WO1992010613A1 - Method for removing old asphalt concrete from a road - Google Patents

Method for removing old asphalt concrete from a road Download PDF

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WO1992010613A1
WO1992010613A1 PCT/NL1991/000251 NL9100251W WO9210613A1 WO 1992010613 A1 WO1992010613 A1 WO 1992010613A1 NL 9100251 W NL9100251 W NL 9100251W WO 9210613 A1 WO9210613 A1 WO 9210613A1
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asphalt concrete
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road
old asphalt
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Andreas Goverdina Kemps
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Hollandsche Beton Groep N.V.
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Priority to EP92900830A priority Critical patent/EP0560864B1/en
Priority to DE69102771T priority patent/DE69102771T2/en
Publication of WO1992010613A1 publication Critical patent/WO1992010613A1/en

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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C23/00—Auxiliary devices or arrangements for constructing, repairing, reconditioning, or taking-up road or like surfaces
    • E01C23/06—Devices or arrangements for working the finished surface; Devices for repairing or reconditioning the surface of damaged paving; Recycling in place or on the road
    • E01C23/08—Devices or arrangements for working the finished surface; Devices for repairing or reconditioning the surface of damaged paving; Recycling in place or on the road for roughening or patterning; for removing the surface down to a predetermined depth high spots or material bonded to the surface, e.g. markings; for maintaining earth roads, clay courts or like surfaces by means of surface working tools, e.g. scarifiers, levelling blades
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C19/00—Machines, tools or auxiliary devices for preparing or distributing paving materials, for working the placed materials, or for forming, consolidating, or finishing the paving
    • E01C19/02—Machines, tools or auxiliary devices for preparing or distributing paving materials, for working the placed materials, or for forming, consolidating, or finishing the paving for preparing the materials
    • E01C19/10—Apparatus or plants for premixing or precoating aggregate or fillers with non-hydraulic binders, e.g. with bitumen, with resins, i.e. producing mixtures or coating aggregates otherwise than by penetrating or surface dressing; Apparatus for premixing non-hydraulic mixtures prior to placing or for reconditioning salvaged non-hydraulic compositions
    • E01C19/1004—Reconditioning or reprocessing bituminous mixtures, e.g. salvaged paving, fresh patching mixtures grown unserviceable; Recycling salvaged bituminous mixtures; Apparatus for the in-plant recycling thereof
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C23/00—Auxiliary devices or arrangements for constructing, repairing, reconditioning, or taking-up road or like surfaces
    • E01C23/14—Auxiliary devices or arrangements for constructing, repairing, reconditioning, or taking-up road or like surfaces for heating or drying foundation, paving, or materials thereon, e.g. paint

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  • the invention relates to a method for removing old asphalt concrete from a road.
  • the aim of the invention is to overcome the abovementioned disadvantages and to this end superheated steam is blown on to the old asphalt concrete and the asphalt concrete softened in this way is pushed off and removed using a slide or shovel.
  • Softening of old asphalt concrete with the aid of infrared radiators or gas flames is unacceptable in connection with the emission of carcinogenic gases.
  • the use of superheated steam surprisingly leads to outstanding results. Softening can be achieved to an extent such that the asphalt concrete can be pushed off and removed without crushing of the stone fraction of the old asphalt concrete and without emission of hazardous gases, the particle size distribution of the stone fraction undergoing no change.
  • the superheated steam has a temperature of at least 105°C
  • the invention is outstandingly suitable for the removal of a layer of very open asphalt concrete lying on a layer of dense asphalt concrete, the very open asphalt concrete layer being softened by blowing superheated steam on to it and pushed off, while the dense layer of asphalt concrete, which is more difficult to heat, remains behind.
  • the --. to 5 cm thick top layer of very open asphalt concrete takes up the heat originating from the superheated steam much more rapidly than the layer of dense asphalt concrete below it.
  • the relatively expensive open top layer having a very specific particle size distribution can then also be processed separately to give new very open asphalt concrete. The invention thus makes it possible to remove the open top layer without damaging the dense underlayer.
  • An essential feature of the invention is that old asphalt layers can be removed rapidly and effectively without emission of hazardous gases and without stone dust being formed as a result of crushing and with retention of the original particle size distribution, by means of treating with superheated steam and pushing off mechanically using a slide or shovel.

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Abstract

In order to remove old asphalt concrete from a road without crushing the stone fraction thereof and without emission of harmful gases, superheated steam is blown onto the old asphalt concrete and the asphalt concrete softened in this way is pushed off and removed using a slide or shovel.

Description

Title: Method for removing old asphalt concrete from a road.
The invention relates to a method for removing old asphalt concrete from a road.
It is known to divide old asphalt concrete, which has to be replaced by new, into manageable lumps and fragments using crushing machines or milling machines and to remove said lumps and fragments using a mechanical shovel. A disadvantage of this method is that, as a result of the crushing of the stone fraction of the old asphalt concrete, the particle size distribution of said fraction is changed, that is to say the proportion of the finer fraction increases. There is an ever increasing tendency to produce the top layer of an asphalt road from very open asphalt concrete, that is asphalt concrete which, as a result of the choice of a specific particle size distribution, has 20 to 2 % cavities which ensure perfect drainage. Crushing of the stone fraction of the very open asphalt concrete by crushing or milling results in a substantial increase in the proportion of fine particles and in it therefore no longer being possible to process the removed old asphalt concrete into a new mixture which is able to form a layer of very open asphalt concrete- Another drawback of crushing or milling is the dust formation, mainly caused by crushing of the stone fraction.
The aim of the invention is to overcome the abovementioned disadvantages and to this end superheated steam is blown on to the old asphalt concrete and the asphalt concrete softened in this way is pushed off and removed using a slide or shovel.
Since mechanical crushing or milling can be dispensed with, the particle size distribution of the old asphalt concrete to be processed into new asphalt concrete will be unchanged with respect to the particle size distribution in the relevant layer. There is no formation of substances hazardous to health (fine grit, hazardous gases formed on combustion) .
Softening of old asphalt concrete with the aid of infrared radiators or gas flames is unacceptable in connection with the emission of carcinogenic gases. The use of superheated steam surprisingly leads to outstanding results. Softening can be achieved to an extent such that the asphalt concrete can be pushed off and removed without crushing of the stone fraction of the old asphalt concrete and without emission of hazardous gases, the particle size distribution of the stone fraction undergoing no change.
Preferably, the superheated steam has a temperature of at least 105°C The invention is outstandingly suitable for the removal of a layer of very open asphalt concrete lying on a layer of dense asphalt concrete, the very open asphalt concrete layer being softened by blowing superheated steam on to it and pushed off, while the dense layer of asphalt concrete, which is more difficult to heat, remains behind. Indeed, as a consequence of 20 to 25% cavities, the --. to 5 cm thick top layer of very open asphalt concrete takes up the heat originating from the superheated steam much more rapidly than the layer of dense asphalt concrete below it. The relatively expensive open top layer having a very specific particle size distribution can then also be processed separately to give new very open asphalt concrete. The invention thus makes it possible to remove the open top layer without damaging the dense underlayer.
An essential feature of the invention is that old asphalt layers can be removed rapidly and effectively without emission of hazardous gases and without stone dust being formed as a result of crushing and with retention of the original particle size distribution, by means of treating with superheated steam and pushing off mechanically using a slide or shovel.

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Claims
1. Method for removing old asphalt concrete from a road, characterised in that steam is blown on to the old asphalt concrete and the asphalt concrete softened in this way is pushed off and removed using a slide or shovel.
2. Method according to Claim 1, characterised in that the steam has a temperature of at least 10 βC.
3. Method according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the layer of very open asphalt concrete from a layer of very open asphalt concrete lying on a layer of dense asphalt concrete is softened by blowing steam on to said layer of very open asphalt concrete and pushed off, while the dense layer of asphalt concrete which is more difficult to heat remains behind.
PCT/NL1991/000251 1990-12-04 1991-12-04 Method for removing old asphalt concrete from a road WO1992010613A1 (en)

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EP92900830A EP0560864B1 (en) 1990-12-04 1991-12-04 Method for removing old asphalt concrete from a road
DE69102771T DE69102771T2 (en) 1990-12-04 1991-12-04 METHOD FOR REMOVING ASPHALT CONCRETE FROM A DRIVEWAY.

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NL9002659A NL192958C (en) 1990-12-04 1990-12-04 Method for processing old asphalt concrete into usable new asphalt concrete.
NL9002659 1990-12-04

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NL9401612A (en) * 1994-09-30 1996-05-01 Stevin Volker Materieel Bv Asphalt road treatment apparatus

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ES2056010T3 (en) 1994-09-01
WO1992010612A1 (en) 1992-06-25
DE69102771T2 (en) 1994-11-10
NL192958B (en) 1998-02-02
EP0560864A1 (en) 1993-09-22
EP0560864B1 (en) 1994-07-06
DE69102771D1 (en) 1994-08-11
NL9002659A (en) 1992-07-01
NL192958C (en) 1998-06-03

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