DESCRIPTION OF THE DEMONSTRATION OF EUROPEAN TESTING EQUIPMENT FOR HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVEMENT. FINAL REPORT

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) will be demonstrating some European testing equipment for hot mix asphalt. The equipment includes the French mixer, French gyratory compactor, French plate compactor, French rutting tester, Hamburg wheel tracking device and the Georgia loaded wheel tester. The advantages, disadvantages, costs and manufacturers are discussed. The joint research project between CDOT and TFHRC to evaluate the equipment and asphalt mixes is included.

• Corporate Authors:

  Colorado Department of Transportation

  4201 E Arkansas Avenue
  Denver, CO  United States  80222

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Aschenbrener, T
  • Stuart, K
• Publication Date: 1992-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 23 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compactors; Costs; Hot mix asphalt; Industries; Mixers; Performance evaluations; Ruts (Pavements); Technology; Testing equipment
• Uncontrolled Terms: Gyratory compactors
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Old TRIS Terms: Plate compactor
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00626718
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CDOT-DTD-R-92-10
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 2 1993 12:00AM