Longitudinal joint construction is highly important to successful paving projects. Too often, simple steps that can ensure that your joints are properly constructed are ignored or forgotten. In order to remedy this, we suggest that you and your crews spend time with some or all of the following materials:
- Pavement Interactive has an excellent article on the topic of Longitudinal Joint Construction
- The specific problem of raveling is an important one for all paving professionals to understand
- The specific problem of cracking, which can also come about during joint construction, is imperative for paving professionals to understand
- HMA’s Compaction Toolkit provides a library of publications and videos about the compaction of Hot-Mix Asphalt pavement. This comprehensive collection was designed to assist the paving supervisor, crew, and especially the roller operator with access to the information needed to produce a quality HMA pavement. It’s a great addition to your training materials collection.
- For those who attended the World of Asphalt, the course “HMA Compaction: the key to Performance and Profits” is available for free
- “Components of Compaction“, one of our courses, is an excellent overview on Compaction and includes a specific lesson on Joint Construction
