MANUFACTURE AND APPLICATION OF BITUMINOUS MIXTURES

FABRICACION Y PUESTA EN OBRA DE MEZCLAS BOTUMINOSAS

A BRIEF REVIEW IS PRESENTED OF PROBLEMS ARISING DURING THE MANUFACTURE AND APPLICATION OF BITUMINOUS MIXTURES WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE HOT-COATED MATERIALS NORMALLY USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS. AS REGARDS MANUFACTURE, ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE EQUIPMENT USED, TYPES OF PLANTS (CONTINUOUS OR DISCONTINUOUS) WITH THEIR ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES, COLD PROPORTIONING OF AGGREGATES AND BITUMEN AT THE MIXING STAGE, CONTROL OF PROPORTIONING, FUEL CONSUMPTION, CAPACITY OF PLANTS, ETC. THE THREE MAIN BASIC LAYING OPERATIONS: TRANSPORT, SPREADING AND TAMPING ARE DESCRIBED TOGETHER WITH THE MACHINES USED IN EACH PHASE, THE PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN AS REGARDS THE TEMPERATURE, RATE OF SPREADING, NUMBER OF PASSES, ETC. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE SPREADING AND COMPACTION OF JOINTS. THE TOPIC OF THICK LIFTS IS ALSO CONSIDERED. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT, SEE IRRD ABSTRACT NO 106958.

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  • Accession Number: 01293897
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
  • ISBN: 84-7146-016-5
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 4:21AM