DEMONSTRATION OF A VOLUMETRIC ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM (WITH DISCUSSION)

Once a mix design prepared in the laboratory meets the specifications for performance and has been approved, material-related problems can develop in many places in the plant operation during field production, from stockpiling, cold feed bins, baghouse fines, asphalt mixing, to the storage silo. Field verification, which is verifying that the field-produced hot mix asphalt (HMA) still meets the specifications for performance, is very important. Original field verification data from two Colorado data bases were examined. The volumetric (air voids) and strength (Hveem stability) properties measured during the field verification was related to the rutting performance of the HMA pavements. Four trial projects were constructed using an acceptance specification based on volumetric and strength properties, not gradation. The results are reported here. Additionally, a checklist including eight items was developed to identify potential adjustments in an HMA to account for changes that occur in production through the plant.

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1995/1513/1513-002.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=DEMONSTRATION+OF+A+VOLUMETRIC+ACCEPTANCE+PROGRAM+(WITH+DISCUSSION)&author=T.+Aschenbrener&publication_year=1995
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309061733
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1513, Flexible Pavement Construction. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Aschenbrener, Tim
• Discussers:
  • McRae, J L
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 9-17
• Monograph Title: Flexible pavement construction
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1513
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adjustment factors; Air voids; Hot mix asphalt; Rutting; Strength of materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hveem stability
• Old TRIS Terms: Adjustments; Air voids content; Field production; Field verification; Volumetric acceptance
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00715640
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309061733
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 24 1996 12:00AM