Patent ID: 7534068

Claim:
A method of recycling an asphalt based material comprising: (a) providing a crushed asphalt concrete comprising a friable mixture of asphalt binder material and aggregate particles with a substantial portion of the surfaces of the aggregate particles being substantially free of adhered asphalt material produced by crushing a recycled asphalt concrete; (b) mixing said crushed asphalt concrete material with a minor amount of hydraulic cement and water to produce a plastic mixture of said crushed asphalt concrete and said hydraulic cement in which said crushed asphalt concrete is the predominant component; and (c) transporting said plastic mixture to a utilization site and spreading said mixture onto a substrate surface to provide a layer of asphalt concrete pavement, wherein the aggregate particles in said concrete have the following sieve analysis: Sieve Size Percent Retained Percent Passing Percent Retained Ranges 1¾″ 0 100 0 1¼″ 0 100 1″ 1 99 ⅞″ 3 97 0-35 ¾″ 7 93 ½″ 15 85 ⅜″ 22 78 10-55 #4 43 57 30-70 #8 59 41 #16 69 31 #40 78 22 60-85 #50 81 19 #80 86 14 #100 87 13 #200 90 10 85-100.