How an Asphalt Plant Works
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- čas přidán 10. 11. 2020
- Go behind the scenes and follow the process of making hot mix asphalt at an asphalt production facility. Learn about the different components that make an asphalt plant work.
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That's the cleanest plant I have ever seen and I have loaded out of alot of different plants
Some of the plants we pick up from in the PNW look like junk yards compared to this plant. Great job !!
Nice plant. What a clean and organize plant
Cleanest looking asphalt plant I have ever seen. Impressive.
This narrator is the Hank Hill of asphalt.
What a nicely made video.
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@@tempusfugit9009 propane
Don't know how this video ended up in my feed, but glad it did.
Amazing plant. Salute 🫡 and Respect ✊🏽
What a clean operation.
It's got to be a brand new plant
@@mabamabam That plant been their over fifteen years
Definitely! I was really surprised the rap belt was tracked so far left cuz they’re obviously big on upkeep and preventative maintenance.
yes, I have never seen one like that...The majority of the plants I go to look beat up
@@neckarsulme ... Like your wife.
Very insightful on a multimillion dollar operation! I enjoyed this video while sitting on the toilet. 😂
Probably the most beautiful Asphalt plant I've ever seen ...:)...Never thought I'd say that about an asphalt plant...Whoever set it up knew EXACTLY how to do it right!
You kidding me
@@JoseGonzales-ul9sv I kid you not
Excellent narrator on this video , relaxed delivery , no information overload, but clearly explained all relevant points
#1 skill for plant operator, pushing the right silo button to not drop asphalt on the trucks hood.
I have seen that happen way too many times although its not always the plant operators fault
@@6181green I knew a plant operator in Florida that had a picture of a dump truck with 12 or so hash marks. I asked him one day what it was about. He said it was the number of trucks that were under the wrong silo and didn't pay attention to the radio. He loaded a few hoods.
No, Actually it's don't catch the baghouse on fire!
@@Steve-ov5lo bwahahahaha experience talking?????
@@asherdie Not personally, but I've seen a few numpties get close because they weren't concentrating on what they were doing!
Thanks for the video very informative ! I've always wanted to tour an asphalt plant now I've seen this video lot of questions answered ! Thank you very much !
Very interesting. Thanks for posting this. Have a nice day now.
Not sure why this is in my recommendations, but you earned my like.
There are three heavenly smells on this planet: Freshly baked bread, Freshly ground coffee and hot asphalt.
Great video, great explanations, great footage. You must all take a great amount of pride in your place of employment, as I see it is clean, organized, modern, visually appealing, and safe. Very, very cool. 3 thumbs up!
Work for my city at the plant. I'm a materials tester. I do Marshals, proctor, unit weights, specific gravity, hydrometer as well the mix design for the summer season. Love my job.
The more you know…. So impressed at how clean the entire plant looks.
A very good explanation how real things that everyone uses and how they are made. Duval looks like a good well organized operation no doubt in business for a long time.
Nice plant. What a clean and organize plant. Beautiful drone work. Exceptional plant. Informative narration. Great video. Thank you..
That's the neatest/cleanest mix plant I've ever seen.
The Willey Wonka factory of asphalt... ))
That is one hell of a plant you have there.!!!
I love asphalt!!! Longest job I’ve ever had and I love it.
I drive a dumptruck hauling Asphalt and I love my job as well
luter !
Good money I bet
I have never seen an asphalt plant this clean
Loved the green facade at the entrance hiding the horror within ?
WOW, Very Impressive video and process. Thanks! 👍
First class operation!! These folks were knocking on doors in 2009!
I managed to get a tour of the Briggs amasco plant in Dundee Scotland years ago and for a much younger self it was fascinating just as this video is now so thank you for making this video.👍
Incredible and well oganized. All the blessings!
That was absolutely fascinating! I had no idea how the process worked. Thanks for such a well-produced and informative video.
Totally cool!
Thanks for that great explanation of the plant , and I have to say what a great looking facility you have , clean, tidy , organized and landscaped it looks great well done
The plant is located on US 1 in Jacksonville. The rest of the highway is junky and trashy. Duval Asphalt stands out because it looks really nice from the road.
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@@freedomring4813 what are you talking about? Are you calling me butthurt?
@@Jaxsolo Reread your comment, it sounded like you were bashing the plant.
@@freedomring4813 exactly the opposite. Every business along that highway should look to Duval Asphalt as an example of what an industrial or commercial business can look like.
Thank you for providing this video! Asphalt is one of those modern wonders we give little thought to. It looks like you have a very tight and tidy operation. As a retired industrial mechanic I always looked first at how clean and squared awan a outfit was before deciding if I might want to work at a company, Yours is one I would of been interested in.
Your right about that. 99% of people driving to work or the store have no idea what it takes to pave a smooth road
A tidy, well organised plant, with a good explanation - thank you.
Very interesting. Thanks for post.
Ditto - Immaculate compared to many I have seen.
Thanks for this. I have been curious for a long time, since I have noticed that the quality of materials varies considerably.
I've worked on interstate 95 a few summers back in what's always amazing is how those hoppers can fill The payload of any dump truck within 150 lb of its registered payload
Beautiful drone work. Exceptional plant. Informative narration. Great video. Thank you.
That plant looked like a resort! Lot nicer than the shitholes we have in Illinois, hell this plant dumps in the trucks instead of the cab, hood, or miss the truck completely!
I work atca rock quarry and we are in the middle of batching out an order for an asphalt plant. We have been crushing all winter and spring for this one order. The trucks are picking it up now and some days they haul 3/4 clean or 1/2 clean some days it's the man sand or 1/2 minus every once in a while they will haul the 3/8 minus. Knowing how it's made into asphalt is fascinating
Great presentation. That drone pilot is pretty skillful too. I was waiting for the sparks from the high tension power line at the end, but alas...
Thanks for a well done video, interesting plant - HA - except for the 'rock concert' at the end. Have a safe and nice day all. CHEERS from AUSTRALIA.
Good video! Basically just wanted to see all of the different pieces of this process that I and others built and welded from your main silos on aggregate bins and conveyor systems and dust collection systems, we put alot of work into these builds to your control house, was greatfull to see the it all in operational use! Much appreciated!! Mwallace
Great video. Very informative, clear explanation. Thanks
Very interesting video. Excellent drone work!
Do you know why an asphalt mix without any RAP in it is called a virgin mix?
It has not been laid before.
That's no lie!
Lol
I’m telling this to my pavement design prof 😂
🤦🏻♂️
rap is re-used asphalt thats why, without rap its a material that hasntg been paved before
So I now know how asphalt is made.
Informative video.
Delivered approximately ten thousand gallons of propane to a plant while it was running. Just barely moved the gauge because the plant used so much fuel.
I worked in a sand mine for about a year. A very similar setup to the plant in this video with the dryer and whatnot. We’d burn anywhere from 3500-5000 gallons of propane in a 12 hour shift depending on moisture levels if memory serves me right.
Wow! That was a lot more interesting than I expected, and I expected it to be interesting.
Yeah it was a good one
Very informative; thanks for producing such a high-quality video.
Your plant is clean and the frontage is perfect.
Here it is very different.
Dusty, smelly, if it not covered in tar. It is covered in rust. I think the last time it was painted is when the plant was built.
Haha! same where I am from
Yeah most are like that
I used to operate a two ton asphalt batch plant in Oregon, and I've got to agree with others; I've never seen a plant this clean. We never had palm trees either.
wonderful video you did a great job explaining the process and with the aerial photos very educational.
I haul Asphalt near Kansas City and I absolutely love my job thanks for sharing this video I have always wondered how asphalt plants ran especially the dust collection system👍
I hated hauling asphalt because I also hauled haz-mat and you need a super clean bed.
@@robertw4230 yeah its tough to keep an asphalt bed clean especially since alot of these plants don't want us using diesel on our beds we still use it anyways considering they aren't going to clean our beds for us lol
looks like a top notch operation! Very well done!
LOL, I knew from just the beginning drone shot that it was a nice plant. I worked at an asphalt plant 25 years ago, and it was a claptrap POS. At any one time, there were 20 things that needed to be fixed, and 5 potential things ready to go wrong without warning. That was a batch plant, as opposed to a drum plant like this one.
REALLY nice drone work
Informative and professionally presented video. Outstanding work. And what a spotless facility!
Thank you for the video, as a concrete plant dispatcher/operator I've wondered how the rival material plants worked :D
Idk why this is in my recommended, but I happen to be escorting one of those rotating dryers. These things are massive and the frame it sits on is the trailer used to haul it. These look like they were manufactured by Astec in Chattanooga.
Cool video, and nice drone work!
Top notch plant and explanation. Thanks
That is one beautiful plant.
Great video I operate a gencor drum plant amazing stuff it truly is before I worked in this field I would of never guessed all that goes into making blacktop
Excellent video!
Very nice plant, and well-groomed! I just retired from Las Vegas Paving Corp myself of 26 years. Looks like Duval uses only small dumps. Wondering does Duval use Bellies, Live buttons, or even load up Doubles bellies? All our plants can handle those types of trucks and are our primary delivery methods, plus small dumps for the tight areas. Even our mobile plants can take these trucks. Thanks for a cool look at your company's operation!
You know what they say guys, it’s black gold
Thanks for the informative video. From this video, I can have wide knowledge of how new asphalt is produced and brought by the trucks to working sites where the new-produced asphalt will be paved onto roads to make the roads look like they are newly-made. My father tells me that this asphalt is actually made from decomposing bodies of dead animals. Upon hearing what my father has told me, I think this is true but after watching this video, I finally realsie what my father says is not true.
I will always be there for you when you fall" - Asphalt
Even the asphalt plant uses concrete for the trucks to drive on.
😂 that's because Concrete is extremely expensive so its not economical for use on roads. Concrete can take more concentrated loads from heavy vehicles ad doesn't suffer chip loss.
Do It In Concrete!
thank you for this video
Very nice video. Thank you. Looks like an awfully expensive investment to buy and operate.
Interesting video
Very nice video! And a wonderful plant this must be in a big city. A lot of mix coming from that site.
3 dump loading would be a good idea
Wow great video!! Great to see a smart, modern and clean organized asphalt company!!! You must have a lot of maintenance there?!
Well done, fascinating
This is educational.. done very well.
If you don't know what RAP is it is rock or pavement that has been scrapped up or blasted from demolition it is used to shore up cliffs and it is recycled to form new roads.
Great video! I am an IT Systems Administrator that supports a couple dozen asphalt plants and a handful of aggregate plants. This will really help me out when I am trying to train other IT team member on what we are actually doing with the technology we support. I like the WEM blending controls. Looks like a retrofit from an older Gencor system. Do you use their loadout as well?
The complexity in the dryer is a surprise but it makes sense on reflection.
Interesting, looks like theres a lot of work done to reuse the dust and fine materials filtered out. Of what importance are they to the process specifically?
Cool....almost like Plastics 👍👍
Thanks.
I remember seeing this vid a while back. You can see the reflection of the drone in the drying tank on the right at 03:12
Pretty interesting, my Father was a paving contractor in the late sixties and seventies. I remember sitting in his dump truck as a young person, and absolutely cringing because the dryer was close enough to watch the flame and the sound was tremendous. Back in those days the mixing was done in the plant mixer. A part of the plant structure itself. I also helped shovel a whole lot of it. It's amazing how a piece of gravel know bigger than a pencil eraser could make one come out of your boot in seconds. Do you still use AC8 as a binder?
5:38 I can't believe there are no posts to prevent trucks from hitting the supports for the pipes carrying binder.
Kenya needs to have this kind of plant to process asphalt ingredients and to properly proprtion the aggregate ratio.
In Dundee Scotland which is a short run from where I live is a company called Briggs amasco and they’ve been there for decades and I used to like driving past the place wondering how tarmacadam is created
I spent my 12th summer holding a hot hose, while the owner sprayed hot asphalt over the shovel-spread gravel, in layers of smaller and smaller stone.
First I watch a dude sanding cow hooves, then a girl with a pellet gun shooting iguanas, and now I am watching how an asphalt plant works
CZcams has revolutionized the way we learn things. Plus it is interactive. Kind of makes bricks and mortar educational institutions obsolete. I wish we had CZcams when I was in college.
Clicked on this by pure accidenti yay rocks and tar mixed yayyyyyy so happy now
Once an asphalt truck, always an asphalt truck lol
Excellent job,
Can i ask how much is the production rate of this asphalt plant?
Love that American flag at the asphalt plant☆Fossil fuels= gifts from PROVIDENCE☆
Great video. As a train enthusiast, I would love to know more about what the rail cars are bringing to your site and how it is unloaded from the cars and then stored prior to use.
The rail cars bring in the crushed aggregates needed for the asphalt mix. They may also bring aggregates used directly for subgrade preparation as many asphalt plants sell aggregates of different varieties to contractors and the general public. Asphalt cement can also be delivered by rail but today most asphaltic cement is brought to the plant by tanker trucks as it must be kept hot in order to flow out of the containment vessels. Aggregates brought in by rail are usually unloaded by hydraulic excavators that crawl up on top of the gondola type rail cars and dig out the material, loading it onto dump trucks. The excavators are equipped
with special, high capacity buckets that do not have teeth and can clean out the rail cars efficiently. The dump trucks deliver the materials to their respective stockpiles. A front end loader will push up the dumped out material into a tall stockpile to save space. This method works well as it controls segregation that sometimes occurs when handling well graded aggregates. Sometimes the aggregate can be brought in by hopper cars that have doors on the bottom that can be opened. For this operation it is necessary to have a system of conveyor belts to convey the materials to their respective stockpiles. Careful attention must be taken to control segregation of the aggregates when using conveyors to feed stockpiles because if the material is dropped from an excessive height, large particles of material can separate from the smaller ones and render the material unsuitable for use as it may not pass the required specifications during a grain size analysis.
@@davidmorse8432 Amazing and very thorough response! Thank you so much. That's very helpful for modelling and general knowledge. I appreciate your time. Thank you.
@@alainaarrhodge5900 Glad to help.
Worked for Lane Corp for 22 yrs, in the northeast US. The enjoyment level made it not work. Did it all from shoveling belt lines to plant operator/ repair. Miss the smell of tri axles with fresh mix in them!
Kuldeep Singh ... what the heck is an Asphalt Plant Engineer ? ? ? I never knew colleges offered that kind of degree ! Lol. I just retired from working in asphalt plants for 40 years. The last plant I worked at had 6 silos and was old and wore out and had to be worked on constantly. It's no fun running the plant and loading trucks for 8 - 12 hours a day then having to work on the plant for 1 - 2 or 3 hours so you can run the next day before you can go home. I don't know anybody with a college degree that would ever take a job working 50 - 60 hours a week in an asphalt plant. I hate the thoughts of getting old but I'm not going to miss working in an asphalt plant ! ! !
Thats why I enjoy just hauling the stuff way less headaches and more time at home for me lol
I worked on these plants in my younger days. I had a lot of fun with them. Alot of work for sure.
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In my company, AP Engineer was generally a CE who worked on mix designs and QC issues. It could also be knowledgeable, competent people (like yourself) that were plant managers, head operators, or QC techs. Throughout the country there have been colleges offering CE degrees with Asphalt focus (we had one here in Washington State). It sad when a company doesn’t re-invest its profits back into its equipment and instead rest it’s reputation and profits on the team maintaining the plants.
@@315-snoblow Did you work in India? That is where _Alot_ is. _A lot_ is more than one of something.
I love the smell of.asphalt
Is the percentage of rap allowed in the mix regulated by states or municipality?