Lesson 6/Practice Exercise
6.
Using the chart below, determine the aggregate dryer capacity in TPH when the moisture
content of the aggregate is 8 percent.
a.
100 TPH
b.
105 TPH
c.
110TPH
d.
115TPH
7.
Using the following data, identify the TPH pant capacity:
Aggregate moisture content .....................................10%
Percent aggregate in total mix ..................................92%
Dryer capacity .........................................................91 TPH
Screen capacity ........................................................110 TPH
a.
154.5
b.
136.3
c.
105.2
d.
196.5
8.
The feeding rate for each feeding component in an asphalt mix plant is determined by:
a.
dividing the plant capacity by the various screen sizes.
b.
multiplying the percent aggregate contained in each component by percent of
asphalt in the mix.
c.
determining the asphalt pump output.
d.
multiplying the plant capacity by the percent of total for each component.
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