Estimation of AASHTO Layer Coefficients for Bituminous Mixes

Estimation of AASHTO Layer Coefficients for Bituminous Mixes
Author: Michael Eugene Ayers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1993
Genre: Asphalt concrete
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The resilient modulus test procedure, as specified by the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) P07 protocol, is used to evaluate Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) types A, B, and G asphalt concrete mixes. Structural layer coefficients are estimated based on the resilient modulus test results. A full face dynamic compaction apparatus was designed and constructed to allow fabrication of large aggregate asphalt concrete samples. The dynamic compaction apparatus is compared with the Marshall and gyratory compaction techniques. A comparison of 4-, 6-, and 8-in. (10.2-, 15.2-, and 20.4-cm) specimens is presented as is a thorough statistical analysis of the material and test variability.

Rational Determination of Pavement Layer Structural Coefficients

Rational Determination of Pavement Layer Structural Coefficients
Author: Eddie Y. J. Chou
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Total Pages: 98
Release: 1999
Genre: Asphalt concrete
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Seven flexible pavements ranging from interstate to state route are selected. Three different approaches are employed. The first two use the resilient modulus of the material to estimate its structural coefficient. In the first approach, cored specimens are obtained from each of the pavement sections and the resilient moduli of in-service 301 and 446/448 materials are determined in the laboratory. The second approach backcalculates layer elastic modulus from measured pavement deflection. The third approach determines the structural coefficient from the AASHTO flexible pavement performance equation based on traffic and serviceability history data.

AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures, 1993

AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures, 1993
Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Publisher: AASHTO
Total Pages: 622
Release: 1993
Genre: Pavements
ISBN: 1560510552

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.

Design Pamphlet for the Determination of Layered Elastic Moduli for Flexible Pavement Design in Support of the 1993 AASHTO Guide for the Design of Pavement Structures

Design Pamphlet for the Determination of Layered Elastic Moduli for Flexible Pavement Design in Support of the 1993 AASHTO Guide for the Design of Pavement Structures
Author: Harold L. Von Quintus
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Total Pages: 34
Release: 1997
Genre: Pavements
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This design pamphlet details suggested procedures to determine the design resilient modulus of different pavement materials in support of the 1993 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Guide for the Design of Pavement Structures. These suggested procedures do consider the seasonal variation of resilient moduli to estimate structural layer coefficients for flexible pavement design.

Estimation of Fatigue Life Using Resilient Moduli of Asphalt Mixtures

Estimation of Fatigue Life Using Resilient Moduli of Asphalt Mixtures
Author: Pushpendra Kumar Meena
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Total Pages: 15
Release: 2015
Genre: Conventional asphalt mix
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The objective of this study was to determine the fundamental resilient moduli (Mr) parameters of four asphalt-rubber gap-graded (AR-gap), one asphalt-rubber open-graded (AR-open), four polymer-modified gap-graded (P-gap), and two conventional dense-graded asphalt concrete (DGAC) mixes at various temperatures and frequencies using ASTM D7369-11-based standard resilient modulus test [Standard Test Method for Determining the Resilient Modulus of Bituminous Mixtures by Indirect Tension Test, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2011, www.astm.org]. Mr tests were conducted at 15°C, 25°C, and 35°C and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 Hz on a total of 33 samples with three samples per mix. DGAC mixes had the highest Mr followed by P-gap and AR-gap, and then followed by the AR-open mixes. Mr master curves were constructed for the mixes with 25°C as a reference. Furthermore, the Mr model was developed based on the material properties of 11 mixes totaling 121 data points provided by R2adj = 0.9436 (adjusted coefficient of estimation), and Se/Sy = 0.1579 (ratio of standard error to standard deviation indicative of relative accuracy of the predictive model), depicting excellent correlation between the measured and predicted Mr. Fatigue lives of each mix type was predicted using the obtained Mr and estimated tensile strains. The fatigue lives of the modified gap-graded mixes were found to be seven times higher than the conventional mixes. A novel approach was also devised to obtain fatigue lives of conventional and modified mixtures with a reduced thickness design concept based criterion with Mr being the major input parameter. Overall, it is envisioned that the Mr parameters obtained in this study will be helpful to understand the performance characteristics of the different mixes through future laboratory-field correlations.