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RoadNewsfor new roads<br />
VÖGELE PowerFeeder // MT 3000-2 helps pavers achieve enormous laydown rates<br />
SUPER 1300-2 // The paver that does it all<br />
RoadNews Online // The digital library for road construction<br />
The VÖGELE Magazine on Paving Applications Issue 24 // April 2012<br />
Construction of Formula 1 circuit in India<br />
Perfectly Even Basis<br />
for 320km/h
Editorial<br />
Contents // RoadNews 24<br />
Contents<br />
Top Feature...............................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Accurate paving and perfect grade and slope control // VÖGELE pavers build first Formula 1 circuit<br />
near New Delhi, India 4<br />
Technology................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
NEW!<br />
VÖGELE Multi-Cell Sonic Sensor now for extended use // Grade and slope control: One sensor for two applications 18<br />
Site Reports...............................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Feeder Technology // VÖGELE Optimize the Supply of Material<br />
High material throughput and high-quality paving // VÖGELE feeders permit daily laydown rate beyond 5,000 tonnes 10<br />
Three VÖGELE machines pave a new stretch of the B 10 Federal highway in Germany // A new SUPER 2100-2<br />
joins the strong paver team 16<br />
Traffic calming made by VÖGELE // Three pavers in action on a new bypass road 20<br />
Powerful compact paver from VÖGELE // SUPER 1300-2: The paver that does it all 26<br />
Its enormous performance is impressive // Gigantic SUPER 3000-2 paver captivates China 34<br />
Top paving quality is the decisive factor for success in<br />
road construction. Customers expect perfect results – the<br />
pavement surface, compaction and bond between layers<br />
must meet exceedingly stringent demands and ensure a<br />
long service life.<br />
Optimizing the pavers’ supply with mix using a material<br />
transfer vehicle is a major factor for achieving these goals.<br />
A feeder can significantly boost a pavement’s quality by<br />
feeding the paver with asphalt non-stop and without contact.<br />
It was this which prompted VÖGELE to develop two new<br />
machines: the PowerFeeders MT 3000-2 and MT 3000-2<br />
Offset. The first site reports prove that the machines’<br />
technical details have been perfectly tailored to meet practical<br />
requirements.<br />
Yet feeders are also immensely important in economic<br />
terms. The daily performance of an asphalt job site, for<br />
instance, can be boosted by up to 25% with a material feeder.<br />
The reason is clear: the paving process is not interrupted<br />
when using a feeder. This higher performance also<br />
significantly reduces the total time spent on site – a very<br />
important aspect in micro- and macroeconomic terms.<br />
Enjoy reading.<br />
Roland Schug<br />
NEW!<br />
VÖGELE News ........................................................................................................................................................................<br />
WIRTGEN Group Technology Days 2011 // Innovative technology thrills thousands 40<br />
RoadNews Online // The digital library for road contractors 42<br />
Tips & Tricks ...........................................................................................................................................................................<br />
Road Profiles // Points to note when paving road crowns<br />
Centre Pages<br />
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Editors: Roland Schug, Anja Sehr, Martin Hilken | Translations: Maria Weckesser | Agency: bilekjaeger, Stuttgart | Reproduction of<br />
articles is permitted after written consent. We disclaim liability for editorial submissions which have not been requested. Trademarks and<br />
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Top Feature<br />
Construction of New Racing Circuit with SUPER 1800-2<br />
Precise paving and perfect grade and slope control provide ideal conditions for Formula 1 drivers.<br />
VÖGELE Pavers<br />
Build First Formula 1 Circuit<br />
Near New Delhi, India<br />
More than 500 million people worldwide watched the first Formula 1 race in<br />
India’s history on 30 October 2011. The drivers were thrilled by the new course.<br />
The asphalt circuit with its numerous bends and the peripheral area around<br />
the new race track near New Delhi were built by machinery from VÖGELE.<br />
The SUPER 1800-2 pavers triumphed, operating reliably and achieving an<br />
outstanding evenness right from the outset.<br />
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Top Feature<br />
Construction of New Racing Circuit with SUPER 1800-2<br />
India // New Delhi<br />
Afghanistan<br />
Iran<br />
Pakistan<br />
New Delhi<br />
Nepal<br />
China<br />
Working with four SUPER 1800-2 pavers, the “VÖGELE team”<br />
stood out particularly through their reliability and precision<br />
on the “Buddh International Circuit”, the first Formula 1 race<br />
track in India. To build a perfectly even asphalt pavement for<br />
the drivers as they battle for milliseconds, contractor Oriental<br />
Structure Engineers LTD from New Delhi used VÖGELE pavers<br />
for the crushed-stone base followed by three layers of asphaltic<br />
concrete. A Big MultiPlex Ski was used to ensure perfect grade<br />
and slope control.<br />
Indian Ocean<br />
Job Site Details<br />
India<br />
Construction of new “Buddh International Circuit”,<br />
New Delhi, India<br />
Length of circuit:<br />
Width of circuit:<br />
Circuit areas:<br />
5.1km<br />
18 – 25m<br />
150,000m² (approx.)<br />
Peripheral areas: 600,000m 2<br />
Paving Details<br />
Pave width:<br />
Layer thickness:<br />
Material<br />
6m<br />
base course 10cm<br />
binder course 5cm<br />
surface course 4cm<br />
Base course: asphaltic concrete DGBM 40*<br />
Binder course:<br />
Surface course:<br />
special mix for racing circuits<br />
(asphaltic concrete)<br />
special mix for racing circuits<br />
(asphaltic concrete)<br />
* DGMB = “Dense-graded bituminous mixture”,<br />
Indian standard<br />
Equipment<br />
4 SUPER 1800-2<br />
with AB 600 Extending Screeds in TV Version<br />
Indian Ocean<br />
Demanding circuit<br />
A demanding circuit distinguishes this newcomer to the<br />
Formula 1 racing calendar. The 5.1km circuit with 16 bends, a<br />
road varying between 18m and 25m in width, superelevations<br />
up to 12% and gradients up to 10%, demands considerable<br />
driving skill and offers optimum conditions for breathtaking<br />
overtaking manœuvres. Oriental LTD’s experts opted for<br />
technology from VÖGELE in order to deliver top-quality<br />
paving results despite these demanding requirements. Aided<br />
by the powerful pavers, they built a two-layer crushed-stone<br />
base and paved roughly 325,000 tonnes of asphalt for the<br />
circuit and its peripheral areas in the course of the project.<br />
The requirements made on the asphalt layers were extremely<br />
high in terms of both material quality and paving accuracy.<br />
The permissible tolerances for binder content, grain mix and<br />
also evenness were far lower than those of German motorways.<br />
Minimum tolerances for the surface course<br />
Particularly stringent demands were made on the surface<br />
course. The planning engineers had reduced by half the<br />
permitted deviation of the granular material from the ideal<br />
aggregate grading curve, compared with the tolerances allowed<br />
under German regulations. What’s more, aggregate with high<br />
resistance to polishing was used for the surface course. This<br />
mix guarantees a road surface with uniform texture depth<br />
and perfect tyre grip. All aggregate for the asphalt package was<br />
hauled to the mixing plants from specially selected quarries,<br />
some of which were several hundred kilometres away. The binder,<br />
too, was modified in line with the climatic conditions prevailing<br />
in northern India to ensure an outstanding mechanical and<br />
temperature stability at all times. Overall, the planning engineers’<br />
various measures allowed the achievement of an extremely<br />
uniform pavement structure whose properties will endure for<br />
many years, despite changing climatic conditions.<br />
01 //<br />
02 //<br />
01 // The final touches: the surface course is made from<br />
a special asphalt containing aggregate with high resistance<br />
to polishing. This ensures that the road’s good grip is<br />
maintained in the long term. The surface course was paved<br />
with an AB 600 Extending Screed in TV version.<br />
02 // Dr Rainer Hart, specialist in race tracks, was full of<br />
praise for the Big MultiPlex Ski: “With this sensor technology,<br />
VÖGELE achieved an outstanding evenness”.<br />
03 // The evenness was continuously checked by the team<br />
during the paving process. Thanks to the Big MultiPlex Ski,<br />
the low tolerances specified for surface course were met<br />
right from the start when paving binder course.<br />
03 //<br />
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Top Feature<br />
Construction of New Racing Circuit with SUPER 1800-2<br />
The Big MultiPlex Ski was used for grade and slope control.<br />
Even long irregularities were easily levelled out with the Ski.<br />
“Thanks to the VÖGELE pavers<br />
and expert advice from WIRTGEN<br />
India, we remained safely within<br />
the extremely tight tolerances.”<br />
Pankaj Gautam, Overall Project Manager<br />
Oriental LTD<br />
Impressive top-notch laydown rates<br />
Asphalt paving extended over a period of roughly 14 months<br />
during which the work had to be interrupted temporarily,<br />
mainly on account of the monsoon rain, but also due to<br />
technical requirements associated with the project as a whole.<br />
In retrospect, however, the figures are still impressive:<br />
all in all, the VÖGELE pavers built both the roadbase<br />
and the two or three-layer asphalt pavement according to the<br />
highest technical standards over a total area of 750,000m².<br />
Top quality assured by sample mixes and test areas<br />
Quality was the most important aspect, particularly when it<br />
came to paving the asphalt for the race track. For this reason,<br />
numerous sample mixes were prepared and laid on test areas<br />
before the paving work began. The formula, mixing plant<br />
parameters and materials were perfectly matched by the team<br />
of German and Indian operators and laboratory technicians.<br />
Access roads and tangents covering several thousand square<br />
metres were built in this way. “Such sample mixes are essential<br />
for optimizing the quality of the asphalt surface course. All<br />
the various constituent parts of the asphalt, the mixing plant<br />
parameters and precision adjustment of the pavers can only be<br />
perfectly matched with one another on the basis of such tests,”<br />
explains asphalt specialist Dr Rainer Hart. He developed the<br />
concept for the race track asphalt and supervised the asphalt<br />
work from selection of the aggregate in the quarry to paving<br />
and compaction.<br />
Lower compression stress, better tyre grip<br />
On a racing circuit, the base and binder courses are very much<br />
thinner than on normal roads. This is due to the lower pressure<br />
acting on the asphalt package. Non-skid properties and evenness<br />
are far more important here. That is why the paving teams<br />
paid more and more attention to the pavement’s evenness as<br />
they worked their way up to the top of the asphalt package.<br />
And they were successful, too, for VÖGELE set new records in<br />
evenness long before the first race in India.<br />
Big MultiPlex Ski for potentially record-breaking evenness<br />
A Big MultiPlex Ski was fitted on each side of the SUPER 1800-2<br />
pavers when placing all three layers – a move which<br />
indisputably paid off, particularly when a maximum<br />
permissible tolerance of 3mm per 4m has been specified.<br />
“The evenness achieved by VÖGELE is outstanding, thanks<br />
to this sensor technology. To the greatest possible extent, the<br />
surface unevenness was less than 1mm over a distance of 4m,”<br />
says Dr Hart, who was delighted with the excellent pavement<br />
results. He has supervised the paving work on numerous<br />
Formula 1 circuits in the past.<br />
Long irregularities are levelled out<br />
The Big MultiPlex Ski uses the proven VÖGELE technology<br />
of the sonic grade sensor. Three multi-cell sonic sensors are<br />
mounted on a beam with a maximum length of 13m. They<br />
simultaneously scan a reference at several widely spaced points.<br />
NIVELTRONIC Plus ® , the VÖGELE System for Automated<br />
Grade and Slope Control, calculates a virtual reference from<br />
these picked-up values. The Big MultiPlex Ski is capable of<br />
detecting and levelling out long irregularities in the surface,<br />
such as undulations, over a maximum distance of 13m.<br />
The Ski consequently operates with greater precision than<br />
a single grade sensor. It is controlled as usual via the screed<br />
operator’s console. Variability is also assured: the individual<br />
sensors of the Big MultiPlex Ski can be moved along the beam<br />
to optimally adapt to any job site.<br />
Good work, even at very high temperatures<br />
The racing circuit near Greater Noida is only a few kilometres<br />
away from the Indian capital New Delhi. The temperatures in<br />
this region are famously high, but the VÖGELE pavers did not<br />
baulk, even at these extreme conditions. The SUPER 1800-2<br />
pavers reliably met all expectations. “Even at temperatures of<br />
more than 40 °C the pavers continued to operate faultlessly,”<br />
reports Service Technician Ralf Peter on site. Pankaj Gautam,<br />
Oriental LTD’s Overall Project Manager, also had nothing<br />
but praise for the WIRTGEN Group’s machines and team:<br />
“With their profound know-how and skilled eye, the service<br />
technicians from WIRTGEN India and VÖGELE gave us<br />
optimum support when fine-tuning the pavers.” And the<br />
result really was record-breaking: the German Formula 1 world<br />
champion Sebastian Vettel not only won the first race, but<br />
also broke the first course record with a lap time of 1:27 mins.<br />
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Site Report<br />
VÖGELE MT 3000-3 PowerFeeder Technology<br />
Germany<br />
North Sea<br />
Netherlands<br />
Berlin<br />
Poland<br />
Belgium<br />
Kamen<br />
Germany<br />
Czech Republic<br />
MT 3000-2<br />
POWERFEEDER<br />
TECHNOLOGY<br />
France<br />
Switzerland<br />
Austria<br />
Job Site Details<br />
Widening the A 2 motorway between “Kamener<br />
Kreuz” junction and “Bönen” exit, Germany<br />
Length of section:<br />
4km<br />
Width of section: 32 – 36m (2 x 16 – 18m)<br />
Paving Details<br />
Pave width: 7.5 – 8.5m<br />
Layer thickness: base course 18 – 22cm<br />
binder course 8.5cm<br />
surface course 2.5 – 4.5cm<br />
Material<br />
Base course: asphaltic concrete (AC 32 T S)<br />
Binder course: asphaltic concrete (AC 22 B S)<br />
Surface courses: stone mastic asphalt (SMA 8 S)<br />
mastic asphalt (MA 5 S)<br />
porous asphalt (PA 8 S)<br />
High material throughput and high-quality paving.<br />
VÖGELE Feeders<br />
Permit Daily Laydown Rate<br />
Beyond 5,000 Tonnes<br />
Equipment<br />
SUPER 1900-2 with AB 500 Extending Screed<br />
2 SUPER 2100-2 with AB 600 Extending Screeds<br />
MT 3000-2 PowerFeeder<br />
MT 1000-1 Mobile Feeder<br />
You can find a video<br />
on this construction project on the Web at:<br />
www.voegele.info<br />
> News & Media > Mediathek<br />
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Site Report<br />
VÖGELE MT 3000-3 PowerFeeder Technology<br />
The German A 2 motorway was widened to six lanes.<br />
Between the “Kamener Kreuz” junction and the “Bönen”<br />
exit, the MT 3000-2 PowerFeeder from VÖGELE assured a<br />
top performance and outstanding results – as continual<br />
infrared thermagrophy tests confirmed.<br />
Motorway construction projects are always a major logistics<br />
challenge. Confined conditions on the cordoned-off site,<br />
working alongside the traffic stream and high time pressure<br />
impose immense demands on both the men and their machines.<br />
For this reason, contractor Heinz Schnorpfeil Bau GmbH elected<br />
to use three VÖGELE pavers and two VÖGELE feeders – one<br />
of them the new MT 3000-2 PowerFeeder – for construction<br />
of the motorway section between the “Kamener Kreuz”<br />
junction and the “Bönen” exit. This enabled large quantities<br />
of mix to be laid in a short space of time while assuring<br />
top-quality paving. Thanks to the two material feeders,<br />
the pavers achieved a daily laydown rate beyond 5,000 tonnes<br />
of mix.<br />
The feeder set the pace<br />
Like the rest of the A 2 motorway, the 4km westbound<br />
section had to be widened to six lanes. Furthermore, on about<br />
half this stretch of road, a surface course of noise-reducing<br />
porous asphalt was paved on a sealing layer of mastic asphalt.<br />
The new VÖGELE PowerFeeder MT 3000-2 remained<br />
indispensable throughout the asphalt paving work.<br />
“The feeder set the pace when placing the base course,”<br />
explains Ralf Lauxen, Schnorpfeil’s Site Manager for asphalt.<br />
“Thick layers requiring a great deal of material – that’s where it<br />
really comes into its own, considerably speeding up the paving<br />
operations.”<br />
Non-stop paving<br />
Around 81,000 tonnes of mix were laid by the Schnorpfeil<br />
team for the base and binder courses. For the 18 to 22cm thick<br />
base and the 8.5cm thick binder course, asphaltic concrete was<br />
used. Both layers were paved in several strips up to an overall<br />
width of between 16 and 18m. Thanks to the continuous<br />
supply of mix from the feeder, the VÖGELE pavers were able<br />
to pave the material without any interruptions.<br />
Top-quality, high-speed paving<br />
When placing the surface course, three different types of<br />
mix were used: in sections where noise abatement was not<br />
required, stone mastic asphalt was paved in a 3.5cm thick<br />
layer. Before placing the low-noise surface course, a 2.5cm<br />
thick seal of mastic asphalt was paved to prevent water seeping<br />
The high performance of the VÖGELE PowerFeeder ensured<br />
a permanent, uninterrupted supply of mix.<br />
The measurements prove it:<br />
A feeder significantly boosts the job site performance<br />
A comparison of the speed of a paver working without<br />
a feeder (Fig. 1) and together with a feeder (Fig. 2) clearly<br />
demonstrates the immense importance of an uninterrupted<br />
supply of mix.<br />
Figure 1<br />
Without a feeder, regular stops often cannot be avoided –<br />
as shown in the graph in the form of repeated drops in the red<br />
curve. The average speed marked in blue comes to 2.28m/min.<br />
Figure 2<br />
The paver is continually in operation when working with<br />
the PowerFeeder MT 3000-2 Offset from VÖGELE. The red<br />
curve remains at a constantly high level. The average speed is<br />
2.83m/min. – almost 25% higher than when working without<br />
a feeder.<br />
Speed (m/min)<br />
Speed (m/min.)<br />
14<br />
12<br />
10<br />
8<br />
6<br />
4<br />
2<br />
0<br />
Fig. 1<br />
Working without Feeder<br />
2011−12−06−03<br />
17:00<br />
16:45<br />
16:30<br />
16:15<br />
16:00<br />
15:45<br />
15:30<br />
15:15<br />
15:00<br />
14:45<br />
14:30<br />
50 100 150 200 250 300 350 14:15<br />
Time<br />
(m)<br />
Distance (m)<br />
Time Momentary speed Average speed<br />
Current Speed<br />
Average Speed<br />
CA Konsult<br />
Speed (m/min)<br />
Speed (m/min.)<br />
14<br />
12<br />
10<br />
8<br />
6<br />
4<br />
2<br />
0<br />
Fig. 2<br />
Working together with VÖGELE PowerFeeder<br />
MT 3000-2 Offset<br />
2011−12−06−00<br />
10:15<br />
10:00<br />
09:45<br />
09:30<br />
09:15<br />
09:00<br />
08:45<br />
08:30<br />
08:15<br />
50 100 150 200 250 300 350 08:00<br />
Time<br />
(m)<br />
Distance (m)<br />
Time Momentary speed Average speed<br />
Current Speed<br />
Average Speed<br />
CA Konsult<br />
VÖGELE PowerFeeder at a Glance<br />
Cutting-edge feeder concept allows large<br />
feed lorries to be emptied in 60 seconds flat.<br />
Enormous conveying capacity up<br />
to 1,200 tonnes/h.<br />
Large range of uses guarantees high<br />
utilization of the machine.<br />
Powerful diesel heating using fuel that<br />
is constantly available, in all locations.<br />
Ideal dimensions, can therefore be<br />
transported by low-bed trailer without<br />
restrictions.<br />
Proven intuitive control with the ErgoPlus ®<br />
operating system.<br />
Measurements and graphs: C A Konsult<br />
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Site Report<br />
VÖGELE MT 3000-3 PowerFeeder Technology<br />
through the open pores of the noise-reducing asphalt and<br />
damaging the lower layers of the road structure. The low-noise<br />
surfacing of porous asphalt was paved with a thickness of<br />
4.5cm, achieving a high pave speed of 150m/h.<br />
MT 3000-2<br />
POWERFEEDER<br />
TECHNOLOGY<br />
A faultless surface<br />
Speed was not the only aspect – the paving quality, in particular,<br />
was another important factor. To reduce noise levels, the porous<br />
asphalt must be paved without a flaw. “Such high quality can<br />
only be achieved if the paver is permanently in motion and the<br />
paving process is not interrupted,” says Lauxen. Here too, the<br />
new VÖGELE PowerFeeder MT 3000-2 was ideal: together with<br />
its predecessor, the MT 1000-1, it guaranteed a continuous,<br />
contact-free supply of mix to the pavers placing the<br />
surface course. This prevented phenomena such as the<br />
formation of humps on restarting after a break in paving<br />
or due to jolts from feed lorries frequently encountered<br />
on job sites without a material feeder. Two SUPER 2100-2<br />
pavers and one SUPER 1900-2 worked “hot to hot” to ensure<br />
that the asphalt strips were paved with perfect joints.<br />
Uniform mix temperature<br />
However, a feeder not only assures quality on the surface,<br />
but also ensures optimum paving right down inside each<br />
layer. This is achieved by homogenizing the temperature<br />
of the mix. “A uniform mix temperature is essential for<br />
achieving uniform compaction and thus extending the<br />
service life of the road,” explains Lauxen. On the way<br />
from the mixing plant to the construction site, the asphalt<br />
in the feed lorry cools to different extents. This thermal<br />
segregation is largely overcome by the feeder by specifically<br />
remixing hotter and cooler material from the lorry in its large<br />
worm conveyors before transferring the mix to the paver.<br />
“We checked that with an infrared scanner,” says Lauxen.<br />
“The mix temperature behind the screed was absolutely<br />
uniform.”<br />
Continuing Trend:<br />
Mix Supplied by a Material Feeder<br />
The importance of using feeders for high-quality paving<br />
is being recognized in more and more countries.<br />
> In Sweden, the use of feeders is rewarded with bonus<br />
payments. The temperature behind the screed is<br />
measured and the established thermal segregation<br />
converted into “risk shares”: the lower the risk shares,<br />
the higher the bonus payment becomes.<br />
> Some public customers in the USA and Canada already<br />
stipulate that feeders must be used. Bonuses are paid<br />
in the USA for using material feeders.<br />
> In Hungary, the use of feeders for motorway jobs<br />
has been mandatory since 2002.<br />
> In Germany, a community of interests is currently<br />
being set up to promote the use of material feeders.<br />
Financial incentives and customer requirements are<br />
expected.<br />
01 //<br />
02 //<br />
01 // The MT 3000-2 is controlled via the proven<br />
ErgoPlus ® operating system from VÖGELE.<br />
02 // A top-quality surface course is needed when paving<br />
noise-reducing asphalt.<br />
03 // Three VÖGELE pavers worked “hot to hot”<br />
when placing the surface course.<br />
Totally satisfied team<br />
The entire team is totally satisfied with the new MT 3000-2<br />
PowerFeeder which has rounded off Schnorpfeil's machine<br />
park since autumn 2011. Site Manager Ralf Lauxen sums up:<br />
“It is exceedingly powerful and speeds up the paving process<br />
considerably. Without the PowerFeeder, a job like this would<br />
be impossible to achieve in this quality and within the short<br />
construction period specified.”<br />
Source:<br />
Official tendering criteria of the respective countries and regions.<br />
03 //<br />
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Site Report<br />
Road Construction with SUPER 2100-2<br />
As a powerful, high-performance paver which can tackle even<br />
the biggest jobs swiftly, precisely and economically, the new<br />
SUPER 2100-2 is the perfect supplement to Wolff & Müller’s<br />
fleet of machines. But Wolff & Müller were also swayed by its<br />
ease of operation. “We now only use VÖGELE pavers,” reports<br />
Site Manager Lars-Peter Schwarzer. “This is because they are so<br />
much easier to operate than other makes. Our men are glad to<br />
work with VÖGELE machines.”<br />
job site<br />
ticker<br />
Fewer rolling passes due to high compaction screeds<br />
On the B 10 job, the SUPER 2100-2 was used alternately with<br />
a SUPER 1900-2 and a SUPER 1800-2. The third paver’s task<br />
was to pave asphalt for the access and exit roads in each case.<br />
All three machines proved totally reliable. Together they placed<br />
asphaltic concrete for a 10 - 18cm thick base (AC 32 T S) and a<br />
8cm binder course (AC 18 B S). Stone mastic asphalt (SMA 11 S)<br />
was then used for the surface course. The SUPER 2100-2 and the<br />
SUPER 1900-2 were equipped with high compaction screeds,<br />
thus minimizing the number of rolling passes required. The<br />
choice of screeds and compaction options for the SUPER 2100-2<br />
is very large and includes an ideal solution for every job.<br />
On schedule thanks to VÖGELE<br />
02 //<br />
“VÖGELE pavers are so much easier<br />
to operate than other makes. Our men are<br />
glad to work with VÖGELE machines.”<br />
Lars-Peter Schwarzer, Site Manager<br />
Wolff & Müller Tief- und Strassenbau GmbH & Co. KG<br />
Three VÖGELE machines build a new stretch of the B 10 Federal highway in Germany.<br />
A New SUPER 2100-2<br />
Joins the Strong Paver Team<br />
Achieving very high laydown rates is no problem at all for<br />
the SUPER 2100-2 due to its powerful design. Although the<br />
sub-base near Süssen required extensive stabilization prior to<br />
asphalt paving and the preparatory work was delayed by the<br />
cold winter, the project was nevertheless completed earlier than<br />
scheduled. “VÖGELE’s powerful and highly reliable machines<br />
played a key role in enabling us to meet our deadline,” says<br />
Site Manager Schwarzer.<br />
03 //<br />
A newly built stretch of the B 10 Federal highway in Baden-Württemberg,<br />
Germany, relieves both the parallel A 8 motorway and the town of Süssen.<br />
For contractor Wolff & Müller Tief- und Strassenbau GmbH & Co. KG,<br />
it was the first job for their new VÖGELE paver SUPER 2100-2. The paving<br />
team was thrilled with the machine.<br />
01 // The pave width came to 9.5m. Up to 13m are<br />
possible with the SUPER 2100-2.<br />
02 // The SUPER 2100-2 achieves laydown rates<br />
up to 1,100 tonnes/h.<br />
03 // Once again, the specialists from Wolff & Müller<br />
praised the easy operation of the VÖGELE pavers.<br />
01 //<br />
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Technology<br />
Grade and Slope Control<br />
Multi-Cell Sonic Sensor from VÖGELE now available with extended functionality.<br />
NEW!<br />
Example 1: Big MultiPlex Ski<br />
Grade and Slope Control:<br />
One Sensor for Two Applications<br />
The Big MultiPlex Ski calculates an average from the data<br />
collected by three Multi-Cell Sonic Sensors and uses this<br />
average to create a virtual reference. Minor differences in<br />
grade and large obstacles are filtered out.<br />
The Big MultiPlex Ski levels out long irregularities<br />
in the base.<br />
The well-proven Multi-Cell Sonic<br />
Sensor from VÖGELE is now even<br />
more versatile: redesigned connectors<br />
allow it to be used for grade and<br />
slope control not only on the Big<br />
MultiPlex Ski, but also as a single<br />
sensor combined with VÖGELE<br />
NIVELTRONIC ® , the System for<br />
Automated Grade and Slope Control.<br />
1<br />
2<br />
1 Connector: Big MultiPlex Ski<br />
2 Connector: NIVELTRONIC ®<br />
Almost any base is suited for referencing, e.g.<br />
water-bound base courses, anti-freeze layers or<br />
milled surfaces.<br />
Connector<br />
for Big MultiPlex Ski at the top<br />
Modular beam<br />
up to 13m long<br />
3 Multi-Cell Sonic Sensors<br />
with 5 sensor cells each<br />
With its sophisticated technology, the Multi-Cell Sonic<br />
Sensor has already proved invaluable on many job sites.<br />
For grade control, it emits five sound cones to scan the<br />
reference. The two measured values which diverge most<br />
strongly from the specified value are filtered out and the<br />
other three used to calculate an average. These data are then<br />
transmitted to NIVELTRONIC ® for grade and slope control.<br />
Due to its versatility, the Multi-Cell Sonic Sensor can not<br />
only scan the ground (Ground Mode), but can also use<br />
a tensioned wire as a reference (Stringline Mode). It is<br />
particularly suitable for compensating short irregularities<br />
on the one hand or, in Stringline Mode, for copying<br />
a reference 1:1.<br />
Three sensors on the Big MultiPlex Ski<br />
To compensate long irregularities in the base,<br />
NIVELTRONIC ® is recommended to be used in combination<br />
with a Big MultiPlex Ski. The ski works with three<br />
Multi-Cell Sonic Sensors mounted on a beam up to 13m<br />
long. All three sensors deliver their picked up values<br />
to the Big MultiPlex Ski’s central unit which, in turn,<br />
communicates with NIVELTRONIC ® . This sensor system<br />
is ideal, above all when great evenness is required but an<br />
artificial reference is not available.<br />
Simple solution for two applications<br />
VÖGELE have now extended the Multi-Cell Sonic Sensor’s<br />
functionality and fitted it with two connectors: one<br />
serves to connect the sensor to a Big MultiPlex Ski (CAN),<br />
while the other permits the sensor’s combination with<br />
NIVELTRONIC ® (analogue). This means that, depending<br />
on requirements, one and the same sensor can be used<br />
with either the Big MultiPlex Ski or NIVELTRONIC ® , making<br />
this a worthwhile investment in two respects at once.<br />
The sensor’s integration into NIVELTRONIC ® is very easy.<br />
And just like its predecessor, this Multi-Cell Sonic Sensor,<br />
too, is available with a mounting tube.<br />
Example 2: Use as a Single Sensor<br />
The base is scanned by five sensor cells. The two most<br />
strongly diverging measurements are filtered out to<br />
ensure that unrealistic irregularities in the reference – due<br />
to tools, for example – are not included in the calculation.<br />
Compensates short irregularities in a base.<br />
Can copy a reference 1:1.<br />
The ground or a tensioned wire can be used<br />
as a reference.<br />
Connector<br />
for NIVELTRONIC ® at the side<br />
Reference sensor cell<br />
to determine the value<br />
for temperature compensation<br />
5 sensor cells<br />
for grade control<br />
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Site Report<br />
SUPER 1900-2, SUPER 1800-2 and SUPER 1303-2<br />
Hot<br />
to Hot<br />
Traffic calming made by VÖGELE.<br />
Three Pavers in Action<br />
on a New Bypass Road<br />
Four kilometres of road, three lanes, two passing places and two bridges:<br />
contractor Matthäi relied on machine technology from VÖGELE for<br />
placing the surface course on the new stretch of the B 442 Federal road<br />
near Eimbeckhausen in Lower Saxony, Germany.<br />
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Tips & Tricks from p racT ical a pplicaT ions<br />
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points to note<br />
When paving road crowns<br />
Positive and negative crowns from -1% to +3% can be paved as<br />
standard with the VÖGELE AB 500 and AB 600 Extending Screeds,<br />
as well as with the SB 250 and SB 300 Fixed-Width Screeds.<br />
A simple retrofitting is all it takes to increase the range for crowns<br />
from -2.5% to +5%. Despite this, a number of details must be taken<br />
into account in order to obtain perfect results at all times.<br />
andré felchner, Head of applications Technology at VÖGElE, Germany, provides “Tips & Tricks from practical<br />
applications”. He is an expert in both practical applications and paver technology and also conveys his<br />
knowledge to paving teams from all over the world in VÖGElE training courses and workshops.<br />
crowns serve a number of very different purposes. positive crowns are produced in road construction every<br />
day, as they allow rainwater to drain off rapidly. negative crowns, on the other hand, are used to guide the<br />
water, for instance if a gutter or drain is required on large open squares.<br />
positive crown<br />
negative crown
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Tips & Tricks from p racT ical a pplicaT ions<br />
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Tip 1:<br />
look at the Transverse Grade<br />
Tip 2:<br />
save paving material by increasing the amount of crown<br />
it would be really simple if the transverse grade of a road were always horizontal. Unfortunately, that<br />
is very rarely the case (see fig. 1). a road with a cross slope frequently causes irritation among users.<br />
This is because, when the work is complete, different slope angles are measured on each side of the<br />
crown point even when the amount of crown has been set correctly (see fig. 2).<br />
it may sound banal, but knowing that different transverse grades prevail in practice is crucial<br />
to correct paving.<br />
setting a larger crown is particularly advantageous when rehabilitating a worn road pavement.<br />
Example from practice: the authority letting the road rehabilitation contract specifies a layer thickness<br />
of 4cm. The contractor, however, works with a standard crown of 3%. figure 3 shows that under these<br />
conditions much more material than required needs placing. The extra costs have to be borne by the<br />
contractor.<br />
in figure 4 we see that the extra amount of material required is far less when working with a larger<br />
crown of 5%.<br />
figure 1: Transverse grade is horizontal<br />
a horizontal transverse grade is normally encountered when building a new road.<br />
u The required crown is set (in this case 3%).<br />
u Paving is carried out as usual.<br />
result: A slope of 3% is measured on each side of the crown point when the work is complete.<br />
figure 3: conventional crown with a slope of 3%<br />
crown 3%<br />
0%<br />
3%<br />
required layer thickness 4cm<br />
Extra amount of material<br />
3%<br />
crown 3%<br />
0%<br />
3%<br />
3%<br />
figure 4: larger crown with a slope of 5%<br />
figure 2: Transverse grade with a slope<br />
required layer thickness 4cm<br />
Transverse grades with a slope are most commonly found in practice, for instance when rehabilitating<br />
road pavements.<br />
u The required crown is set (in this case 3%).<br />
u Paving is carried out as usual.<br />
0%<br />
5%<br />
crown 5%<br />
Extra amount of material<br />
5%<br />
result: After paving, 4% are measured on the left and 2% on the right.<br />
reason: Due to the sloping transverse grade of the crown, different slope angles result on the left<br />
and right of the crown point.<br />
0%<br />
4%<br />
crown 3%<br />
2%<br />
Tip: make use of the option of a larger crown, for it tangibly improves the efficient use of paving<br />
material and makes the paving process particularly economical!
Tips & Tricks from p racT ical a pplicaT ions<br />
simple retrofitting<br />
a larger crown can be selected as optional equipment when ordering a new paver. But pavers which are<br />
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already in use can be easily retrofitted, too. four parts are all that is needed to increase the paver’s range of<br />
possible crowns from -1% to +3% to a range from -2.5% to +5%.<br />
HOT<br />
TO HOT<br />
SUPER 1900-2, SUPER 1800-2 and SUPER 1303-2<br />
“Hot to Hot” for Perfect Joints<br />
Perfect joints and carefully shaped pavement<br />
edges are crucial for a long service life of a road,<br />
as well as for road safety and ride comfort. Joints<br />
with the best interlocking properties and reliable<br />
bonding are achieved when paving “hot to hot”<br />
with two or more pavers working in echelon.<br />
The following must be observed:<br />
When paving multiple strips – be it<br />
“hot to hot” or “hot to cold” – the pavers<br />
should work with an overlap of 2 to 3cm.<br />
And the subsequent compaction by rolling<br />
must be considered.<br />
The pavers should work as close together<br />
as possible (maximum distance = length<br />
of paver).<br />
01<br />
02<br />
Adapter plate for a crown of -2.5% Adapter plate for a crown of -2.5%<br />
01 //<br />
01 // Paving wearing course “hot to hot” guaranteed<br />
perfect longitudinal joints.<br />
02 // The ergonomically designed and clearly arranged<br />
ErgoPlus ® paver operator’s consoles made operation<br />
of the pavers particularly easy.<br />
Short Distance<br />
03<br />
04<br />
Screed arm guide plate for a crown of +5%<br />
Extended scale<br />
Overlap of 2 – 3cm<br />
01<br />
04<br />
For more information about the perfect paving of<br />
longitudinal joints please refer to the “Tips & Tricks”<br />
in RoadNews 18 or to RoadNews Online, the new<br />
digital library for road contractors. You can find this<br />
on our homepage www.voegele.info.<br />
02 //<br />
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SUPER 1900-2, SUPER 1800-2 and SUPER 1303-2<br />
01 // 02 //<br />
03 //<br />
Extending screeds with bolt-on extensions<br />
Most of the asphalt work was undertaken by a SUPER 1900-2<br />
and a SUPER 1800-2. These two versatile, high-performance<br />
tracked pavers can be used for a large variety of jobs – motorways,<br />
country roads, squares and roundabouts – making them<br />
eminently suitable to meet all the challenges of this particular<br />
job site. In Eimbeckhausen, both machines came with an<br />
AB 500 Extending Screed in TP1 version. Bolt-on extensions<br />
were fitted for a maximum pave width of 6.5m. As a result,<br />
asphalt for the wearing course could be paved on the 11.5m<br />
wide roadway and the 12.5m wide bridge decks without<br />
a need for conversion. On some stretches, a third machine<br />
came into play: a wheeled SUPER 1303-2 combined with an<br />
AB 340 Extending Screed in TV version was used for surfacing<br />
the passing places.<br />
Big MultiPlex Ski for grade and slope control<br />
To ensure precise grade and slope control when paving wearing<br />
course – another crucial requirement for a top-quality road –<br />
the SUPER 1800-2 and SUPER 1900-2 were fitted with a<br />
Big MultiPlex Ski. The ski’s sonic sensors scanned the new<br />
binder course and transmitted their picked-up values to<br />
NIVELTRONIC Plus ® , the System for Automated Grade and<br />
Slope Control. The admitted tolerance for the specified surface<br />
accuracy was 4mm in a longitudinal direction over a length of<br />
4m – a requirement easily met with the sophisticated VÖGELE<br />
technology. Summing up, Site Manager Gattkowski could not<br />
have been more positive: “Layer thickness, compaction and<br />
bond of layers – everything was perfect. We are totally satisfied<br />
with the finished pavement.”<br />
Generously dimensioned workplace<br />
The easy operation of the three machines was pivotal in<br />
ensuring that the entire project went off so smoothly. All<br />
pavers of the “dash 2” generation from VÖGELE come with<br />
the proven, intuitive ErgoPlus ® operating system. This system<br />
not only encompasses the clearly arranged paver operator’s<br />
console and the two screed consoles, but also a perfectly<br />
designed operator platform. “The paver operator’s workplace<br />
is very generously dimensioned,” said Gattkowski. Thanks to<br />
this user-oriented design, full concentration is always assured,<br />
even when working under high pressure.<br />
01 // HAMM tandem rollers were on the scene for final<br />
compaction and contributed substantially to the asphalt<br />
pavement’s high quality.<br />
02 // The binder course was scanned by a Big MultiPlex Ski<br />
for grade and slope control.<br />
03 // Due to the outstanding quality of the asphalt layers,<br />
the new bypass road can handle high traffic loads without<br />
difficulty.<br />
04 // An optimum head of mix in front of the screed at all<br />
times due to large augers installed in the VÖGELE pavers.<br />
“Layer thickness, compaction<br />
and bond of layers – everything<br />
was perfect. We are totally satisfied<br />
with the resultant pavement.”<br />
Jörg Gattkowski, Site Manager<br />
04 //<br />
Contractor Matthäi<br />
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Site Report<br />
Pavement Rehabilitation and New Construction with SUPER 1300-2<br />
Germany<br />
North Sea<br />
Netherlands<br />
Berlin<br />
Poland<br />
Heilbronn<br />
3 rd Job Site<br />
Building Asphalt Tracks<br />
Requirement: Versatility<br />
Belgium<br />
Germany<br />
Czech Republic<br />
France<br />
Stuttgart<br />
Karlsruhe<br />
A 81<br />
Switzerland<br />
Austria<br />
The powerful compact paver from VÖGELE<br />
proves its value on very different job sites in Germany.<br />
SUPER 1300-2:<br />
The Paver<br />
That Does It All<br />
1 st Job Site<br />
Construction of Diversion Lane<br />
A 8<br />
Stuttgart<br />
A 8<br />
The versatile compact paver<br />
SUPER 1300-2 has proven its value<br />
in very different paving situations,<br />
as the following three job sites<br />
illustrate. It owes its success to the<br />
well-thought-out design, combining<br />
slim outer dimensions with a high<br />
performance. The paver can handle<br />
pave widths up to 5m and place up to<br />
350 tonnes of mix per hour. It is also<br />
sufficiently compact to manœuvre<br />
easily on confined sites and is simple<br />
to transport, too.<br />
Requirement: Performance<br />
A 81<br />
2 nd Job Site<br />
Rehabilitation of Access Road<br />
Requirement: Compact Design<br />
Ulm<br />
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Pavement Rehabilitation and New Construction with SUPER 1300-2<br />
1 st Job Site<br />
Construction of Diversion Lane<br />
Requirement: Performance<br />
Job Site Details<br />
Construction of new lane diverting traffic<br />
on the A8 motorway, Germany<br />
The A 8 is one of Germany’s very heavily trafficked motorways.<br />
And its enormous traffic load is increasing continuously.<br />
At present, the A8 is being widened to six lanes between the<br />
“Karlsbad” and “Pforzheim-West” junctions. To avoid disruptions<br />
to traffic during the construction work, one lane of westbound<br />
traffic from Stuttgart to Karlsruhe was moved to the other side<br />
of the motorway in a contraflow system. Contractor Martin<br />
Paschmann Asphaltbau GmbH built a new lane for the purpose<br />
on the central reservation using a SUPER 1300-2 from VÖGELE.<br />
The SUPER 1300-2 excels itself on the A8<br />
The 560m stretch was the first motorway job undertaken by<br />
contractor Paschmann. Normally, the company specializes in<br />
smaller jobs, frequently surfacing footpaths or cycle paths.<br />
“The SUPER 1300-2 is highly manœuvrable and can even<br />
enter narrow courtyards,” explains Managing Director and<br />
proprietor Martin Paschmann when asked why he once decided<br />
to purchase this paver. Now he has pulled off the motorway<br />
job with aplomb thanks to the SUPER 1300-2’s excellent<br />
performance. Paschmann was delighted with the additional<br />
areas of application which this powerful machine offered his<br />
company: “Without the paver, we would have had to turn<br />
down the job.”<br />
Driving on a closed lane<br />
The pave width was 3.9m. The AB 340 Extending Screed in<br />
TV version, which can be hydraulically extended to a width<br />
of 3.4m, was fitted with 40cm bolt-on extensions for the<br />
job. An 18cm thick base was first placed in two 9cm layers,<br />
followed by a 9cm binder course of asphaltic concrete.<br />
Finally, stone mastic asphalt was paved for the 4cm<br />
surface course. “As part of the job on the A8 motorway,<br />
we also built five crossovers over the central reservation,” says<br />
Paschmann. “They are required for the redirection of traffic<br />
to carry out paving work on other sections along the A8.<br />
To reach the construction sections, we drove the SUPER 1300-2<br />
down the closed left-hand lane. That would not have been<br />
possible with a wider paver.”<br />
Length of section: 560m<br />
Width of section: 3.9m<br />
Paving Details<br />
Pave width: 3.9m<br />
Layer thickness:<br />
Material<br />
base course 18cm (2 x 9cm)<br />
binder course 9cm<br />
surface course 4cm<br />
Base course: asphaltic concrete (AC 32 T S)<br />
Binder course: asphaltic concrete (AC 16 B S)<br />
Surface course: stone mastic asphalt (SMA 8)<br />
Equipment<br />
SUPER 1300-2 with AB 340 Extending Screed<br />
in TV Version<br />
HAMM HD 75 Tandem Roller<br />
02 //<br />
“Without the powerful<br />
SUPER 1300-2, we would<br />
have had to turn down<br />
the motorway job.”<br />
Martin Paschmann, Proprietor<br />
Martin Paschmann Asphaltbau GmbH<br />
01 // Thanks to its excellent performance,<br />
the SUPER 1300-2 also cut a fine figure on the<br />
motorway job site.<br />
02 // The Paschmann team is proud of their versatile<br />
SUPER 1300-2.<br />
03 // Operating a paver with ErgoPlus ® is always easy,<br />
whatever the job.<br />
01 //<br />
03 //<br />
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Pavement Rehabilitation and New Construction with SUPER 1300-2<br />
2 nd Job Site<br />
Rehabilitation of Access Road<br />
Requirement: Compact Design<br />
The Gruibingen motorway service station is located little more<br />
than 100km away on the A8. Its access road was in urgent need<br />
of rehabilitation. Here too, the SUPER 1300-2 from VÖGELE<br />
was the preferred choice of contractor Kurt Gansloser GmbH<br />
Bauunternehmung. “We chose the SUPER 1300-2 for two<br />
reasons,” explains proprietor and Managing Director Kurt<br />
Gansloser. “Firstly because of the required pave width and<br />
secondly because of the excellent transport logistics.”<br />
A single low-bed trailer all that was needed<br />
For rehabilitation of the 8m wide and 100m long access road,<br />
two 80cm bolt-on extensions were added to the AB 340 TV<br />
Extending Screed. This enabled the screed to pave stone mastic<br />
asphalt for the new surfacing in two strips, each of them 4m<br />
wide. “Of course, we could have used a larger paver and placed<br />
the surface course in a single pass,” says Gansloser, “but our<br />
solution was cheaper.” A larger paver would have given rise<br />
to additional transport costs, for “we would have needed<br />
two low-bed trailers for the paver and the roller,” explains<br />
Gansloser. “The compact SUPER 1300-2, on the other hand,<br />
was transported together with the roller on a single low-bed<br />
trailer.”<br />
Below the maximum transport width,<br />
even with bolt-on extensions fitted<br />
This is due to the compact size of the SUPER 1300-2. When<br />
developing the machine, VÖGELE’s engineers took care to<br />
ensure that none of its components or edges protruded beyond<br />
the machine’s outline. In this way, they reduced the transport<br />
width to just 1.85m. Even with two 25cm bolt-on extensions<br />
and side plates fitted, the paver does not exceed the maximum<br />
width of 2.55m for transport. At the same time, the paver<br />
can handle pave widths ranging from 0.75m to 5m, ensuring<br />
maximum variability.<br />
02 //<br />
Job Site Details<br />
Pavement rehabilitation on access road leading<br />
to the Gruibingen motorway service station,<br />
A8, Germany<br />
Length of section: 100m<br />
Width of section: 8m<br />
Paving Details<br />
Pave width: 4m<br />
Layer thickness: 4cm<br />
Material<br />
Surface course: stone mastic asphalt (SMA 11)<br />
01 // The new surface course was exactly 4cm thick.<br />
02 // Everything in view: the paver and screed operators<br />
controlled the paving process from their ErgoPlus ® consoles.<br />
“We chose the SUPER 1300-2<br />
for this job because of its logistic<br />
advantages.”<br />
SUPER 1300-2 at a Glance<br />
Maximum pave width 5m<br />
Laydown rate up to 350 tonnes/h<br />
Transport width only 1.85m<br />
Powerful DEUTZ engine rated at 74.9kW<br />
Combines with AB 340 Extending Screed<br />
in TV version (with tamper and vibrators)<br />
Electric screed heating<br />
Comes with ErgoPlus ® , the concept<br />
for easy paver handling<br />
Hardtop with wide sunshades<br />
01 //<br />
Equipment<br />
SUPER 1300-2 with AB 340 Extending Screed<br />
in TV Version<br />
HAMM HD 13 VT Tandem Roller<br />
Kurt Gansloser, Proprietor<br />
Kurt Gansloser GmbH Bauunternehmung<br />
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Pavement Rehabilitation and New Construction with SUPER 1300-2<br />
3 rd Job Site<br />
Building Asphalt Tracks<br />
Requirement: Versatility<br />
Gansloser also profited from that same versatility when<br />
undertaking the job for trout breeder Erwin Steinhart in<br />
Geislingen an der Steige: hitherto unpaved gravel tracks<br />
between the fish ponds had to be surfaced with asphalt so<br />
that they could be cleaned more easily and cleared of snow<br />
in winter. Once again, the SUPER 1300-2 was Gansloser’s<br />
preferred choice for this unusual job.<br />
paver to deliver the required performance.” As a result, placing<br />
of the 30cm crushed-stone base proceeded just as perfectly<br />
as that of the 10cm thick combined base and surface course<br />
with polymer modified binder. The pave width of the AB 340<br />
Extending Screed in TV version came to 3m.<br />
“It is simply indispensable”<br />
The paver’s short overall length makes manœuvring easy<br />
“The job site was relatively confined,” explains Kurt Gansloser.<br />
“The SUPER 1300-2’s short overall length of just 4.95m was<br />
hence a very great boon when manœuvring between the<br />
fish ponds. At the same time, we could always rely on the<br />
Kurt Gansloser’s opinion of VÖGELE's compact paver reflects<br />
the experience of many contractors: “The SUPER 1300-2 fills<br />
the gap between SUPER 800 and SUPER 1800-2. Versatile<br />
and quickly transported, this powerful paver is equally<br />
adept at paving base course, binder course or surface course.<br />
The SUPER 1300-2 is simply indispensable when it comes to<br />
meeting our customers’ requirements.”<br />
Job Site Details<br />
Building asphalt tracks on a fish farm<br />
in Geislingen an der Steige, Germany<br />
Length of section: 300m<br />
Width of section: 3m<br />
Paving Details<br />
Pave width: 3m<br />
Layer thickness: 10cm<br />
Material<br />
Asphaltic mix (AC 16 TD)<br />
for combined base and surface course<br />
02 //<br />
01 // Even on this confined job site, outstanding<br />
performance was assured by the ErgoPlus ® operating<br />
system.<br />
02 // The SUPER 1300-2 paved asphalt on the tracks<br />
between the fish ponds.<br />
“The compact SUPER 1300-2<br />
is simply indispensable<br />
when it comes to meeting<br />
our customers’ requirements.”<br />
Equipment<br />
SUPER 1300-2 with AB 340 Extending Screed<br />
in TV Version<br />
HAMM HD 13 VT Tandem Roller<br />
01 //<br />
Kurt Gansloser, Proprietor<br />
Kurt Gansloser GmbH Bauunternehmung<br />
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SUPER 3000-2 Builds Expressway<br />
Enormous performance impresses more and more contractors in the Middle Kingdom.<br />
Gigantic SUPER 3000-2<br />
Captivates China<br />
Since it was premièred at Bauma 2010, the international trade fair for<br />
construction machinery in Munich, VÖGELE’s new heavy-duty SUPER 3000-2<br />
has won many friends in China. Following its arrival in the Middle Kingdom,<br />
the SUPER 3000-2 has been used for various paving jobs in several provinces<br />
in order to draw attention to its outstanding performance. Its first job was<br />
to build the expressway from Datong to Tianzhen in Shanxi province.<br />
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Site Report<br />
SUPER 3000-2 Builds Expressway<br />
China<br />
Mongolia<br />
Beijing<br />
Datong<br />
The large SUPER 3000-2 from VÖGELE is a real workhorse.<br />
With its SB 300 Fixed-Width Screed, it can achieve a laydown<br />
rate of 1,600 tonnes per hour, a pave width of 16m and a layer<br />
thickness of 50cm. A powerful DEUTZ engine, rated at 300kW,<br />
is installed. Thanks to the proven ultramodern technology<br />
of the “dash 2” paver generation and the ErgoPlus ® operating<br />
concept, the SUPER 3000-2 truly reflects the very latest state<br />
of the art.<br />
Hohhot<br />
Inner Mongolia<br />
Ulanqab<br />
Datong<br />
Tianzhen<br />
Zhangjiakou<br />
Beijing<br />
Japan<br />
China<br />
Indian Ocean<br />
Job Site Details<br />
Construction of new expressway from Tianzhen<br />
to Datong in Shanxi province, China<br />
Length of section: 97km<br />
Width of section: 21m<br />
Paving Details<br />
Pave width: 11.5 – 12.5m<br />
Layer thickness: 1 st base course 20cm<br />
2 nd base course 34cm<br />
(2 x 17cm)<br />
Material<br />
1 st base course: cement-treated base<br />
of sand and gravel<br />
2 nd base course: cement-treated<br />
crushed-stone base<br />
New expressway for Shanxi<br />
VÖGELE’s flagship paver was able to demonstrate its<br />
exceptionally high performance in China during the<br />
construction of the expressway from Datong to Tianzhen.<br />
This almost 100km long stretch is a major traffic artery in<br />
China’s Shanxi province, simultaneously providing a fast<br />
link with Beijing and Tianjin. The entire project is scheduled<br />
to take three years and will be completed in two phases.<br />
The first stretch from Datong to the Tianzhen interchange was<br />
opened to traffic in late October 2011, while the stretch from<br />
Tianzhen to the connecting road with the Peking-Xinjiang<br />
expressway in Hebei province is due to be completed by the<br />
end of November 2012.<br />
Paving without joints<br />
The expressway from Datong to Tianzhen is a four-lane road<br />
comprising two lanes with a combined width of 10.5m in each<br />
direction, reports Liu Qingshan, Demo Manager at WIRTGEN<br />
China. The pavement comprised a cement-treated base of sand<br />
and gravel, a cement-treated crushed-stone base and three<br />
asphalt layers. The SUPER 3000-2 was needed to place the<br />
cement-treated crushed-stone base in two 17cm layers, with<br />
pave widths of 12.5m and 11.5m.<br />
Shuozhou<br />
Shanxi Province<br />
01 // The new expressway from Datong to Tianzhen<br />
later links up with Beijing and Tianjin, too.<br />
02 // Paver operator Jianlong Lu (at rear) was thrilled<br />
with the SUPER 3000-2. VÖGELE Product Support Manager<br />
Joseph Chen and the members of the WIRTGEN<br />
demo show, Hongshan Wang, Nut Liu and Hailong Liu<br />
(front, from left to right) confirmed the first-class<br />
pavement result.<br />
Baoding<br />
Hebei Province<br />
Dezhou<br />
Cangzhou<br />
Tianjin<br />
Tangshan<br />
Binzhou<br />
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Equipment<br />
SUPER 3000-2 with SB 300 Fixed-Width Screed<br />
in TP1 Version<br />
02 //<br />
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SUPER 3000-2 Builds Expressway<br />
01 // Mechanical segregation is prevented by the<br />
specially designed auger.<br />
02 // The material hopper of the SUPER 3000-2<br />
can accommodate up to 17.5 tonnes.<br />
“We are overjoyed<br />
with the results achieved<br />
by the SUPER 3000-2.”<br />
Jiang Chao, Project Manager,<br />
5th Construction Company Ltd.<br />
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Maximum performance guaranteed<br />
According to Jiang Chao, Project Manager for the contractor<br />
“5th Construction Company Ltd.” of the “China Railway<br />
Construction 15th Corporation”, the 34cm thick cement-bound<br />
crushed-stone base was even paved in a single layer on some<br />
stretches. The only reason behind the decision to pave in<br />
separate layers on other sections was the wish to assure the<br />
required degree of compaction by the rollers. The paver could<br />
easily pave all 34 centimetres. Indeed, whether it was paving<br />
thicknesses of 17 or 34cm, the SUPER 3000-2 always achieved<br />
impressive results.<br />
Roadbase construction<br />
The SUPER 3000-2’s high traction and laydown rate make it<br />
ideal for roadbase applications. For placing non-bituminous<br />
materials of a particularly abrasive nature, a heavy-duty kit<br />
is available as an option, guaranteeing the long service life<br />
of all wearing parts. And the SB 300 Fixed-width Screed, too,<br />
is perfectly equipped to take on big challenges. On this project,<br />
the screed came in the TP1 version with tamper and one<br />
pressure bar for a high compacting effort. This reduced the<br />
time needed for compaction and resulted in a uniform density.<br />
Perfect evenness, on the other hand, was guaranteed by<br />
NIVELTRONIC Plus ® . The system used data picked up by two<br />
mechanical grade sensors from a tensioned wire for grade<br />
and slope control.<br />
Uninterrupted flow of material<br />
The overall technical concept of the SUPER 3000-2 is designed<br />
to ensure top performance, even under extreme conditions.<br />
The 1.62m wide and 40cm high conveyor tunnel provides for<br />
an uninterrupted flow of material to the paver. Segregation is<br />
prevented effectively by the optimal angle at which material<br />
is dumped from the conveyors onto the auger. In addition,<br />
the large 480mm diameter of the auger blades ensures that<br />
exactly the required amount of material is always available<br />
in front of the screed and the paving process can continue<br />
without interruption.<br />
Conveyors with separate drives<br />
The material hopper holding 17.5 tonnes and featuring<br />
individually operated hopper sides as well as an optional<br />
hydraulic hopper front, is another key factor, preventing<br />
spills of mix when feed vehicles change. For the conveyors,<br />
particularly powerful separate hydraulic drives are provided<br />
which, together with the high-performance auger system,<br />
ensure a continual flow of material, even when operating<br />
at varying speeds.<br />
Promising future for large pavers<br />
“After completing the cement-treated crushed-stone base<br />
with the SUPER 3000-2, we are still thoroughly impressed<br />
with the results. It is simply fantastic and we are certain that<br />
paving the much thinner asphalt layers will yield even more<br />
impressive results. We are also enthusiastic about the ErgoPlus ®<br />
operating concept. It makes the machine as simple and easy to<br />
operate as the smaller pavers from VÖGELE,” says Jiang Chao<br />
admiringly after working with the giant for a few days.<br />
His conclusion: “Expressway construction projects abound in<br />
this country. The Chinese market therefore promises a rosy<br />
future for pavers handling large pave widths.”<br />
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Technology Days 2011 of the WIRTGEN Group<br />
You can find a video<br />
on the Technology Days on the Web at:<br />
www.voegele.info<br />
> News & Media > Mediathek<br />
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01 // WIRTGEN, VÖGELE, HAMM and KLEEMANN<br />
presented their latest developments.<br />
02 // Jürgen Wirtgen (left) and Stefan Wirtgen (middle),<br />
the WIRTGEN Group’s managing partners, answered<br />
visitors’ questions.<br />
03 // Visitors flocked to the “WIRTGEN Group Avenue”<br />
for a close-up view of the machines.<br />
Visitors throng to the Technology Days 2011 in the VÖGELE plant in Ludwigshafen.<br />
Innovative Technology<br />
Thrills Thousands<br />
something new here, but the “i” machines clearly drew the<br />
biggest crowds: new developments by the WIRTGEN Group<br />
with particularly eco-friendly engines.<br />
Visitors see quality in the making<br />
The tour of the VÖGELE factory was just as fascinating for<br />
the visitors. At 20 different stations they were able to see how<br />
quality is produced in the world’s most modern factory for<br />
road pavers.<br />
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Around 3,500 visitors from more than 80 countries came<br />
to the VÖGELE plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, for the<br />
WIRTGEN Group’s Technology Days in September 2011.<br />
They toured the most modern paver factory in the world and<br />
were able to see first-hand just how the ultramodern pavers<br />
and screeds are produced. In spectacular demonstrations, the<br />
four brands WIRTGEN, VÖGELE, HAMM and KLEEMANN<br />
presented their latest innovative high-end products for road<br />
construction, as well as for mining and recycling pavement<br />
materials.<br />
The holding company’s four brands presented their latest<br />
products in the machine exhibition “WIRTGEN Group<br />
Avenue”. VÖGELE, for example, presented the PowerFeeder<br />
MT 3000-2 Offset, while the WIRTGEN exhibits included the<br />
high-tech W 220 cold milling machine and the new autopilot<br />
for slipform pavers. The new H 20i and H 18i compactors from<br />
HAMM attracted great interest, as did the KLEEMANN crushers<br />
with EVO technology. All visitors were able to discover<br />
Numerous papers and three live demonstrations provided<br />
detailed information on machine technology, processes and<br />
prospects for road construction, as well as for mining and<br />
recycling pavement material. Experts from all four brands<br />
worked hand in hand – just as they do in development,<br />
service and applications consulting. Their enthusiasm infected<br />
the crowd.<br />
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