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Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR)

When asphalt has failed down to the base, an overlay won't hold. Full-depth reclamation pulverizes the existing pavement and the base beneath it, blends in a stabilizing agent set by the mix design, and compacts it into a new, uniform base — recycled in place instead of hauled off.

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Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR) — Full-depth reclamation of failed asphalt parking lots and roads — pulverize, stabilize, and rebuild the base in place.

What FDR is

Rebuild the base without hauling it away.

Full-depth reclamation (FDR) recycles a failed asphalt pavement in place. The old asphalt and the base beneath it are pulverized together, blended with a stabilizing agent, and compacted into a new, uniform base that is then surfaced. The existing material stays on site instead of going to a landfill, and new aggregate does not have to be trucked in.

FDR is used when asphalt on parking lots and roads has failed through the base — widespread cracking, rutting, and potholes that an overlay would only cover up. The agent, rate, and depth come from the engineer of record and the lab mix design.

General process

How an FDR job runs.

01Review the pavement, plans, and the engineer's mix design
02Pulverize the existing asphalt and base to the specified depth
03Spread the stabilizing agent at the rate set by the mix design
04Mix the reclaimed material to a uniform blend
05Grade and compact the new base
06QC testing by the owner's testing agency, then pave

Industry involvement

ARRA and PRRC

Kuesel is involved with the Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association (ARRA) and the Pavement Recycling and Reclaiming Center Founders Circle, along with 5 other industry organizations listed on our company facts page.

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Kuesel's soil stabilization and FDR division also operates as St. Louis Soil Stabilization.

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