7/18/2019 Materials - Pavement Interactive

Materials
Pavements are a conglomeration of materials. These materials, their associated properties,
and their interactions determine the properties of the resultant pavement. Thus, a good
understanding of these materials, how they are characterized and how they perform, is
fundamental to understanding pavement.

This section will emphasize what each material is, how it is characterized and the typical
tests used in this characterization. This section is meant to provide an overview of these
materials and as such, provides limited in-depth technical analysis. Where needed, the
generic term “binder” is used to refer to either the asphalt binder in HMA or the portland
cement paste in PCC.

Publications Cited

Asphalt Institute. (2002). 2001 Asphalt Usage Survey. Asphalt Institute. Lexington, KY.

Asphalt Institute. (1962). The Asphalt Handbook. Manual Series No. 4 (MS-4). Asphalt
Institute. Lexington, KY.

National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA). (2002). What is NSSGA? From the
NSSGA Web site. http://www.nssga.org/whoweare. Accessed 19 July 2002.

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