NEW FACTS RELATED TO THE COMPACTION OF BITUMINOUS MIXTURES

THE REPORT DISCUSSES THE EFFICIENCY OF VARIOUS ROLLERS AND FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE COMPACTION: THE COMPOSITION AND TEMPERATURE OF THE MIXTURE; THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ROLLERS; THE NUMBER OF PASSES; THE SPEED OF THE ROLLER; THE THICKNESS OF THE BITUMINOUS LAYER; THE PROPERTIES OF THE BASE, AND THE MAXIMUM GRAIN SIZE IN RELATION TO THE THICKNESS OF THE LAYER. THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF THE VARIOUS METHODS OF COMPACTION IS ALSO OUTLINED. /TRRL/

• Authors:
  • Vizi, L
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 344-52
• Serial:
  • Bitumen, Terre, Asphalte, Peche u Verwardte Staffe
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous mixtures; Compaction; Costs; Foundations; Grain size (Geology); Mix design; Rollers; Temperature; Thickness
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00211906
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 9 1973 12:00AM