Isitshalo Se-Asphalt se-TTM - Umkhiqizi Wemishini Yokuxuba Nokuvuselela I-Asphalt Ochwepheshe Kusukela ngo-2004.
Isitshalo se-asphalt esixubene nokushisa (i-HMA) siyisakhiwo esikhiqiza indlela ye-asphalt yokwakha imigwaqo. Sihlanganisa i-aggregate (njengetshe eliyitshe, isihlabathi, namatshe) ne-asphalt cement, umkhiqizo osuselwa kuphethiloli, emazingeni okushisa aphezulu ukudala izinto zendlela ye-asphalt ezibushelelezi, eziqinile, neziguquguqukayo.
Isitshalo esijwayelekile se-HMA siqukethe izingxenye eziningana ezibalulekile:
Inqubo iqala ngokuthi i-aggregate ifakwe esigubhini sokomisa. I-aggregate iyashiswa futhi yomiswe, bese ixutshwa ne-asphalt cement embhoshongweni wokuxuba. Izilinganiso eziqondile ze-aggregate kanye ne-asphalt cement zilawulwa ngokucophelela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ingxube ihlangabezana nezindinganiso ezithile.
Ngemva kokuxuba, i-HMA idluliselwa ezindaweni zokugcina izinto. Uma isilungele ukusetshenziswa, ilayishwa emalorini bese ilethwa ezindaweni zokwakha, lapho ibekwa khona futhi icindezelwe ngama-roller neminye imishini esindayo.
I-HMA isetshenziswa kabanzi ekwakheni nasekunakekeleni imigwaqo, imigwaqo emikhulu, izikhumulo zezindiza, kanye nezinye izindawo ezigandayiwe. Ukuqina kwayo nokuguquguquka kwayo kwenza ibe yinto efanelekile ezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi.
I-HMA inikeza izinzuzo eziningana ngaphezu kwezinye izinto zokwakha imigwaqo:
Isitshalo se-asphalt esixubene nokushisa siyindawo ebalulekile yokukhiqiza indlela ye-asphalt esezingeni eliphezulu. Ukuqonda ukuthi isebenza kanjani kanye nezingxenye zayo ezibalulekile kungakusiza ukuthi uqonde ubunzima nokubaluleka kokwakhiwa kwemigwaqo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumakhi, unjiniyela, noma umane nje ufuna ukwazi ukuthi imigwaqo yakhiwa kanjani, lo mhlahlandlela unikeza ukuqonda okubalulekile emhlabeni wokukhiqizwa kwe-asphalt.