Use of NDT Equipment for Construction Quality Control of Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements

Use of NDT Equipment for Construction Quality Control of Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2006
Genre: Nondestructive testing
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The focus of the study has been to evaluate the utility of seismic methods in the quality management of the hot mix asphalt layers. Procedures are presented to measure the target field moduli of hot mix asphalt (HMA) with laboratory seismic methods, conduct field tests with the Portable Seismic Pavement Analyzer (PSPA) in the field, validate the results in the laboratory with seismic tests on extracted cores and determine the design modulus from measured values. This report contains the results of an effort to address the issues related to the implementation of the recommended methods and devices in the day-to-day operation of the pavement community (in general) and pavements managed by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). Ten sites throughout Arizona with different pavement conditions and structures were tested between August and December 2005. The results are summarized in this report. Based on the results presented, the combination of the lab and field seismic methods is a viable tool for the quality management of HMA layers and can be easily implemented by ADOT. In addition, performing the simplified seismic laboratory and field tests along with more traditional tests may result in a database that can be used to smoothly unify the design procedures with pavement evaluation.

Improved Mix Design, Evaluation, and Materials Management Practices for Hot Mix Asphalt with High Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Content

Improved Mix Design, Evaluation, and Materials Management Practices for Hot Mix Asphalt with High Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Content
Author: Randy Clark West
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2013
Genre: Pavements, Asphalt
ISBN: 0309259134

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 752: Improved Mix Design, Evaluation, and Materials Management Practices for Hot Mix Asphalt with High Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Content describes proposed revisions to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) R 35, Superpave Volumetric Design for Hot Mix Asphalt, and AASHTO M 323, Superpave Volumetric Mix Design, to accommodate the design of asphalt mixtures with high reclaimed asphalt pavement contents.

The Asphalt Handbook

The Asphalt Handbook
Author: Asphalt Institute
Publisher:
Total Pages: 788
Release: 2007
Genre: Asphalt
ISBN: 9781934154274

For more than 70 years, "MS-4" has served the asphalt industry as its primary reference manual. This new, expanded edition showcases the advances in asphalt technology, covering such topics as superpave courses, asphalt binder, quality control, and rehabilitation of concrete pavements with HMA.

State Construction Quality Assurance Programs

State Construction Quality Assurance Programs
Author: Charles S. Hughes
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2005
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309097495

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 346: State Construction Quality Assurance Programs examines current quality assurance practices of state and federal departments of transportation with regard to highway materials and construction. The report focuses on the strategies and practices used by agencies to ensure quality.