Development of criteria for using the Superpave gyratory compactor to design airport pavement mixtures

Author

John F. Rushing

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

White, D. Thomas

Committee Member

Anderton, L. Gary

Committee Member

Howard, L. Isaac

Date of Degree

8-8-2009

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Civil Engineering

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

James Worth Bagley College of Engineering

Department

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Abstract

Asphalt concrete pavements on commercial airports in the United States are constructed according to the Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular 150/5370-10B, Item P-401, “Plant Mix Bituminous Pavements.” This specification does not provide guidance for using the Superpave gyratory compactor in the design of asphalt mixtures. This thesis describes a laboratory study of hot mix asphalt (HMA) mix design for airport pavements that uses the Superpave gyratory compactor. These recommendations are based on comparisons of volumetric property measurements of HMA mixtures compacted using Marshall compaction and Superpave gyratory compaction.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/15467

Recommended Citation

Rushing, John F., "Development of criteria for using the Superpave gyratory compactor to design airport pavement mixtures" (2009). Theses and Dissertations. 1456.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/1456