Influence of asphalt mixture compaction method and specimen size on internal structure and mechanical properties

Advanced Characterisation of Pavement and Soil Engineering Materials - Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Characterisation of Pavement and Soil Engineering Materials

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 1063-1073

  Iwama, M ^a   Airey, G D ^a   Hunter, A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Scott Wilson Group plc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE ORIENTATION; AGGREGATE STRUCTURES; COMPACTION MECHANISMS; COMPACTION METHODS; CYLINDRICAL SPECIMENS; IMAGE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; LABORATORY COMPACTION METHODS; MATRIX STRUCTURE; MAXIMUM AGGREGATE SIZES; SPECIMEN GEOMETRY; SPECIMEN ORIENTATION; VOLUMETRIC COMPOSITION;

ASPHALT MIXTURES; COMPACTION; LABORATORIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLDS; PAVEMENTS; SOIL MECHANICS;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84858027075     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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