Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers (4th Edition)
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Author: Michael S. Mamlouk, John P. Zaniewski
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.27QP
(a)
To determine
The percent voids in total mix.
(b)
To determine
Explain what effects the calculate air voids had on the rutting and bleeding noted, if the percentage air void content was 4%.
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After two years of traffic, cores were recovered from the roadway which has severe rutting and bleeding. The bulk specific gravity and the maximum theoretical specific gravity were measured on these cores and are as follows:
Bulk specific gravity = 2.561
Maximum theoretical specific gravity = 2.487
a.) Calculate the air voids
b.) If the design air void content was 4%, explain what effect the calculated air voids had on the rutting and bleeding noted.
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QueAfter two years of traffic, cores were recovered from the roadway which has severe ruttingand bleeding. The bulk specific gravity and the maximum theoretical specific gravity weremeasured on these cores and are as follows:Bulk specific gravity = 2.487Maximum theoretical specific gravity = 2.561a. Calculate the air voidsb. If the design air void content was 4%, explain what effect the calculated air voids hadon the rutting and bleeding noted.
After 2 years of traffic, cores were recovered from the roadway whichhas severe rutting and bleeding. The bulk specific gravity and the maximum theoretical specific gravity were measured on these cores and are asfollows:Bulk specific gravity = 2.487Maximum theoretical specific gravity = 2.561
a. Calculate the air voidsb. If the design air void content was 4%, explain what effect the calculatedair voids had on the rutting and bleeding noted.
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Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers (4th Edition)
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