Paver (vehicle)

A paver (paver finisher, asphalt finisher, paving machine) is a piece of

construction equipment used to lay asphalt on roads, bridges, parking lots and
other such places. It lays the asphalt flat and provides minor compaction before
it is compacted by a roller.

Contents
History Machine laying asphalt concrete, fed by a
dump truck.
Operation
Concrete paving
Gallery
See also
References
External links

History
The asphalt paver was developed byBarber Greene Co., that originally manufactured material handling systems. In 1929 the Chicago
Testing Laboratory approached them to use their material loaders to construct asphalt roads.[1] This did not result in a partnership but
Barber Greene did develop a machine based on the concrete pavers of the day that mixed and placed the concrete in a single process.
This setup did not prove as effective as desired and the processes were separated and the modern paver was on its way.[2] In 1933 the
independent float screed was invented and when combined with the tamper bar provided for uniform material density and
thickness.[2] Harry Barber filed for a patent a "Machine for and process of laying roads" on 10 April 1936 and received patent U.S.
Patent 2,138,828 on 6 December 1938.[3] The main features of the paver developed by Barber Greene Co. have been incorporated
[1]
into most pavers since, although improvements have been made to control of the machine.

Operation
The asphalt is added from a dump truck or a material transfer unit into the paver's hopper. The conveyor then carries the asphalt from
the hopper to the auger. The auger places a stockpile of material in front of the screed. The screed takes the stockpile of material and
[4]
spreads it over the width of the road and provides initial compaction.

The paver should provide a smooth uniform surface behind the screed. In order to provide a smooth surface a free floating screed is
used. It is towed at the end of a long arm which reduces the base topology effect on the final surface. The height of the screed is
controlled by a number of factors including the attack angle of the screed, weight and vibration of the screed, the material head and
the towing force.[4]

To conform to the elevation changes for the final grade of the road modern pavers use automatic screed controls, which generally
control the screed's angle of attack from information gathered from a grade sensor. Additional controls are used to correct the slope,
crown or superelevation of the finished pavement.[5]
In order to provide a smooth surface the paver should proceed at a constant speed and have a consistent stockpile of material in front
of the screed.[6] Increase in material stockpile or paver speed will cause the screed to rise resulting in more asphalt being placed
therefore a thicker mat of asphalt and an uneven final surface. Alternatively a decrease in material or a drop in speed will cause the
screed to fall and the mat to be thinner.[4]

The need for constant speed and material supply is one of the reasons for using a material transfer unit in combination with a paver
.A
material transfer unit allows for constant material feed to the paver without contact, providing a better end surface.[5] When a dump
truck is used to fill the hopper of the paver, it can make contact with the paver or cause it to change speed and affect the screed
height.

Concrete paving
Large freeways are often paved with concrete and this is done using a slipform paver. Trucks dump loads of readymix concrete in
heaps along in front of this machine and then the slipform paver spreads the concrete out and levels it fofusing a screed.

Gallery

A small concrete road A large concrete slipform An asphalt paving A road paver. The rollers
paver called a "slipform road paver machine being used to at the front push the
paver" lay the "road base truck along while
course" this is the layer unloading. The slat
of rocks under the conveyor in the middle
asphalt. drags the asphalt to the
back.

Asphalt pavers can be on

wheels or tracks. Here is
a small Blaw Knox wheel
type paver on a
residential street job.

See also
Road building
 Civil engineering

References
1. "History of Asphalt Pavers"(http://www.europe-construction-equipment.com/construction-news/a32054/history-of-as
phalt-pavers-html). europe-construction-equipment.com. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
2. Heide, Lance. "History of the Asphalt Paver"(http://mainsupt.com/maintainer.html). Maintenance Superintendents
Association. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
3. Barber, Harry H. "Machine for and process of laying roads"(http://www.google.com/patents/US2138828). Barber
Greene Co. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
4. "Asphalt Paver" (http://www.pavementinteractive.org/article/asphalt-paver/). Pavement Interactive. 7 April 2009.
Retrieved 23 March 2013.
5. Certified Technician Program Training Manual for Hot Mix Asphalt Paving(http://www.in.gov/indot/2593.htm).
Chapter 3: Indiana Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
6. "STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGH WAYS, STREETS, AND
BRIDGES" (http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/des/specs/specbook.pdf)(PDF). Texas Department of
Transportation. 2004. pp. 191–194. Retrieved 23 March 2013.

External links
American Road & Transport Builders Association
National Asphalt Paving Association
YouTube video showing Volvo's futuristic Paving concept vehicle

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