IMPROVED ASPHALT PAVEMENT ENGINEERING ---EXPO ON ASPHALT; 7TH AAPA INTERNATIONAL ASPHALT CONFERENCE, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, 7-11 AUGUST 1988.

This paper is concerned with a review of the mechanistic approach to pavement design and certain aspects of asphalt mix design. It attempts to comment on matters pertinent to the Australian situation against an international background. Progress towards improved asphalt pavement technology is seen to require a joint effort by both sides of industry working with research organisations. Mechanistic design methods recently introduced in Australia are reviewed and found to provide useful guidelines for designers as well as highlighting the need for further research and development work. Improvements to asphalt mix design worldwide are seen to depend on a better specification of the role of aggregate and the acceptance of appropriate tests to measure end product mechanical properties (a). For the number of the covering record of the conference, see IRRD no 814452.

• Corporate Authors:

  Australian Asphalt Pavement Asssociation

  21 Burwood Road
  Hawthorn, Victoria  Australia  3122
• Authors:
  • BROWN, S F
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 35-48
• Serial:
  • Publication of: AUSTRALIAN ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION
  • Publisher: Australian Asphalt Pavement Asssociation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Bituminous mixtures; Conferences; Cracking; Deflectographs; Deformation; Economics; Evaluation and assessment; Failure; Flexible pavements; Mix design; Pavement design; Research projects; Simulation; Stiffness; Technology; Tests
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Subject Areas: Economics; Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00483188
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1989 12:00AM