FOR 100 KILOGRAMS OF FINISHED
HOT MIX
1.5 times as much SEAM by weight must be used to substitute for asphalt
TABLE FORMULA: Binder content X substitution rate X 1.5 = % SEAM in
100 kilograms
Note that asphalt quantity remains the same and total binder increases per 100
kilograms
| Original binder content | Substitution rate of asphalt by SEAM | SEAM % replacement | Multiple by weight | SEAM by weight (kilograms) | Asphalt % | Asphalt by weight (kilograms) | Total binder (kilograms) | Aggregate (kilograms) |
| 4% | 25% | 1.00% | X 1.5 = | 1.50 | 3.0% | 3.00 | 4.50 | 95.50 |
| 4% | 30% | 1.20% | X 1.5 = | 1.80 | 2.8% | 2.80 | 4.60 | 95.40 |
| 4% | 35% | 1.40% | X 1.5 = | 2.10 | 2.6% | 2.60 | 4.70 | 95.30 |
| 4% | 40% | 1.60% | X 1.5 = | 2.40 | 2.4% | 2.40 | 4.80 | 95.20 |
| 4% | 45% | 1.80% | X 1.5 = | 2.70 | 2.2% | 2.20 | 4.90 | 95.10 |
| 4% | 50% | 2.00% | X 1.5 = | 3.00 | 2.0% | 2.00 | 5.00 | 95.00 |
| 5% | 25% | 1.25% | X 1.5 = | 1.88 | 3.8% | 3.75 | 5.63 | 94.38 |
| 5% | 30% | 1.50% | X 1.5 = | 2.25 | 3.5% | 3.50 | 5.75 | 94.25 |
| 5% | 35% | 1.75% | X 1.5 = | 2.63 | 3.2% | 3.20 | 5.83 | 94.18 |
| 5% | 40% | 2.00% | X 1.5 = | 3.00 | 3.0% | 3.00 | 6.00 | 94.00 |
| 5% | 45% | 2.25% | X 1.5 = | 3.375 | 2.8% | 2.750 | 6.125 | 93.875 |
| 5% | 50% | 2.50% | X 1.5 = | 3.75 | 2.5% | 2.50 | 6.25 | 93.75 |
| 6% | 25% | 1.50% | X 1.5 = | 2.25 | 4.5% | 4.50 | 6.75 | 93.25 |
| 6% | 30% | 1.80% | X 1.5 = | 2.70 | 4.2% | 4.20 | 6.90 | 93.10 |
| 6% | 35% | 2.10% | X 1.5 = | 3.15 | 3.9% | 3.90 | 7.05 | 92.95 |
| 6% | 40% | 2.40% | X 1.5 = | 3.60 | 3.6% | 3.60 | 7.20 | 92.80 |
| 6% | 45% | 2.70% | X 1.5 = | 4.05 | 3.3% | 3.30 | 7.35 | 92.65 |
| 6% | 50% | 3.00% | X 1.5 = | 4.50 | 3.0% | 3.00 | 7.50 | 92.50 |
| 7% | 25% | 1.75% | X 1.5 = | 2.63 | 5.3% | 5.25 | 7.88 | 92.13 |
| 7% | 30% | 2.10% | X 1.5 = | 3.15 | 4.9% | 4.90 | 8.05 | 91.95 |
| 7% | 35% | 2.45% | X 1.5 = | 3.68 | 4.6% | 4.55 | 8.23 | 91.78 |
| 7% | 40% | 2.80% | X 1.5 = | 4.20 | 4.2% | 4.20 | 8.40 | 91.60 |
| 7% | 45% | 3.15% | X 1.5 = | 4.73 | 3.9% | 3.85 | 8.58 | 91.43 |
| 7% | 50% | 3.50% | X 1.5 = | 5.25 | 3.5% | 3.50 | 8.75 | 91.25 |
| 8% | 25% | 2.00% | X 1.5 = | 3.00 | 6.0% | 6.00 | 9.00 | 91.00 |
| 8% | 30% | 2.40% | X 1.5 = | 3.60 | 5.6% | 5.60 | 9.20 | 90.80 |
| 8% | 35% | 2.80% | X 1.5 = | 4.20 | 5.2% | 5.20 | 9.40 | 90.60 |
| 8% | 40% | 3.20% | X 1.5 = | 4.80 | 4.8% | 4.80 | 9.60 | 90.40 |
| 8% | 45% | 3.60% | X 1.5 = | 5.40 | 4.4% | 4.40 | 9.80 | 90.20 |
| 8% | 50% | 4.00% | X 1.5 = | 6.00 | 4.0% | 4.00 | 10.00 | 90.00 |