FIBER-REINFORCED HOT MIX PROMISES IMPROVED STABILITY
Adding 5 to 10 lb. of silk-like polyester fibers per ton of mix may prove to be a practical method of improving asphalt's stability. The findings of laboratory research at Clemson University, and field experiment on two experimental projects in South Carolina are summarized in this article. Clemson's research investigated the effects of homogeneously dispersed polyester fibers on the tensile strength of asphaltic concrete surface courses. The first experimental project used 300 tons of polyester-fiber-reinforced hot mix blended in a batch plant. The second experimental project used more than 300 tons of polyester-fiber-reinforced hot mix blended in a drum mixer.
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Corporate Authors:
Cahners Publishing Company
275 Washington Street
Newton, MA United States 02158-1630 -
Authors:
- Munn, W D
- Publication Date: 1989-9
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 54-56
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Serial:
- Highways and Heavy Construction
- Volume: 132
- Issue Number: 10
- Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company
- ISSN: 0362-0506
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Asphalt; Asphalt pavements; Asphalt plants; Drums (Containers); Experimental roads; Fiber reinforced materials; Fibers; Hot mix asphalt; Mixers; Mixing plants; Polyester resins; Research; Tensile strength
- Uncontrolled Terms: Polyester fibers
- Old TRIS Terms: Fiber reinforced asphalt
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements; Research; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00488558
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 31 1989 12:00AM