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Laboratory Tests for Hot-Mix Asphalt Characterization in Virginia
This project reviewed existing laboratory methods for accurately describing the constitutive behavior of the mixes used in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Indirect tensile (IDT) strength, resilient modulus, static creep in the IDT and uniaxial modes, flexural beam fatigue, and dynamic modulus tests were conducted on two typical mixes used in Virginia: SM-9.5A (surface mix) and BM-25.0 (base mix). The tests conducted produced a wealth of data on typical values for the properties of the two mixes studied over a wide range of temperatures and loading frequencies. The results suggest that the IDT strength test is an effective test to characterize the tensile strength of hot-mix asphalt (HMA), especially for thermal cracking evaluation. The resilient modulus test and the static creep test in the IDT setup are practical and simple to perform, but the analysis of the measurements is complicated, and the variability of the results is high. The compressive uniaxial dynamic modulus and the uniaxial static creep tests were found to be simple to conduct and to analyze because of the homogeneous state of stress in the specimen during testing. The flexural fatigue test was time consuming, but the test produces valuable information about the fatigue properties of hot-mix asphalt. The investigation also found good correlations among the IDT strength, resilient modulus, and dynamic modulus results.
Laboratory Tests for Hot-Mix Asphalt Characterization in Virginia
This project reviewed existing laboratory methods for accurately describing the constitutive behavior of the mixes used in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Indirect tensile (IDT) strength, resilient modulus, static creep in the IDT and uniaxial modes, flexural beam fatigue, and dynamic modulus tests were conducted on two typical mixes used in Virginia: SM-9.5A (surface mix) and BM-25.0 (base mix). The tests conducted produced a wealth of data on typical values for the properties of the two mixes studied over a wide range of temperatures and loading frequencies. The results suggest that the IDT strength test is an effective test to characterize the tensile strength of hot-mix asphalt (HMA), especially for thermal cracking evaluation. The resilient modulus test and the static creep test in the IDT setup are practical and simple to perform, but the analysis of the measurements is complicated, and the variability of the results is high. The compressive uniaxial dynamic modulus and the uniaxial static creep tests were found to be simple to conduct and to analyze because of the homogeneous state of stress in the specimen during testing. The flexural fatigue test was time consuming, but the test produces valuable information about the fatigue properties of hot-mix asphalt. The investigation also found good correlations among the IDT strength, resilient modulus, and dynamic modulus results.
Laboratory Tests for Hot-Mix Asphalt Characterization in Virginia
G. W. Flintsch (author) / I. L. Al-Qadi (author) / A. Loulizi (author) / D. Mokarem (author)
2003
60 pages
Report
No indication
English
Highway Engineering , Construction Equipment, Materials, & Supplies , Road Transportation , Transportation , Research Program Administration & Technology Transfer , Hot-mix asphalt , Analyses , Laboratory tests , Virginia , Pavements , Performance , Design analysis , Fatigue properties , Testing , Modeling , Environmental degradation , Deterioration , Hot-mix asphalt (MA) , Indirect tensile (IDT) strength , Materials characterization
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