay is also known as an open graded friction course.

HMA Pavement Mix Type Selection GuideThe pavement mix types targeted are Open Graded Friction Courses (OGFC), Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA), and fine and coarse graded dense mix The Guide combines the selection criteria for these different pavement mix types into one document.Comparison of permeable friction course mixturesPermeable friction course (PFC) mixtures constitute a particular type of hot mix asphalt (HMA) characterized by a high interconnected air voids (AV) content and a coarse granular skeleton with stone on stone contact These mixtures are also termed as new generation open graded friction course.the urban heat island effect and impact of asphalt rubberBelshe, M, Kaloush, K, Golden, JS & Mamlouk, M 2008, the urban heat island effect and impact of asphalt rubber friction course overlays on portland cement concrete pavements in the phoenix area in Geotechnical Special Publication 178 edn, pp 1032 1040, GeoCongress 2008 Geosustainability and Geohazard Mitigation, New Orleans, LA, United States, 3/9/08.OPEN GRADED FRICTION COURSESof Open Graded Friction Courses is prompting a number of states, including some in northern climates, to take a renewed interest in these porous asphalt surfacings These new mixtures have higher air voids, typically 18 to 22 percent, than earlier mixtures at 15 percent Recent evidence shows that better.SPR 631 Evaluation of Warm Mix Technologies for Use inasphalt rubber, open‐graded friction courses, warm mix asphalt, paving, asphalt rubber‐asphaltic concrete friction course, AR‐ACFC 18 Distribution Statement Document is available to the US public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, ia 22161 23 Registrant's Seal 19.