PERFORMANCE-BASED BINDER SPECIFICATIONS AS PROPOSED BY SHRP -- THEIR RELEVANCE TO CEECS
The 5-year, $150 million Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) targeted four critical highway research areas: long-term pavement performance; asphalt; concrete and structures; and highway maintenance. Its goal was the development of usable products that would materially improve applied technology in these four broad areas. In the SHRP asphalt research program, the principal product of the research was the SUPERPAVE(tm) mix design system. SUPERPAVE(tm) is a complete, comprehensive means for the design of paving mixes tailored to the unique performance requirements dictated by the traffic, climate and structural section at the pavement site. It facilitates the selection and combination of asphalt binder, aggregate, and where necessary, modifier to achieve the required level of pavement performance. It includes new specifications for asphalt binders, aggregates and paving mixes; new test methods, practices, and equipment for characterization of asphalt binders and paving mixes; and computer software that integrates and guides the use of the entire system.
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Corporate Authors:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
2, rue André Pascal
Paris, France 75775 Paris Cedex 16 -
Authors:
- Harrigan, T
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Conference:
- Bituminous Materials for Road Construction and Maintenance. Workshop for Central and East European Countries
- Location: Budapest, Hungary
- Date: 1993-12-7 to 1993-12-10
- Publication Date: 1994
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 20-24
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Asphalt pavements; Binders; Mix design; Pavement performance; Paving materials
- Identifier Terms: European Commission; Strategic Highway Research Program
- Geographic Terms: European Union countries
- Old TRIS Terms: Paving mixtures
- Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00726891
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 29 1996 12:00AM