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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Programa Interlaboratorial de Agregados e Misturas AsfÃlticas da Rede Asfalto N/Ne / Interlaboratory Program for Aggregates and Asphalt Mixture Characterizations within the Brazilian North-Northeast Asphalt Network

Manuela de Mesquita Lopes 25 August 2010 (has links)
O trabalho apresenta o programa interlaboratorial de agregados e de misturas asfÃlticas da REDE ASFALTO N/NE, um arranjo de nove instituiÃÃes brasileiras coordenado pela Universidade Federal do Cearà (UFC). O objetivo do trabalho à a implantaÃÃo de um programa interlaboratorial para caracterizaÃÃo de agregados e dosagem de misturas asfÃlticas dentro da REDE e a utilizaÃÃo dos resultados como ferramenta para uniformizar os procedimentos dos laboratÃrios participantes. Foram distribuÃdas pela UFC amostras de agregados e de ligante asfÃltico para realizaÃÃo de ensaios por parte dos laboratÃrios. Os agregados foram caracterizados com relaÃÃo à densidade, absorÃÃo, Ãndice de forma, abrasÃo Los Angeles e equivalente de areia. Para a dosagem Marshall, utilizaram-se os resultados obtidos pelos laboratÃrios na fase do interlaboratorial de agregados. TambÃm foram distribuÃdas cinco amostras de mistura asfÃltica solta para cada laboratÃrio, que ficaram responsÃveis pelo reaquecimento, compactaÃÃo e pesagem das mesmas. Em seguida, estas amostras compactadas foram devolvidas à UFC para nova pesagem, para fins de comparaÃÃo. Os resultados foram analisados por meio dos mÃtodos estatÃsticos da Elipse de ConfianÃa, do z-score e dos testes de Dixon e de Cochran. Observou-se que o teor Ãtimo de ligante determinado a partir da metodologia Marshall oscilou entre 4,5% e 8,0%, para uma mesma mistura testada em diferentes laboratÃrios. Os erros mais freqÃentes detectados nos diversos ensaios estÃo relacionados aos cÃlculos, à descalibraÃÃo da balanÃa e/ou à falta de entendimento das normas tÃcnicas. TambÃm à apresentada uma verificaÃÃo da distribuiÃÃo Normal para os ensaios de: densidade aparente, densidade real e absorÃÃo do agregado graÃdo, densidade aparente e Vv de CP. O programa contribuiu para a realizaÃÃo de ensaios com maior confiabilidade e credibilidade, alÃm de promover uma melhor integraÃÃo entre os grupos envolvidos. / This thesis presents the interlaboratory program for aggregates and asphalt mixture characterizations within the Brazilian NORTH-NORTHEAST ASPHALT NETWORK, an arrangement of nine institutions leaded by Universidade Federal do Cearà (UFC). The main focus of this work is to contribute for the laboratories staff professional development and to improve the testing procedures accuracy. Asphalt binder and different aggregates samples were distributed for the nine institutions to perform the aggregates characterization tests and the asphalt mixture design following the Marshall procedure. The aggregates were characterized with respect to: (i) density, (ii) absorption, (iii) shape index, (iv) Los Angeles abrasion, and (v) sand equivalent. For the Marshall design, the results obtained for the aggregates characterization were used. Moreover, five samples of loose asphalt mixture were distributed for each laboratory, where they were reheated, compacted and weighed for air voids content determination. These samples were returned to UFC with the purpose of being reevaluated in terms of its volumetric parameters determination. The results were analyzed using different statistical methods such as: (i) ellipse of confidence, (ii) z-score and (iii) tests of Dixon and Cochran. It was observed that there was a variation between 4.5 to 8.0% in the optimum asphalt binder content determination when the same mixture was designed in different laboratories. The most frequent errors found in the various tests are related to: (i) calculations procedures, (ii) equipment calibration and/or (iii) lack of understanding of the technical standards. The program contributed to improve the tests reliability and credibility, and to promote a greater integration between the involved groups.

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