CORRELATION BETWEEN MATERIALS PROPERTIES AND PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE

The Superpave binder grading system is expected to improve the correlation between materials properties and pavement performance. The system evaluates the binder's abilities in resisting rutting, fatigue and low temperature cracking based on its rheological properties at the anticipated pavement temperatures. The hypothesis behind the Superpave binder grading system is that a good performing binder is the one that meets certain minimum levels of rheological properties at the appropriate in-service pavement temperatures. Also mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures should indicate the potential performance of flexible pavements under the combined action of traffic and environment. The correlations between actual pavement performance, binders' rheological properties and mixtures' mechanical properties for seventeen rehabilitation or reconstruction projects constructed in Nevada are presented. The field performance of the projects have been monitored through the Nevada DOT pavement management system (PMS). The results of this study will be used by NDOT in verifying the Superpave system for field implementation. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see IRRD abstract no. 492019.

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  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Sebaaly, P E
  • Suthahar, N
  • Hand, A
  • Epps, J
• Conference:
  • ARRB TRANSPORT RESEARCH LTD CONFERENCE, 19TH, 1998, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 231-48 (SESSION A)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Binders; Building materials; Conferences; Continuous structures; Cracking; Fatigue (Mechanics); Field tests; Flexible pavements; Performance; Polymers; Properties of materials; Rheology; Rutting; Surveillance; Temperature
• ITRD Terms: 4948: Binder; 8525: Conference; 9006: Continuous; 5211: Cracking; 5910: Durability; 5579: Fatigue (mater); 2944: Flexible pavement; 6226: In situ; 4555: Material (constr); 7482: Polymer; 5925: Properties; 5442: Rheology; 3081: Rutting (wheel); 9101: Surveillance; 6722: Temperature
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00769971
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-86910-783-6
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 7 1999 12:00AM