Asphalt, Road Materials & Paving Products worked example

Asphalt Waste and Rework Cost at 110% unrecoverable cost share: a worked example

This scenario runs the asphalt waste and rework cost calculation on the strong side: 110% unrecoverable cost share, with every other input held at its documented default. a project manager needs to quantify the cost impact of rejected asphalt, returned trucks, milling rework, patch repairs, or failed acceptance results

The inputs for this scenario

  • Rejected or reworked tonnage: 85 units (unchanged)
  • Rework cost per ton: 115 $ / unit (unchanged)
  • Unrecoverable cost share: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed repair and disposal cost: 2,500 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable waste/rework cost = rejected or reworked quantity × rework cost rate × unrecoverable cost share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 13,253 $ for total asphalt waste/rework cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 156 $ / unit for cost per affected unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10,753 $ for variable waste/rework cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,500 $ for fixed repair/disposal cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where unrecoverable cost share sits at 100% and the headline result is 12,275 $, this scenario comes in 7.96% above the baseline at 13,253 $.
  • Use it after a failed core or density result, when pricing the risk of a marginal mix, or when comparing the cost of rework to the cost of tighter plant control. 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

  • Total asphalt waste/rework cost: 13,253 $ (headline result)
  • Cost per affected unit: 156 $ / unit
  • Variable waste/rework cost: 10,753 $
  • Fixed repair/disposal cost: 2,500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Asphalt Waste and Rework Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.