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to determine how much cost is saved when using asphalt mixture instead of concrete.
Asphalt
Road pavement can be made by asphalt or concrete. According to Asphalt pavement Association
of Michigan, hot mix asphalt (HMA) is a combination of approximately 95% stone, sand and
gravel and bound together by a 5% asphalt cement known as bitumen. The bitumen is melted
together with other aggregates at Hot Mix Asphalt facility and delivered by truck into the site.
The trucks dump the HMA mixture to the hoppers located at the paving machines, after that the
Concrete
Comparison
Asphalt pavement is more economic in terms of money and time than concrete pavement.
Considering the economic factors such as materials like the rebars for concrete pavements, man
power and specially the time of consumed when waiting for pavement to be usable.
Concrete is better in terms of strength and durability, it can handle extreme loads without
deformation. In a narrow road like alleys and street roads which doesn’t need strong pavements
because the moving loads are not that heavy unlike on major roads, asphalt is more efficient,
consider the financial resources and time that will be saved if asphalt mixture will be used