Asphalt, Road Materials & Paving Products worked example

Liquid Asphalt Binder Usage at 99% pump and transfer efficiency: a worked example

This scenario runs the liquid asphalt binder usage calculation on the strong side: 99% pump and transfer efficiency, with every other input held at its documented default. a plant or supplier needs to stage enough AC, emulsion, or cutback binder for a mix run or paving material order

The inputs for this scenario

  • Asphalt mix tonnage or treated quantity: 1,250 tons (unchanged)
  • Liquid asphalt binder content per ton: 12.5 gal / ton (unchanged)
  • Pump and transfer efficiency: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 98)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Theoretical binder usage = asphalt mix or treated quantity × liquid asphalt use rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15,783 gal liquid asphalt for liquid asphalt required, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15,625 gal liquid asphalt for theoretical binder usage.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 158 gal liquid asphalt for pump/transfer allowance.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 99 % for pump/transfer efficiency.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where pump and transfer efficiency sits at 98% and the headline result is 15,944 gal liquid asphalt, this scenario comes in 1.01% below the baseline at 15,783 gal liquid asphalt.
  • Use it when ordering AC tankers, reconciling binder draw against tons produced at end of shift, or estimating binder cost for a bid before the mix design is finalized. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Liquid asphalt required: 15,783 gal liquid asphalt (headline result)
  • Theoretical binder usage: 15,625 gal liquid asphalt
  • Pump/transfer allowance: 158 gal liquid asphalt
  • Pump/transfer efficiency: 99 %

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Liquid Asphalt Binder Usage calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.