Timothy R. Murphy, P.E. Murphy Pavement Technology, Inc.

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1 Promoting Sustainable Use Of Industrial Materials. November 1-2, 2011 Austin, TX 93 rd Annual Convention of the National Slag Association September 26 29, 2011 Pensacola Beach, FL Timothy R. Murphy, P.E. Murphy Pavement Technology, Inc.

2 Asphalt, more than any other single product, sustains the nation's highway system and facilitates the flow of commerce."

3 Maximize performance & minimize cost! Increasing----> Durability Stability ~4k lbs Air Voids---->

4 Recycling Successes Opportunities Challenges

5 Several hundred million tons of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) are made in the USA each year. Agencies buy anywhere from 50 to 90 % / year!

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9 Social Bearable Equitable Sustainable Environmental Economic Viable

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11 Measured Judged Managed Improved

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14 We must be dedicated to safeguarding the environment and transforming the marketplace by promoting the manufacture, purchase, and use of environmentally responsible products and services.

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16 Truck tire footprint changed drastically! 75 psi, 2-ply 105 psi, radial

17 ^Rutting 75-blow Marshall Superpave Manufactured Sand

18 Performance test for evaluating Slag Best practices manual Method to characterize Slag Field performance of Slag mixes Replicating plant production in lab

19 MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY - Oujian and Carne, 1987 Implement or Transfer Research Development Engineering Basic Applied....** *.... * *... * * Technical Feasibility Discover Organize Apply Knowledge Engineering Demonstration Tasks Prototype Field Trial Products, Services, Processes, & Policies

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21 Quality = How good it is. Quantity = How much we have.

22 ASTM D-8 Standard Terminology Relating to Materials for Roads and Pavements Steel Slag (SS), and Air-cooled Blast Furnace (ACBF)

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28 Coarse Aggregate Angularity EQUALS Fractured Faces Coarse Aggregate Angularity Traffic Depth from Surface ESALs < 100 mm > 100 mm million 95/90 80/ % one fractured face 90% two+ fractured faces Minimum

29 Sieve Percent Passing ½ 100 3/ # # # G sb = Abs. = 2+

30 Aggregate G SB Water Abs Steel Slag % Dolomite % ACBF Slag %

31 Blending & Batching

32 Virgin Aggregates RAP Slag

33 PG52-28 PG Oven Aging, Hours Absorption, % Wt.Aggr

34 ( ) G mm - G mb V a = x 100 G mm ( ) VMA = G mb x P s G sb Effective Volume of Asphalt = VMA - V a ( ) VMA - V a VFA = x 100 VMA

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36 Coarse Aggregate Friction Policy Police Reports

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41 Slag Dolomite Limestone 0 1,000 10, ,000 1,000,000

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43 Opportunity is from Agency knowledge on measuring performance with Academia and from Contractor knowledge of their operations.

44 Dense-Graded Gap-Graded Graded (Stone Matrix Asphalt, SMA) Open-Graded Friction Course (OGFC) Asphalt Treated Permeable Base (ATPB)

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46 Pavement designers and contractors realize that heavy, slow-moving vehicles that are stopping, turning, or accelerating expose intersections to some of the highest stress levels found on pavements.

47 World s Strongest Intersection: Williams & Margaret in Thornton, IL

48 Assess the problem Ensure structural adequacy Select high-performance materials and confirm the mixture design Use proper construction techniques

49 Comparison SMA vs. Dense-Graded Stone Matrix Asphalt Asphalt Concrete

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51 An evaluation of the 1998 pavement fix was performed in After 13 years, and the application of almost 10 million equivalent single axle loads (ESALs), the intersection of Williams and Margaret streets has required no essentially no maintenance and quietly continues its amazing performance as the world s strongest intersection.

52 Build a team to work through the details

53 Build a team to work through the details

54 High-stress locations also include climbing lanes, truck weigh stations, rest areas, and other slowspeed areas. Giving special attention to these areas can ensure that high-stress areas deliver the same outstanding performance as other asphalt pavements.

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56 Slag is stable. Slag provides friction. Slag meets Superpave CAA requirements. Slag requires QC like any other aggregate. Slag is in your backyard.

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