FRENCH EXPERIENCE OF PERFORMANCE-RELATED AND PERFORMANCE-BASED SPECIFICATIONS FOR ASPHALT CONCRETE

This paper describes the French system of specifications for asphalt mixes, and how it deals with innovative materials. The system is "performance oriented" and it has been so for the last 15 years. The system may be more precisely described as "performance related". In some very specific circumstances, a different system is used, which may be characterized as "performance based". For the performance-related system, this paper describes the general philosophy of the specifications, the contents of standards, how the conformity to specifications is verified, how this system was implemented, its advantages and limitations, and how it deals with innovative materials.

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • Bonnot, J
• Conference:
  • Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) and Traffic Safety on Two Continents, Proceedings of the Conference
  • Location: Hague, Netherlands
  • Date: 1993-9-22 to 1993-9-24
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 104-116

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Asphalt emulsions; Asphalt mixtures; Performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Performance indicators
• Geographic Terms: France
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00666153
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: VTI 1A, Part 3
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 23 1994 12:00AM