Prediction of hot mix asphalt stability using the superpave gyratory compactor

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 578-587

  Dessouky, Samer ^a   Masad, Eyad ^a   Bayomy, Fouad ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Asphalt mixes; Compaction; Stability

Indexed keywords

GYRATORS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; SAND; SHEAR STRESS; TESTING;

CONTACT ENERGY INDEX (CIE); GYRATORY COMPACTORS; HOT MIX ASPHALT (HMA); MATHEMATICAL DERIVATION;

ASPHALT;

ASPHALT; COMPACTION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 10644239016     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2004)16:6(578)     Document Type: Article

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