Aspahlt concrete production management

Abstract

The quality management approach is based on the use of objective data, and provides a rational rather than an emotional basis for decision making. If the right information is not available, the analysis of engineering test results can't take place, errors can't be identified, and so errors can't be corrected. The quality of asphalt concrete pavement depends on the quality of mineral mix materials, uniformity of composition produced asphalt concrete mix at the plant and on the ensuring required density of asphalt concrete pavement after compaction. The availabe practice revealed that even when modern technologies are used in production of asphalt concrete mixtures and laying the road pavement, the asphalt concrete pavement is of insufficiently high quality because the effect methods of its quality control are not applied. Recommendations as to the application of the principles of quality control of asphalt concrete pavement contained in the present work will contribute to improvement of the quality of asphalt concrete pavement. The aim of the present work is to present the process management principles for ensuring high quality of asphalt conrete pavement.