LOW-COST ROADS IN ARAB COUNTRIES. A PROPOSED METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF TAR CONTENTS IN SOIL-TAR MIXTURES

ROUTES ECONOMIQUES DANS LES PAYS ARABES - METHODE PROPOSEE POUR DETERMINER LA TENEUR EN GOUDRON DES MELANGES SOLS-GOUDRON

THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE FEDERATION OF ARAB ENGINEERS AND THE SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS IN KUWAIT, 25-28 NOVEMBER, 1974. AN INVESTIGATION IS DESCRIBED INTO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RTCB-5 TAR ON THE STABILIZATION OF ORDINARY SAND. THE GRADING OF THE SAND WAS SELECTED ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS. THE OBJECT OF THE INVESTIGATION WAS TO STUDY THE INFLUENCE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS ON THE STABILITY OF SAND-TAR MIXTURES: (1) DRYING TIME; (2) CURING TIME; (3) TAR CONTENT; (4) PERCENTAGE OF MINERAL FILLER. LABORATORY TESTS WERE CONDUCTED WITH A VIEW TO STUDYING: (1) THE PROPERTIES OF TAR: VISCOSITY, SPECIFIC GRAVITY, MOISTURE CONTENT, DISTILLATION AND SOFTENING POINT; (2) THE PROPERTIES OF SAND: SPECIFIC GRAVITY AND PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; (3) THE QUANTITY OF WATER AND VOLATILE MATTER NECESSARY FOR OBTAINING MAXIMUM STABILITY; (4) COMPACTION OF THE MIXTURES; (5) STABILITY OF SAND-TAR MIXTURES. SEE ALSO IRRD ABSTRACTS NOS. 104902, 104903, 104904, 104906.

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• Authors:
  • HOWEEDY, F
  • EL-ZAGHAL, O M
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Language

• French
• English

Media Info

• Pagination: P 86
• Serial:
  • REV GEN ROUTES AERODR
  • Issue Number: 513
  • ISSN: 0035-3191

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Binder content; Concrete curing; Conferences; Drying; Fillers; Mechanical stability; Mix design; Pavement base course; Sand; Stabilized materials; Tar; Tests; Time
• ITRD Terms: 4929: Binder content; 8525: Conference; 4702: Curing (concrete); 5184: Drying; 4599: Filler; 4714: Mix design; 3688: Roadbase stabilization; 4105: Sand; 5930: Stability; 4984: Tar; 6255: Test; 5414: Time
• Subject Areas: I33: Other Materials used in Pavement Layers;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01296982
• 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 6:10AM