Asphalt cement content is one of the most important requirements for producing high quality hot-mix asphalt. The determination of the asphalt cement content of hot-mix asphalt by traditional methods is time consuming and hazardous. A demand for faster and safer methodes) led to the development of a nondestructive technique using nuclear technology. Measuring asphalt cement content of Marshall specimens by nuclear gauges is a new technique; this study evaluates the feasibility of using the nuclear gauges. Two hundred fifty-six specimens were prepared for this purpose. The study evaluated the effect of different parameters on the measured asphalt cement content by 3241-C Troxler nuclear asphalt content gauge. The following parameters were considered: aggregate type, aggregate gradation, air-void content, moisture content in specimens, asphalt cement content, and total specimen weight. Different calibration models were developed for different bituminous mixtures. / Master of Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/46094 |
| Date | 04 December 2009 |
| Creators | Alattar, Iyad Ahmed |
| Contributors | Civil Engineering, Al-Qadi, Imadeddin L., Weyers, Richard E., Walker, Richard D. |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, Text |
| Format | xii, 171 leaves, BTD, application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | OCLC# 32104561, LD5655.V855_1994.A438.pdf |
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