CORRELATION OF SELECTED LABORATORY COMPACTION METHODS WITH FIELD COMPACTION

It is well established that method of compaction affects the physical properties of compacted asphalt concrete specimens. When evaluating asphalt concrete mixtures in the laboratory, it is desirable to fabricate compacted specimens that closely duplicate the properties of the actual road pavement. The goal was to determine which of four laboratory compaction methods (Exxon rolling wheel, Texas gyratory, rotating base Marshall hammer, and the Elf linear kneading compactor) most nearly simulate field compaction. Field cores were obtained from five different highway pavements. Laboratory specimens were fabricated using materials and mixture designs identical to those used in the pavement cores. Where achievable, they were expected to have the same air-voids range as the pavement cores. Various physical properties of pavement cores as well as the laboratory specimens were measured. The test results were compared and statistically analyzed to determine similarity. From the statistical analysis of the test data, the Texas gyratory compactor simulated pavement cores most often. The Exxon rolling wheel and Elf compactor simulated pavement cores with equal frequency. The rotating base Marshall hammer was similar to the pavement cores least often. From an overall statistical standpoint, however, it cannot be stated with confidence that any one compaction method more closely simulated field compaction than any one of the other three methods tested. The rolling wheel compactor exhibited difficulties in controlling the air voids of the compacted specimens to such an extent that the desired range of air void contents was never attained with this compactor.

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• Authors:
  • Button, Joe W
  • Little, Dallas N
  • Jagadam, Vidyasagar
  • Pendleton, Olga J
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

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• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 193-201
• Monograph Title: Asphalt concrete mixture design and performance
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1454
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air voids; Alternatives analysis; Asphalt concrete; Compaction; Compactors; Core samples; Correlation analysis; Hammers; Laboratories; Specimens; Statistical analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Field compaction; Gyratory compactors; Laboratory compaction; Laboratory specimens; Rolling wheel compaction
• Old TRIS Terms: Air voids content; Cores; Kneading compactor
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00676650
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309060621
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 21 1995 12:00AM