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Wade Collins Pavement Technology
Wade Collins Pavement Technology
Pavement Performance
Cracking/Fatigue Behavior
Moisture Damage(Stripping)
It is estimated that 80% of Asphalt Failures
are due to some type of Pavement Shear
Distress, Rutting, Pushing, Shoving, Rippling,
Etc.
Has the ability to run the Hamburg Test Method (AASHTO T 32411)utilizing (2)Solid-Steel Wheels which apply a repeated load
directly atop the asphalt specimens.
Has the ability to run APA Rut Test Method (AASHTO T 340-10)
utilizing (2) Concave-Steel Wheels which apply a repeated load.
The concave wheels run atop rubber pneumatic hoses.
The APA Jr. can also accommodate solid rubber wheels and
pneumatic wheels
BENEFITS OF PERFORMANCE
TESTING
AASHTO T340-10
AASHTO T324-11
Hamburg-Type Cylindrical
Samples(Testing Complete)
AVC Features
Compacts Hot Mix Asphalt into cylindrical and beam test
specimens. Target air void level can be controlled.
Compacts specimens at the same amplitude, same
frequency, and same relative weight that is experienced
with a vibratory roller on the roadway.
Beam specimens are used for fatigue testing in the APA
Can compact mixes at multiple frequencies and multiple
amplitudes
Produces beam specimens for the 4-point bending beam
fatigue test
Produce other geometric shaped samples
250 lb
HMA Specimen
90% of all Warm Mix is the US today utilize water as the Foaming Agent
States use the same design as conventional HMA for WMA. Some states use WMA designs due to
the reduced absorption of the asphalt binder into the aggregate if lower construction
temperatures are utilized.
Most states use the "drop-in method" where the mix is designed in the lab as a standard HMA
and then the WMA additive (foam, chemical, etc) is dropped-in at the plant during construction.
This tends to yield slightly lower air voids with the QC samples during production due to the
increased compactability offered by the WMA even at lower compaction temperatures. This can
be seen in the field as well where increased compactability causes lower air voids or higher
densities with the WMA compared to HMA.
One of the main benefits of performing a Warm Mix Design in the Lab is that you will have a much
better idea of the densities expected in the field.
In addition, if states use some type of water sensitivity test(TSR, Hamburg, APA, APA Jr., Etc), the
results with foamed asphalt may be different than with conventional HMA at elevated
temperatures.
Finally, the mechanical properties of WMA are different from HMA in the early pavement life.
These properties include rutting, stiffness (E*), fatigue and thermal cracking (tensile strength and
stiffness) of the mixtures.
RTSD at NCAT
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