| dc.contributor.author |
Mahmoud, Ahmed Fatin Faheem |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Bahia, Hussain |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2007-01-10T14:47:45Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2007-01-10T14:47:45Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2007-01-10T14:47:45Z |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/6907 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
In this study several asphalt mixtures were produced using four different aggregate sources, different asphalt
contents, and different aggregate gradations. Every mixture was compacted using the SGC. To evaluate if the
densification results from the SGC can be related to rutting of mixtures, the new axial compression test
procedure for rutting measurements recommended by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program
project 9-19 and used in the AASHTO 2002 pavement design manual, was also used for evaluating the rutting
behavior for laboratory produced samples.
Densification curves produced by the SGC were used to determine volumetric properties of the mix as well as
for the calculation of the construction and the traffic densification indices. The construction densification index
(CDI), which is the value of the area under the densification curve from density at 8 gyrations to density of 92%
Gmm, represents the work done during the construction period to achieve 8 % air voids. The traffic
densification index (TDI), which is the value of the area under the densification curve from 92% density to 98%
density, represents the work needed to resist traffic loading during pavement service life. Two more indices are
calculated, construction force index (CFI) and traffic force index (TFI). CFI is related to the amount of work
done to raise the density of the mix to 92%. The TFI is the amount of work done to increase the density of the
mix from 92% to 98%.The results from the mixture rutting tests were used to estimate the rutting rate and the
flow number (FN), which is the point at which the mixture starts to exhibit tertiary flow. The flow number,
which is considered an important mixture property, is shown to have a strong correlation to the TDI derived
from the mixture volumetric behavior measured in the SGC. The main finding of the study is that SGC appears
to give information that can be used to characterize the stability of the mixtures. Such information could be
used as an initial screening criterion to select mixture for various traffic ESAL levels , in addition to indicating
an expected performance level. |
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Wisconsin Department of Transportation |
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| dc.subject |
Superpave |
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rutting |
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| dc.subject |
resistance |
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| dc.subject |
mixture compaction |
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| dc.subject |
densification |
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| dc.title |
Using the Gyratory Compactor to Measure Mechanical Stability of Asphalt Mixtures |
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| dc.type |
Article |
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