Superpave :   performance graded asphalt binder specification and testing /  
Asphalt Institute.  
 - 3rd. 
 - Lexington, KY :   Asphalt Institute,   2003 
 - 61 p. 
 - Superpave Series ;   1 (SP-1) .
<br/><br/> Ver: www.asphaltinstitute.org 
<br/><br/>CONTENIDO<br/>Chapter 1: Background 1<br/>Origins of Asphalt 1<br/>Chemical COmposition of Asphalt 3<br/>Asphalt Behavior 6<br/>High Temperature Behavior 6<br/>Low Temperature Behavior 9<br/>Intermediate Temperature Behavior 10<br/>Aging Behavior 11<br/>Chapter 2: Asphalt Specifications 13<br/>Asphalt Property Measurements 13<br/>Superpave Asphalt Binder Specification 14<br/>Chapter 3: Superpave Asphalt Binder Tests 17<br/>Superpave Binder Aging Procedures 17<br/>Rolling Thin Film Oven (RTFO) 18<br/>Pressure Aging Vessel (PAV) 20<br/>Superpave Binder Tests 21<br/>Dynamic Shear Rheometer 22<br/>Rotational Viscometer 29<br/>Bending Beam Rheometer 33<br/>Direct Tension Tester 38<br/>Chapter 4: Pavement Performance in the Superpave Binder Specification 47<br/>Safety 48<br/>Pumping and Handling 48<br/>Permanent Deformation 48<br/>Excessive Aging 48<br/>Fatigue Cracking 49<br/>Low Temperature Cracking 49<br/>Chapter 5: Binder Grade Selection 53<br/>Air Temperature Selection 56<br/>Pavement Temperature Selection 56<br/>Binder Grade Selection Based on Pavement Temperatures 56<br/>Adjusting Binder Grade Selection For Traffic Speed and Loading 58<br/>Member Companies of the Asphalt Institute 61<br/>LIST OF FIGURES<br/>Annual Asphalt Usage 2<br/>Component Analysis of Asphalt Cement 4<br/>Types of Asphalt Molecules 5<br/>Asphalt Cement Flow Behavior 6<br/>Microscopic View of Liquid Flow Characteristics 7<br/>Newtonian Fluid Behavior 8<br/>Pseudoplastic (Shear Thinning) Behavior 8<br/>Dilatant (Shear Thickening) Behavior 9<br/>"Spring-Dashpot" Model of Viscoelastic Behavior 10<br/>Variations of Three Viscosity-Graded Asphalts 14<br/>Superpave Laboratory Tests - Relation to Performance 16<br/>Rolling Thin Film Oven 18<br/>RTFQ Bottle 19<br/>Pressure Aging Vessel 20<br/>Dynamic Shear Rheometer Operation 22<br/>Viscoelastic Behavior 23<br/>DSR Molds and Specimens, Plates and Spindles 24<br/>Asphalt Sample Configuration in DSR 25<br/>Dynamic Shear Rheometer 26<br/>Stress-Strain Output for a Constant Stress Rheometer 27<br/>Stress-Strain Response of a Viscoelastic Material 28<br/>DSR Asphalt Specimen Calculations 28<br/>Rotational Viscometer 30<br/>Rotational Viscometer Operation 30<br/>Rotational Viscometer 31<br/>Rotational Viscometer Displays 32<br/>Bending Beam Rheometer 33<br/>Aluminum Mold Assembly 34<br/>Bending Beam Test 36<br/>BBR Deflection and m-value 38<br/>Typical BBR Deflection and Load Output 39<br/>Direct Tension Test Specimen 40<br/>Determination of Failure Strain in the Direct Tension Test 41<br/>Determination of Failure Stress in the Direct Tension Test 41<br/>Direct Tension Specimens 42<br/>Direct Tension Test Specimen Before and After Trimming 43<br/>Direct Tension Test Loading System 44<br/>Thermal Stress Curve for Determining Critical Cracking Temperature 45<br/>Superpave Binder Specification Format 47<br/>Superpave Specification Rutting Factor Requirement 49<br/>Superpave Specification Fatigue Cracking Factor Requirements 50<br/>Superpave Specification Low Temperature Requirements 50<br/>Design Temperature Reliability 55<br/>Example High and Low Air Temperature Variations 55<br/>Example High and Low Pavement Temperature Variations 56<br/>Superpave Binder Grade Selections for Cleveland 57<br/>LIST OF TABLES<br/>Elemental Analysis of Four Asphalt Cements 3<br/>Superpave Binder Test Equipment 15<br/>Superpave Binder Test Aging Condition 21<br/>Example DSR Test Information 29<br/>Example BBR Test Information 39<br/>Example DTT Test Information 44<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781934154168 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PAVIMENTOS DE ASFALTO<br/>MORTERO ASFALTICO-MEZCLA<br/>MORTERO ASFALTICO-FALLAS<br/>MORTERO ASFALTICO-METODOS DE PRUEBA<br/>MORTERO ASFALTICO.-APLICACIONES ESPECIALES
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>625.85 AS65