Traffic and Highway Engineering
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Chapter 18, Problem 4P
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Whether the properties of the given material meet the Asphalt Institute specifications.If not, then the differences are to be noted.
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Q2) The following results were obtained from testing a certain asphalt binder:
RTFO aged PAV
Original
Asphalt
aged
asphalt
asphalt
DSR
G° (kPa)
8 (C)
0.98
2.1
6000
75
70
60
BBR
S@ 60-sec (MPa) | 300
M@ 60-sec
450
650
0.6
0.5
0.4
DTT
Failure Strain (%) 2.5 %
2 %
1.2%
Determine if the asphalt meets the Superpave specification requirements to resist the following
distresses:
(a) Rutting
(b) Fatigue cracking
(c) Low temperature cracking
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Q. 3
a) Distinguish clearly between hot-mix asphalt and warm-mix asphalt. Why is the latter set to
become the mix of the future in asphalt pavement works?
b) Explain why asphalt concrete samples from the hot-mix plant are taken for compaction in the
laboratory during asphalt overlay construction.
c) The following data was taken from a laboratory work sheet on the design of asphalt concrete
by the Superpave procedure for a selected aggregate structure:
Trial Mix 1
%Gmm@Ndegn=96%, Qam=2470kg/m
Trial Mix 2
P.=5.0%, Gmb@Nasgn=2.305
Based on the data, determine the following:
i.
P, of Mix 1
11.
VMA of Mix 1
111.
Gmm of Mix 2
Take Ga =2.65, G=2.69, for the aggregates and G,=1.02 for the bitumen used.
Chapter 18 Solutions
Traffic and Highway Engineering
Ch. 18 - Prob. 1PCh. 18 - Prob. 2PCh. 18 - Prob. 3PCh. 18 - Prob. 4PCh. 18 - Given the specifications for an asphaltic concrete...Ch. 18 - Given the particle size distributions of two...Ch. 18 - Given the particle size distributions of two...Ch. 18 - Given four different types of aggregates to be...Ch. 18 - Prob. 9PCh. 18 - Prob. 10P
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