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Title:

YARDSTICK FOR GUIDANCE IN EVALUATING QUALITY OF ASPHALT CEMENT

Accession Number:

00210262

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

SAMPLES OF PAVING MIXTURES PRODUCED AT VARIOUS PLANTS AND USING MANY DIFFERENT ASPHALT CEMENTS FROM DIFFERENT CRUDES AND REFINERIES WERE TESTED BY THE LABORATORY. LOW TEMPERATURE DUCTILITY PROVIDES A METHOD OF MEASURING THE FUTURE SERVICES BEHAVIOR OF ASPHALTS AND THE PAVEMENTS IN WHICH THEY ARE INCORPORATED. AN IMPROVED LABORATORY METHOD PROVIDES A TOOL WHEREBY THE SIMULATION OF THE HOT-MIX PUGMILL OPERATION ON A LABORATORY BASIS CAN BE DUPLICATED. THIS PROCEDURE WILL ALLOW AN EVALUATION OF THE ASPHALT BEFORE IT IS PLACED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ANY PAVING MIXTURE WHICH CONTAINS AN ASPHALT WHICH SHOWS A DUCTILITY EXCEEDING 8CM SHOULD BE FREE FROM CRACKING.

Supplemental Notes:

No 24, pp 164-181, 14FIG, 8TAB, 68REF, 3APP Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01409995

Authors:

Doyle, Phil C

Pagination:

pp 164-181

Publication Date:

1963

Serial:

Highway Research Record

Issue Number: 24
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Appendices (3) ; Figures (14) ; References (68) ; Tables (8)

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Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; Materials

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jul 8 1994 12:00AM

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