Paving Calculators — Asphalt Tonnage

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Asphalt Calculator

Short tons and metric tonnes of hot mix for up to three compacted courses over four areas, with a cited in-place unit weight and the spread rate a paving quote is written in.

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In the set, not issued

C-202

Sealcoat Calculator

Sealer, sand and additive for a driveway or lot, by coat and by coverage rate.

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Quick reference

In-place unit weight of hot mix, and what it works out to per square yard
lb / cu ft, compacted in place	lb / sq yd / in	Short tons per 100 sq yd per inch	Where it comes from
142	106.5	5.33	Asphalt Institute, low end of the published in-place range
146.67	110	5.5	MAPA's 110 lb/sq yd/in assumption, converted
148	111	5.55	Asphalt Institute, the value its FAQ says to use

Both figures describe compacted pavement in place, not the loose mix in a truck bed, and the second column is the first one seen from above: pounds per cubic foot times nine square feet per square yard, divided by twelve inches per foot. They come from the Asphalt Institute’s engineering FAQ and from the Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association, whose 110 is its own stated assumption rather than a DOT or AASHTO number. The full citation for each is printed on sheet C-201, where your plant’s figure replaces ours. Thickness, overage and price have no default there: nothing we opened publishes one. Aggregate base under the pavement belongs to sheet C-101.