AMPT, SPT - Making Sure Asphalt Mixtures Live Up to Expected Standards

The AMPT (Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester) / SPT (Simple Performance Tester) gives accurate information on asphalt concrete specimens. This testing provides critical information on how well the samples will perform over time. Many highway authorities, departments of transport and contractors rely on these machines to give them swift accurate results about asphalt batches before they send them to site. Without these tests in place, there is no level of confidence for how well a pavement will perform over time. As asphalt mixtures improve, tests are required to quantify the expected performance. This has lead to vast improvements in testing techniques. It is critical for pavement contractors and department of transport laboratories to have the latest equipment possible to provide accurate results for predictive modelling and failure analysis.

The best AMPT (Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester) / SPT (Simple Performance Tester) will give you everything in one package. The best systems give you the ability to control the sample throughout the testing process. You need to avoid operator generated errors when changing samples. Some systems give you the ability to install the sample and complete the testing cycle in a single process. Others require moving the sample to different positions while the machine conducts different tests. It is optimal to run tests with minimal operator inputs so you load the specimen into the machine for to it to automatically run the test. This process is then repeated for following specimens.

Designers develop AMPT (Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester) / SPT (Simple Performance Tester) equipment after many years of sample testing and analysis. They conduct various manual tests on samples then duplicate that testing with machines. They analyse samples over many years to make sure their tests give them the results they want. When all of this comes together, companies and labs can rely on the data that the tester gives them. It comes down to accurate testing and analysis with solid design work behind it.

The best AMPT (Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester) / SPT (Simple Performance Tester) have a durable design and are easy to use.  The control software should take care of test complexity with minimal operator inputs. The equipment should be built to withstand the rigors of working in a civil engineering production laboratory environment. An operator should be able to transport the tester easily so that it is available where required. With changing standards and asphalt mixtures the tester needs to provide accurate information reliably. This assures pavement contractors and department of transport laboratories that the samples tested will produce reliable data. Are you looking for the most versatile machine to perform tests to predict cracking and rutting in asphalt pavements?