EFFECT OF COMPACTION ON ASPHALT CONCRETE PERFORMANCE

This paper presents information on how compaction (specifically, air voids) influences the performance of dense asphalt concrete pavement surfaces. The information is based on three separate sources: the existing literature on the subject, a questionnaire survey of 48 state highway agencies on compaction practice, and performance data from the Washington State Pavement Management System. All three information sources show some correlation between the degree of compaction and the performance of asphalt concrete pavement. Overall, a 1 percent increase in air voids (over the base air-void level of 7 percent) tends to produce about a 10 percent loss in pavement life.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1217, Asphalt Construction, Premature Rutting, and Surface Friction Courses. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Linden, Robert N
  • Mahoney, Joe P.
  • Jackson, Newton C
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 20-28
• Monograph Title: Asphalt construction, premature rutting, and surface friction courses
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1217
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air voids; Asphalt concrete; Compaction; Pavement performance; Pavements; Service life
• Old TRIS Terms: Air voids content; Pavement life
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492070
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309048117
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM