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Title:

VOIDS CONCEPT FOR DESIGN OF SEAL COATS AND SURFACE TREATMENTS-WITH DISCUSSION

Accession Number:

00211707

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

A SURFACE TREATMENT DESIGN PROCEDURE BASED ON THE MEASURED VOIDS CONTENT OF AN AGGREGATE LAYER IS PRESENTED. THE PROCEDURE CAN BE USED FOR THE DESIGN OF SINGLE-APPLICATION SURFACE TREATMENTS AND SEAL COATS. RELATIONSHIPS ARE DEVELOPED FOR THE QUANTITIES OF COVER AGGREGATE AND ASPHALT BINDER REQUIRED TO PRODUCE SURFACE TREATMENTS THAT SHOULD EXHIBIT GOOD PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS IN THE FIELD. FACTORS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE DETERMINATION OF THESE QUANTITIES INCLUDE AGGREGATE SIZE, AGGREGATE SHAPE, AGGREGATE SOURCE, AGGREGATE QUANTITY, AGGREGATE FINES, PERCENTAGE OF SOLVENT IN BINDER, HARDNESS OF UNDERLYING SURFACE, EMBEDMENT OF AGGREGATE INTO THE UNDERLYING SURFACE TEMPERATURE, AND COMPACTIVE EFFORT. A DESIGN EXAMPLE IS ALSO PRESENTED TO ILLUSTRATE THE USE OF THE METHOD AND THE PRINCIPLES IT INCORPORATES. /AUTHOR/

Supplemental Notes:

Sponsored by Committee on Bituminous Surface Treatments and presented at the 50th Annual Meeting. 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 #:

01410290

Authors:

Marek, Charles R
Herrin, Moreland

Discussers:

Davis, Richard L

Pagination:

pp 20-36

Publication Date:

1971

Serial:

Highway Research Record

Issue Number: 361
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Conference:

50th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1971-1-18 to 1971-1-22
Sponsors: Highway Research Board. Task Force on Effect of Studded Tires

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (6) ; References (9) ; Tables (3)

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Subject Areas:

Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Apr 17 1972 12:00AM

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