Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers (4th Edition)
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Author: Michael S. Mamlouk, John P. Zaniewski
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.33QP
Given the data in Table P9.33, select the blend and the design binder content for a Superpave design aggregate structure for a 5 million ESAL and a 19 mm nominal maximum aggregate size.
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Based on the data shown in Table P9.31, select the blend for a Superpave
design aggregate structure. Assume <0.3 million ESAL and 19 mm nominal
maximum aggregate size.
TABLE P9.31
Blend
Data
1
3
Gmb
Gmm
2.451
2.465
2.467
2.585
2.654
2.584
Gp
1.030
1.030
1.030
P
5.9
5.5
5.8
94.1
94.5
94.2
Ра
4.5
4.5
4.5
Gşb
2.657
2.667
2.705
Hini
127
135
124
Håes
113
114
118
Based on the data shown in Table select the blend for a Superpave design aggregate structure. Assume 60.3 million ESAL and 19 mm nominal maximum aggregate size.
The mass of aggregate B has been reduced and weighed to conduct an aggregate test shown in Table 2.
(a) Calculate the:
(i) dry bulk specific gravity
(ii) SSD bulk specific gravity,
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