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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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Design And Performance Of Open Graded Friction Course Hot Mix Asphalt

Robinson, William Jeremy 07 May 2005 (has links)
Open-graded friction course (OGFC) is a porous mix primarily used to improve pavement safety. OGFC is characterized by air voids ranging from 15 to 20 percent which allows surface water to drain through its structure and then laterally from the pavement structure. The ability of OGFC to drain water quickly results in less water ponding on the pavement surface, thereby reducing hydroplaning, reducing vehicle spray, and providing improved skid resistance. Research objectives were to evaluate the use of OGFC mixes containing 100 percent gravel and 50 percent gravel/50 percent limestone and to determine specifications to be employed by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). Specimens were prepared at design asphalt binder content and evaluated for permeability, durability, stability, and moisture resistance. Research findings show mixes containing 100 percent gravel and 50 percent gravel/50 percent limestone perform comparably in laboratory testing.
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Análise do uso das fibras do pseudocaule da bananeira em misturas asfálticas SMA.

COSTA, Laiana Ferreira da. 27 July 2018 (has links)
Submitted by Maria Medeiros (maria.dilva1@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-07-27T12:43:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 LAIANA FERREIRA DA COSTA - DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGECA) 2017.pdf: 4381777 bytes, checksum: 6345f1966848f073e490738bd0fdb149 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-27T12:43:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LAIANA FERREIRA DA COSTA - DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGECA) 2017.pdf: 4381777 bytes, checksum: 6345f1966848f073e490738bd0fdb149 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-04-25 / CNPq / A Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) é uma mistura asfáltica que otimiza o contato grão a grão devido a sua alta porcentagem de agregado graúdo, elevando a resistência ao cisalhamento do revestimento e consequentemente o desempenho estrutural deste. Fibras sintéticas e ligantes asfálticos modificados por polímero são, geralmente, utilizados para evitar o escorrimento devido ao alto teor de ligante empregado nesse tipo de mistura. O agronegócio da banana, de grande importância para a economia brasileira e nordestina, é um dos grandes geradores de rejeitos pós-colheita, destacando-se o pseudocaule da planta de onde pode ser extraída fibras consideradas de boa qualidade para a aplicação nos mais diversos fins. A presente pesquisa tem por objetivo analisar a viabilidade da incorporação da fibra do pseudocaule da bananeira do tipo Pacovan (variedade mais produzida no país, principalmente no Nordeste) em misturas asfálticas do tipo SMA e avaliar a influência do comprimento dessas fibras no desempenho da mistura. Para isso foram realizados testes de escorrimento tanto para identificar o teor ideal de fibra de bananeira para a diminuição do escorrimento do ligante quanto para avaliar a influência do comprimento da fibra nesse parâmetro. Posteriormente, com o uso do teor ótimo da fibra obtido, foram realizados ensaios para determinar as propriedades mecânicas da mistura (estabilidade Marshall, Lottman modificado, resistência a tração, cântabro, módulo de resiliência, fadiga à tensão controlada, módulo dinâmico e flow number) variando o comprimento desta. Em geral, os resultados indicaram que a fibra do pseudocaule da bananeira do tipo Pacovan pode ser uma alternativa viável para SMA, tanto pela capacidade de controle do escorrimento quanto pelas melhorias proporcionadas nas propriedades mecânicas da mistura, sendo o comprimento de 20mm aquele que propiciou melhor desempenho da SMA em todos os aspectos supracitados. / Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) is an asphalt mixture that optimizes stone-to-stone contact due to its large coarse aggregate fraction, increasing the shear strength of the pavement surface layer and consequently its structural performance. Synthetic fibers and polymer modified asphalt binders are generally used to prevent draindown due to high contents of binder employed in this type of mixture. The agribusiness of banana, which has a great importance in the Brazilian and Northeastern economies, is one of the major generators of post-harvest rejects, highlighting the false stem of the plant from which can be extracted fibers considered of good quality for application in diverse purposes. The aim of the present research was to analyze the feasibility of incorporating Pacovan banana false stem fiber (cultivar most produced in the country, mainly in the Northeast region) in SMA mixtures and evaluate the influence of these fibers length on the performance of the mixture. For this purpose, draindown tests were performed to identify the ideal banana fiber content in order to decrease binder draindown and evaluate the influence of fiber length on this parameter. Afterwards, tests were performed to determine the mechanical properties of the binder (stability Marshall, modified Lottman, tensile strength, Cantabro, resilience modulus, controlled stress fatigue, dynamic modulus and flow number) using the optimal fiber content obtained and varying the length of the fiber. In general, the results indicated that the fiber from the false stem of Pacovan banana plant may be a viable alternative for SMA, both for the stabilizing capacity of draindown and for improvements in the mechanical properties of the mixture. The length of 20mm provided the best performance of SMA.

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