THE FRENCH APPROACH TO ASPHALT MIXTURE DESIGN: A PERFORMANCE-RELATED SYSTEM OF SPECIFICATIONS

This paper makes a presentation of the approach developed in France for the design of pavement asphalt mixtures. After some indications given on specific aspects of the French conditions, evolution that occurred over the past forth years is discussed. The main principles and the basic content of the preset method of mix design are indicated, followed by a brief description of the laboratory tests on which the specifications are based. The design criteria are explicated and a comparison is made with Superpave Level I mix design method. A presentation of the French state of practice related to mix design studies and asphalt mixes conclude the paper.

• Corporate Authors:

  Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT)

  400 Selby Avenue, Suite I
  St Paul, MN  United States  55102
• Authors:
  • Corte, Jean-Francois
  • Serfass, Jean-Pierre
• Conference:
  • Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists Proc
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 794-834
• Serial:
  • Volume: 69

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt mixtures; Axle load force; Heavy duty vehicles; Mix design; Performance based specifications; Specifications; Superpave; Traffic
• Geographic Terms: France
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Operations and Traffic Management; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00805957
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 1 2001 12:00AM