Design and performance of stone mastic asphalt in Singapore conditions
Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) mixtures are gap-graded mixtures that contain a coarse aggregate skeleton and a high asphalt binder content mortar. The rutting resistance is mostly attributed to the coarse aggregate skeleton component that exhibits “stone-to-stone” contact due to its gap-graded gradation...
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| Format: | Theses and Dissertations |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/12074 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) mixtures are gap-graded mixtures that contain a coarse aggregate skeleton and a high asphalt binder content mortar. The rutting resistance is mostly attributed to the coarse aggregate skeleton component that exhibits “stone-to-stone” contact due to its gap-graded gradation. The objective of the research is to provide a methodology of quantifying coarse aggregate stone-to-stone contact in SMA with different aggregate packing to yield high rutting resistance; thus, developing a new mix design procedure and leading to an improved SMA mixture design and performance. A total of thirty-seven mixtures were tested in this study for developing and analysing coarse aggregate stone-to-stone contact in SMA mixtures. |
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