ASPHALT TEMPERATURE SUSCEPTIBILITY AND ITS EFFECT ON PAVEMENTS

The objective of this study was to determine the influence of asphalt temperature susceptibility on pavement construction and performance. Review of published information and testing of 16 currently produced asphalt cements indicate that asphalts produced today have the same range of temperature susceptibility as those produced from 1960 to 1973. Data collected from specific refining sources have indicated that the physical properties of asphalt cements from selected refineries have changed with time, whereas asphalt from other refineries shows no statistically significant changes. This appears to be related to the crude from which the asphalt is produced. Results obtained from laboratory tests conducted on material from eight field projects indicate that asphalt cement properties do not correlate well with asphalt concrete tenderness problems observed in the field. However, mixture tests such as the resilient modulus and the indirect tensile test have potential for recognizing tender mixtures and defining mixture temperature susceptibility. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Button, Joe W
  • Epps, Jon A
  • Little, Dallas N
  • Gallaway, Bob M
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 118-126
• Monograph Title: Asphalts, asphalt mixtures and additives
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 843
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt cement; Asphalt concrete; Modulus of resilience; Pavement performance; Paving; Physical properties; Temperature; Tension tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Indirect tensile test; Susceptibility; Tender mixes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00367360
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309033209
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 30 1982 12:00AM