Asphalt, Road Materials & Paving Products worked example

Asphalt Mix Temperature Loss at 13% mix temperature loss target rate: a worked example

Suppose mix temperature loss target rate falls to 13%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate asphalt delivery temperature after haul time using starting temperature, cooling rate, and a wind or exposure multiplier.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Mix Temperature Loss affected amount: 315 units (held at the documented default)
  • Mix Temperature Loss total amount: 1.25 units (held at the documented default)
  • Mix Temperature Loss target rate: 13 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 18)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Temperature loss = haul and wait time × cooling rate × weather/exposure multiplier.
  • Estimated delivery temperature works out to 299 °F delivered mix at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Temperature loss works out to 16.25 °F at these inputs.
  • Loadout temperature works out to 315 °F at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where mix temperature loss target rate sits at 18% and the headline result is 293 °F delivered mix, this scenario comes in 2.14% above the baseline at 299 °F delivered mix.
  • It estimates the temperature drop from plant to paver by multiplying haul-and-wait time, a base cooling rate, and a weather/exposure factor, then subtracts that loss from the loadout temperature. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Estimated delivery temperature: 299 °F delivered mix (headline result)
  • Temperature loss: 16.25 °F
  • Loadout temperature: 315 °F

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Asphalt Mix Temperature Loss calculator, set mix temperature loss target rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.