MARSHALL MIX DESIGN METHOD: CURRENT PRACTICES

Since its development in the 1940's, the Marshall Method has increasingly been accepted by the highway agencies throughout the world to design and control bituminous paving mixtures. At the present time, 76% of the state highway agencies in the United States use this method. Being an empirical test method which does not measure the fundamental engineering properties of bituminous concrete, the Marshall Method has had its shortcomings despite the overall success. This has led to its modifications by several agencies including the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT). Among the agencies using the Marshall Method these are significant differences in the procedures and applications. It is quite possible that most of these modifications have been made to suit the local conditions such as available raw materials and mixes, traffic and climate. However, one is amazed to see the wide disparity which exists. This paper outlines the Marshall testing and design procedures used by the various states in the USA and also the Pennsylvania DOT's experience with this method.

• Corporate Authors:

  Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT)

  400 Selby Avenue, Suite I
  St Paul, MN  United States  55102
• Authors:
  • Kandhal, P S
  • Koehler, W S
• Conference:
  • Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists Proc
• Publication Date: 1985

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 284-303
• Serial:
  • Volume: 54

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt mixtures; Mix design; State departments of transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Marshall mix design; Modifications
• Geographic Terms: Pennsylvania
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00739621
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 1 1997 12:00AM