Download or read book Investigation of Proposed AASHTO Rut Test Procedure Using the Asphalt Pavement Analyzer written by G. W. Maupin and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Virginia Department of Transportation uses the Asphalt Pavement Analyzer with beam specimens to test and approve asphalt mixtures for rut resistance. Some agencies use cylindrical specimens that impart distinct testing advantages such as the ease of fabrication. This study attempted to develop a correlation between measurements using beams and cylindrical specimens. A secondary purpose was to locate and test mixes that had rutted in the field so that the precise laboratory criteria that define rutting could be determined. The tentative AASHTO procedure using cylindrical specimens with 4 percent air voids provided poor correlations with the conventional beam test results. A second testing using 8 percent air voids provided a better correlation, but the testing of cylindrical specimens was more variable than the testing of beam specimens. Therefore, the researchers recommended that VDOT continue testing beam specimens for approval and research. Correlations were developed that will allow the automated system of rut measurement to be used for future testing. VDOT pavements were found to develop negligible rutting, so the attempt to identify failed sections and ultimately failure criteria were not successful.

Download or read book Accelerated Laboratory Rutting Tests written by Prithvi S. Kandhal and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2003 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past 25 years, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in collaboration with the Russian Academy of Sciences, have carried out a wide variety of activities to improve understanding of the challenges in containing and reducing ethnic conflicts, violent extremism, and terrorism. Roots and Trajectories of Violent Extremism and Terrorism provides an overview of this cross-ocean program, which has involved American and Russian scientists, engineers, and medical professionals from a large number of government agencies, leading research institutions, think tanks, educational institutions, analytical centers, and consulting and commercial firms in the two countries. This report highlights challenges addressed by the academies over many years that remain of current interest as the U.S., Russian, and other governments continue to cope with old and new forms of aggression that threaten the livelihood of populations at home and abroad.

Download or read book Laboratory Evaluation of Rutting in Asphalt Pavements written by Khaled Ksaibati and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The feasibility of using the Georgia Loaded-Wheel Tester (GLWT) to predict rutting in the laboratory was investigated in this research. The research was performed in two phases. The first phase consisted of modifying the GLWT to handle 15.2 cm (6 in) cores, developing a laboratory compaction procedure for cores, determining the optimum laboratory testing conditions, and investigating the repeatability of the GLWT. The second phase of the study included correlating rut depth values obtained with the GLWT to actual field rut depth values, utilizing the GLWT to evaluate the effects of the asphalt additive SOMAT on asphalt concrete mixes, and evaluating the rut resistance of Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA). Results from the study show that the GLWT is capable of predicting rutting in asphalt pavements prior to construction. In addition, results from the GLWT correlate well with results from more expensive European Testers.

Download or read book Performance Tests for Hot Mix Asphalt HMA Including Fundamental and Empirical Procedures written by Louay Nadhim Mohammad and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 2006 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures 1993 written by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and published by AASHTO. This book was released on 1993 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design related project level pavement management - Economic evaluation of alternative pavement design strategies - Reliability / - Pavement design procedures for new construction or reconstruction : Design requirements - Highway pavement structural design - Low-volume road design / - Pavement design procedures for rehabilitation of existing pavements : Rehabilitation concepts - Guides for field data collection - Rehabilitation methods other than overlay - Rehabilitation methods with overlays / - Mechanistic-empirical design procedures.

Download or read book Field Verification of Proposed Changes to the AASHTO R 30 Procedures for Laboratory Conditioning of Asphalt Mixtures written by David E. Newcomb and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laboratory conditioning of asphalt mixtures during the mix design process to simulate their short-term aging influences the selection of the optimum asphalt content. In addition, long-term conditioning affects the mixture and binder stiffness, deformation, and strength evaluated with fundamental characterization tests to assess mixture performance. The current standard conditioning procedure, AASHTO R 30, Standard Practice for Mixture Conditioning of Hot-Mix Asphalt, was developed over two decades ago. In reviewing whether to update the standard, TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 919: Field Verification of Proposed Changes to the AASHTO R 30 Procedures for Laboratory Conditioning of Asphalt Mixtures seeks to (a) develop a laboratory short-term aging protocol to simulate the aging and asphalt absorption of an asphalt mixture during production and transportation based on factors thought to affect aging, and (b) develop a laboratory longer-term aging protocol to simulate the aging of the asphalt mixtures after construction. The key outcome of the research is that the current long-term oven aging (LTOA) procedure in AASHTO R 30 is not realistic. Replacing the aging of a compacted specimen with aging of loose mix for 5 days at 85°C (185°F) before compaction for testing should be considered by the AASHTO Committee on Materials and Pavements.

Download or read book Accelerated Laboratory Rutting Tests Evaluation of the Asphalt Pavement Analyzer written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Simple and Practical Tests for Rutting Evaluation of Asphalt Mixtures in the Balanced Mix Design Process written by Ilker Boz and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is currently using the asphalt pavement analyzer (APA) as a testing tool to screen the rutting potential of asphalt mixtures as part of its balanced mix design (BMD) method. However, the cost and availability of APA equipment in VDOT and contractor laboratories and the speed of testing are main barriers to the routine use of APA in the BMD process, especially during the production of asphalt mixtures. The existence of alternative tests that are simple, practical, and performance indicative can help facilitate the implementation of BMD into practice. The monotonic loading tests (hereinafter “monotonic tests”) have been proposed to address the need for simpler tests. This study was undertaken to assess the feasibility of using monotonic tests as a screening tool to evaluate the rutting potential of dense-graded asphalt surface mixtures as part of the BMD initiative in Virginia. In this effort, three monotonic tests, the indirect tensile at high temperature (IDT-HT) test, rapid rutting (RR) test, and Marshall stability and flow (MS) test, identified from the literature, were evaluated using 17 plant-produced asphalt mixtures with “A” and “D” designations. The results were used to assess the monotonic tests and the APA test relative to each other through several performance metrics and correlations with fundamental rutting tests and mechanistic-empirical–based simulations. The results were also used to develop performance threshold criteria for the considered tests. The results showed that the IDT-HT and RR tests can be used to screen the rutting potential of asphalt mixtures meeting VDOT mixture volumetric and gradation requirements for the A and D mixtures. The initial performance criteria for the IDT-HT and RR tests were established for these mixtures. Based on the results, the IDT-HT test was found to be the most suitable alternative test to the APA test. The study recommends using the IDT-HT test as part of the BMD initiative with a corresponding minimum strength of 133 kPa as a performance criterion based on the testing conditions used in this study. Implementation of traffic-based performance criteria for the A and D mixtures should be explored, as the current practice does not differentiate the performance between these mixtures. The results of the IDT-HT, RR, and the APA tests should be compared and correlated with those from fundamental rutting tests and with performance predictions obtained from mechanistic-empirical pavement design simulations using a larger number of mixtures to verify the findings of this study. In addition, the results should be compared to field performance results for full assurance that the implemented tests and associated threshold values are appropriate. Fine-tuning the testing process for the IDT-HT, RR, and APA tests and establishing precision estimates and statements are necessary for proper quality assurance practices. The study further recommends hands-on training and demonstration of the tests being considered by VDOT as part of the BMD implementation.

Download or read book Evaluation of the Rutting Potential of KDOT Mixtures Using the Asphalt Pavement Analyzer written by Stephen A. Cross and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pavement deformation of hot mix asphalt mixtures (HMA) is one of the major distresses affecting pavement performance. With the current Superpave mix design method, there is no strength or permanent deformation testing of the HMA mixture. The objectives of this study were to evaluate KDOT mixtures, obtained from in-place pavements, at various test temperatures and rutting cycles in the Asphalt Pavement Analyzer (APA) and develop a test method to evaluate the rutting potential of Kansas mixtures. Six different pavements in Kansas with heavy truck traffic were sampled for testing and evaluation.

Download or read book Designing Stone Matrix Asphalt Mixtures for Rut resistant Pavements written by E. Ray Brown and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 1999 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 1: Summary of research results; Part 2: Mixture design method, construction guidelines, and quality control/quality assurance procedures

Download or read book Aggregate Contribution to Hot Mix Asphalt HMA Performance written by Thomas D. White and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 2001 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing 13 papers from the December 2000 conference in Orlando, Florida, this book covers the use of the PURWheel laboratory tracking device, the Asphalt Pavement Analyzer, the identification of aggregate role, the evaluation of sensitivity, fine aggregate angularity, guidelines for the selection

Download or read book Mechanistic empirical Pavement Design Guide written by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and published by AASHTO. This book was released on 2008 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Investigation on 3D 1 mm Pavement Surface Model Based AASHTO PP69 10 Rutting Parameters written by S. Qiu and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rutting measurement is critical to modern pavement modeling and management. Over the years, pavement rutting has been measured manually or using limited-point automated devices. However, such lagging technologies and outdated protocols have led to the "rutting depth"-only convention, which compromises the application of rutting data. Recently, the new three-dimensional (3D) 1-mm pavement-surface model produced with a novel system is capable of providing pavement engineers full-lane-width high-resolution transverse profiles for rutting analysis. Multiple rutting characteristics, such as rutting cross-sectional area and deformation, can be consistently derived based on the new AASHTO protocol PP69-10. To provide insight into PP69-10 rutting parameters, bulks of transverse profile data collected from the Arkansas National Highway System (NHS) are analyzed in this study. The value range of PP69-10 deformation parameter is modeled in this study and the relationship of rutting depth measured with the traditional method and the new PP69-10 method is established. Furthermore, the correlations among different PP69-10 rutting attributes are examined. Results presented in this study will be helpful to highway agencies in shifting the state of the practice of rutting measurement.

Download or read book Simulative Performance Test for Hot Mix Asphalt Using Asphalt Pavement Analyzer written by PS. Kandhal and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Permanent deformation, or rutting, has been and continues to be a problem in the performance of hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavements. This paper presents a summary of work conducted under National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 9-17. This research project was undertaken to evaluate the Asphalt Pavement Analyzer (APA) to determine its suitability as a general method of predicting rut potential. There was a need to identify test conditions within the APA that produced results most related to field rutting performance. Ten HMA mixes of known field rutting performance were tested within a full factorial experiment designed to determine the combination of testing conditions for the APA that best predicts field rutting. The experimental plan consisted of different specimen types (beam and cylinder), air void contents in compacted test specimen (4 and 7 %), hose diameters (25 and 38 mm), and test temperatures (high temperature of standard PG grade based upon climate and 6°C higher temperature). Based upon the test results and analysis, a tentative standard method of test was developed and recommended. A standard practice for establishing maximum specified rut depth for APA by highway agencies has also been recommended.

Download or read book Investigation of Asphalt Pavement Analyzer Testing Program in Nebraska written by Minki Hong and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Distress Identification Manual for the Long term Pavement Performance Project written by and published by Strategic Highway Research Program (Shrp). This book was released on 1993 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evaluation of Laboratory Testing Systems for Asphalt Mixture Design and Evaluation written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: