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APEL Aqua Patch Test Data 6e8ded7733
APEL Aqua Patch Test Data 6e8ded7733
Date: 6/10/2015
SummaryofMethod
HamburgtestperformedinaccordancewithAASHTOT324Ͳ14
FourspecimensfabricatedatNCATfromprovidedAquapatchmaterial
Specimensfabricatedto7.0+/Ͳ0.5%airvoids
Specimenstestedinpairs
Specimenstestedin50°Cwaterunderamoving158lbwheelloadat50passesperminute
Testterminatesateither12.5mmofruttingpersetorat20,000totalpasses
Rutdepthisrecordedasafunctionofwheelpasses
Finalrutdepthisreportedalongwiththestrippinginflectionpoint(SIP)
TheSIPrepresentsthenumberofpassesatwhichthespecimenbeginstorapidlyrut
TheSIPgenerallycoincideswithmaterialstripping
NCHRPReport673recommendslessthan12.5mmofruttingforamixturewithPG64Ͳ22orsofterbinderat10,000passes
TheSIPisgenerallyexpectedtobeabove10,000passesforamixturethatperformswellintheHamburgtest(Kvasnaketal.,2010)
SummaryofResults
Amachineerrorcausedthetesttobeterminatedprematurely(around17,000passes)
Therutdepthat20,000passeswasextrapolatedforbothsetsusinga5thorderpolynomialregression
Bothsetsruttedlessthan12.5mmat10,000passes
Basedontheextrapolatedrutdepthat20,000passes,bothsetsruttedlessthan12.5mmat20,000passes
TheSIPwasgreaterthan10,000passesforbothsets
Alargeamountoftirepickupwasnoticedonthemachineduringtesting.ThisisatypicalforHamburgtestingonHMAorWMA.
Table1:HamburgResultsSummaryͲAquapatchͲ2sets
Sample1 Sample2 Average RutDepth@ RutDepth@ Passesto Stripping
AirVoids AirVoids AirVoids 10,000passes 20,000Passes 12.5mm InflectionPoint
MixID SampleID (%) (%) (%) (mm) (mm)* Rut (passes)**
Aquapatch 3,5 6.8 6.5 6.7 Ͳ1.88 Ͳ7.17 >17,000 16,400
Aquapatch 6,7 6.7 6.7 6.7 Ͳ2.47 Ͳ6.18 >17,000 >17,000
*=Extrapolated
**=Approximateduetoearlytesttermination
Figure1:RutDepthversusNumberofPassesͲAquapatchͲ2sets
Figure2:PhotosofAquapatchSpecimensafterTestingandTirePickupͲHamburgTest
Project: Aqua Patch
Date: 6/4/2015
Project #: Marshall - 75 Blows