SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1992
STP24219S

Laboratory Evaluation of Rutting Potential of Asphalt Mixtures

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This paper describes a laboratory procedure to evaluate the rutting potential of asphalt mixtures using a wheel tracking machine. Moving loads were applied through solid rubber tired wheels that travel with a reciprocating motion on slab specimens of asphalt mixtures. The specimens were prepared in parallepipedal steel molds by means of static compression to achieve fairly uniform density distribution within individual specimens. The machine allows rut tests to be conducted at different temperatures, magnitudes of applied loads, and speeds of loading. Results of a test program are reported to illustrate the application of the procedure to study the effects of temperature and loading speed on rut development in an asphalt mixture.

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Fwa, TF
National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore
Tan, SA
National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore
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Developed by Committee: D04
Pages: 211–224
DOI: 10.1520/STP24219S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5204-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1468-5