THE GRANULAR STRUCTURE OF CONVENTIONAL BITUMINOUS MIXTURES
SOBRE LA ESTRUCTURA GRANULAR DE LAS MEZCLAS ASFALTICAS CONVENCIONALES
ONE OF THE BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CONVENTIONAL BITUMINOUS LAYERS AND, IN PARTICULAR, ASPHALTIC CONCRETE LAYERS, IS THEIR SHEAR STRENGTH SO THAT PERMANENT DEFORMATIONS UNDER SERVICE CONDITIONS ARE REDUCED TO A MINIMUM. THIS STABILITY DEPENDS FOR ITS GREATER PART ON THE RESISTANCE TO FRICTION ORIGINATING IN THE STABLE ARRANGEMENT OF THE AGGREGATES, WHICH, IN TURN, DEPENDS ON THE GRADING OF THE LATTER. THE AIM OF THE RESEARCH DESCRIBED IS TO INCREASE THE PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE INFLUENCE OF GRADING IN THE FORMATION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRANULAR STRUCTURE, AND OF ITS RELATION WITH THE OPTIMUM BINDER CONTENT (ACCORDING TO MARSHALL). RESULTS OBTAINED WITH 6 TYPES OF BITUMINOUS MIXTURES ARE GIVEN. SEE ALSO IRRD ABSTRACT NO 106948.
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Authors:
- RIVARA DE RONCHI, Y R
- LLANO, O F
- Ruiz, C L
- Publication Date: 1975
Media Info
- Pagination: 99-130
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Serial:
- DECIMONOVENA REUNION DEL ASFALTO
- Publisher: COMISION PERMANENTE DEL ASFALTO
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Binder content; Bituminous mixtures; Coefficient of internal friction; Cohesion; Conferences; Grain size (Geology); Marshall test; Particles; Shear strength; Stiffness; Strength of materials; Stresses; Tests
- Uncontrolled Terms: Intrinsic curve; Particle size distribution
- ITRD Terms: 4929: Binder content; 4967: Bituminous mixture; 5775: Coefficient of internal friction; 5903: Cohesion; 8525: Conference; 5541: Intrinsic curve; 6290: Marshall; 4511: Particle; 6200: Particle size distribution; 5531: Shear; 5931: Stiffness; 5544: Strength (mater); 6255: Test
- Subject Areas: I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01293887
- 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 4:21AM