Measurement of air void content in hot mix asphalts: Method and core diameter dependence

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 344-349

  Pratico F G ^a   Moro, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air void; Bulk specific gravity; Core diameter

Indexed keywords

AIR VOIDS; ASPHALT BINDERS; BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY; CORE DIAMETER; CORE DIAMETERS; ECONOMIC VALUES; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; HOT MIX ASPHALT; LARGE DIAMETER; MACROTEXTURES; MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; SUPERPOSITION EFFECT; UPPER SURFACE;

ASPHALT; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MEASUREMENTS; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 80052895718     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.06.032     Document Type: Article

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