GRAVEL-BITUMEN MIXTURES. STUDIES

GRAVES-BITUMES ETUDES

THE AIM OF THE RESEARCH IS TO OBTAIN A DEEPER KNOWLEDGE OF GRAVEL-BITUMEN MIXTURES BY TAKING LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS OF THEIR CHARACTERISTICS AS A FUNCTION OF THE MAIN MIX DESIGN PARAMETERS, WITH A VIEW TO PUTTING FORWARD A BETTER DEFINITION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR INGREDIENTS, COMPOSITION AND COMPACTION TO BE OBTAINED ON SITE, WHILE TRYING TO EVALUATE THE RISKS ARISING FROM DEVIATIONS FROM SPECIFICATIONS. IN 1979 THE 1978 PROGRAMME WILL BE CONTINUED, E.G: - CONTINUATION OF THE SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS OBTAINED; - DEFINITION OF TEST METHODS FOR GRAVEL-BITUMEN MIX-DESIGN; - PROPOSAL FOR A POSSIBLE ADDITION TO THE DIRECTIVE ON GRAVEL-BITUMEN.