Method for Predicting the Laboratory Compaction Behavior of Asphalt Mixtures
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 27, Issue 11
Abstract
The quality of compaction significantly influences the performance of asphalt mixtures. Insufficient compaction often leads to excessive premature permanent deformation, excessive aging, and/or moisture damage. The research reported in this paper was aimed at developing a prediction model for laboratory compaction of asphalt mixtures. The model was developed based on extensive laboratory measurements and it includes parameters that describe aggregate shape characteristics, aggregate gradation, and binder content. The results show that the asphalt mixture type, aggregate properties, and binder content have a significant effect on the slope and intercept values of the laboratory compaction curves. Two models that describe both the slope and intercept of the laboratory compaction curves of asphalt mixtures are presented. These models provide valuable inputs that can be used to quantify the compaction effort needed to compact asphalt mixtures in the laboratory and correlate this effort to field compaction requirements.
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Acknowledgments
The writers recognize support provided by a grant from the U.S. DOT, University Transportation Centers Program, to the Southwest Region University Transportation Center. The writers would also like to thank Dr. Magdy Mikhail from the Texas DOT for serving as a project monitor for the research reported in this paper.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 27 • Issue 11 • November 2015
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© 2015 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Apr 22, 2013
Accepted: Nov 12, 2014
Published online: Feb 25, 2015
Discussion open until: Jul 25, 2015
Published in print: Nov 1, 2015
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