MEASUREMENT OF THE BULK DENSITY OF WEARING COURSES. USE OF THE PSM-GDF 30 UNIT

MESURE DES MASSES VOLUMIQUES DES COUCHES DE ROULEMENT - UTILISATION D'UN ENSEMBLE PSM-GDF 30

NEARLY ALL REGIONAL LABORATORIES HAVE AT THEIR DISPOSAL THE SMALL MOBILE SHOE-FIXED GAMMADENSITOMETER UNIT (PSM-GDF) MOUNTED ON A MINI-TRACTOR. THIS ARTICLE BRIEFLY RECALLS THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DEVICE AND DESCRIBES ITS USE FOR IN-SITU CONTROLS STRESSING THE FACT THAT THE DEVICE IS THE APPARATUS SPECIFIC TO THE TAKING OF CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE USE OF THE PSM-GDF 30 FOR CONTROLLING THE COMPACTION OF PAVEMENT LAYERS. IN CONCLUSION EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE FACT THAT HOMOGENEITY AND UNIFORMITY IN THE PROCESSING AND USE OF DATA IN IN-SITU CONTROL OPERATIONS MUST BE PRESERVED.

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  • Authors:
    • DU MESNIL ADELEE, M
    • MACHET, J M
  • Publication Date: 1979-1

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  • French

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  • Accession Number: 01290027
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 2:02AM