MOT GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR HOT MIXED ASPHALT (NOVAMBER 1998)

AGGREGATE GRADATION REQUIREMENT FOR HOT MIXED ASPHALT

ASPHALT BASE COURSE (FIRST LAYER)
Sieve Size Class A Class B Class C
Inch mm (Grading I) (Grading II) (Grading III)
1-1/2” 37.5 100
1” 25.0 75 - 90 100 100
3/4” 19.0 65 - 80 75 - 90 90 - 100
1/2” 12.5 55 - 70 65 - 80 78 - 93
3/8” 9.50 45 - 60 55 - 65 57 - 72
No.4 4.75 31 - 46 35 - 60 43 - 58
N0.10 2.00 18 - 33 20 - 35 28 - 43
No.40 0.425 05 - 18 07 - 20 13 - 28
No.80 0.180 03 - 13 05 - 25 -
No.200 0.075 02 - 09 03 - 7 03 - 07
ASPHALT WEARING COURSE (SECOND LAYER)
Sieve Size Class A Class B Class C
Inch mm (Grading I) (Grading II) (Grading III)
3/4” 19.0 100 100
1/2” 12.5 75 - 90 90 - 100 100
3/8” 9.50 64 - 79 78 - 83 90 - 100
No.4 4.75 41 - 56 46 - 60 54 - 68
N0.10 2.00 23 - 37 30 - 42 32 - 46
No.40 0.425 07 - 20 14 - 25 14 - 25
No.80 0.180 05 - 13 08 - 16 08 - 16
No.200 0.075 03 - 08 03 - 7 03 - 07

QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR HOT MIXED ASPHALT

BASE COURSE WEARING COURSE
Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B Class C
No of compaction blows 75 75 75 75 75 75
Bitumen Content (%) 3.0 – 6.0 3.0 – 6.0 3.0 – 6.0 4.0 – 6.0 4.0 – 6.0 4.0 – 6.0

Marshall Stability @ 60ᵒC 100 750 500 100 750 500

Retained Strength (%) 70 70 70 75 75 75

Flow (mm) 2.0 – 4.0 2.0 – 4.0 2.0 – 4.0 2.0 – 4.0 2.0 – 4.0 2.0 – 4.0

Voids in Mix (%) 5.0 – 7.0 5.0 – 7.0 5.0 – 7.0 4.0 – 6.0 4.0 – 6.0 3.0 – 5.0

Void in Minerals Varies with Nominal Maximum Size