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Investigating The Compactability Of Hot Mix Asphalt Utilizing The Concept Of The Locking Point, Pawel Andrzej Polaczyk
Investigating The Compactability Of Hot Mix Asphalt Utilizing The Concept Of The Locking Point, Pawel Andrzej Polaczyk
Doctoral Dissertations
Compaction is an important process for the asphalt mixture service life. An adequately compacted mixture is crucial for long-lasting pavement. Compaction is a procedure utilized to compress and decrease the volume of the material, which provides essential ingredients that influence the pavement's performance. During asphalt mix compaction, the aggregate coated with asphalt binder are compressed together, following an increase of interparticle friction and surface contact and finally interlocking to provide the resistance to deformation. At the same time, the permeability is decreased, and the durability is increased. Compactability is utilized to evaluate how much compaction energy is required to compact …
Investigating Properties Of Pavement Materials Utilizing Loaded Wheel Tester (Lwt), Hao Wu
Investigating Properties Of Pavement Materials Utilizing Loaded Wheel Tester (Lwt), Hao Wu
Doctoral Dissertations
Loaded wheel tester (LWT) is a common testing equipment usually used to test the permanent deformation and moisture susceptibility of asphalt mixtures by applying moving wheel loads on asphalt mixture specimens. It has been widely used in the United States since 1980s and practically each Department of Transportation or highway agency owns one or more LWT(s). Compared to other testing methods for pavement materials, LWT features movable wheel loads that allow more realistic situations existing on the actual pavement to be simulated in the laboratory. Due to its potential of creating a condition of repetitive loading, the concept of using …