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Factors affecting binder properties between production and construction and their impact on quality assurance programs
dc.creator | Arambula Mercado, Edith | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-07T23:11:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-06-07T23:11:22Z | |
dc.date.created | 2002 | |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2002-THESIS-A68 | |
dc.description | Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. | en |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 43-45). | en |
dc.description | Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. | en |
dc.description.abstract | The majority of the US Departments of Transportation (DOT) require as part of their quality assurance (QA) programs that the asphalt binder used during roadway construction meet the corresponding Superpave performance grade (PG) specifications. In Texas, QA testing is done immediately after binder production, regardless of the fact that the material undergoes several storage and transfer processes before it reaches the construction site or hot mix asphalt (HMA) plant. Storage at elevated temperatures for prolonged periods of time as well as other factors might have a negative impact on binder properties and performance. The objective of this research is to evaluate which factors have detrimental effects on binder properties by means of a laboratory simulation and testing program and subsequent statistical data analysis. Results, conclusions, and general recommendations are provided in order to improve the current QA practice in an effort to prevent premature pavement failures. | en |
dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
dc.subject | civil engineering. | en |
dc.subject | Major civil engineering. | en |
dc.title | Factors affecting binder properties between production and construction and their impact on quality assurance programs | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | civil engineering | en |
thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
dc.type.material | text | en |
dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
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