Reclaimed asphalt test specimen preparation assisted by image analysis

This paper presents a laboratory investigation aimed at establishing a protocol for the production of homogeneous asphalt mixtures test specimens, incorporating reclaimed asphalt by using a gyratory compactor with coring and trimming works. Stone mastic asphalt specimens were compacted at the previo...

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Main Authors: Lo Presti, D., Hassan, N. A., Khan, R., Airey, G.
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Published: American Society of Civil Engineers 2015
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author Lo Presti, D.
Hassan, N. A.
Khan, R.
Airey, G.
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Khan, R.
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description This paper presents a laboratory investigation aimed at establishing a protocol for the production of homogeneous asphalt mixtures test specimens, incorporating reclaimed asphalt by using a gyratory compactor with coring and trimming works. Stone mastic asphalt specimens were compacted at the previously identified target densities with the final aim of obtaining specimens with a fixed and homogeneous air void distribution. A microstructural study was conducted to characterize the homogeneity in the air void distribution using X-ray computed tomography (CT) combined with image analysis techniques. The study concluded that the gyratory compactor is suitable for producing homogeneous test specimens for the specified mixtures and a set of detailed procedures has been proposed for the production of the compacted specimens and to perform the microstructural study.
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spelling nottingham-406642020-05-04T17:14:23Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40664/ Reclaimed asphalt test specimen preparation assisted by image analysis Lo Presti, D. Hassan, N. A. Khan, R. Airey, G. This paper presents a laboratory investigation aimed at establishing a protocol for the production of homogeneous asphalt mixtures test specimens, incorporating reclaimed asphalt by using a gyratory compactor with coring and trimming works. Stone mastic asphalt specimens were compacted at the previously identified target densities with the final aim of obtaining specimens with a fixed and homogeneous air void distribution. A microstructural study was conducted to characterize the homogeneity in the air void distribution using X-ray computed tomography (CT) combined with image analysis techniques. The study concluded that the gyratory compactor is suitable for producing homogeneous test specimens for the specified mixtures and a set of detailed procedures has been proposed for the production of the compacted specimens and to perform the microstructural study. American Society of Civil Engineers 2015-08-31 Article PeerReviewed Lo Presti, D., Hassan, N. A., Khan, R. and Airey, G. (2015) Reclaimed asphalt test specimen preparation assisted by image analysis. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 27 (8). C4014005/1-C4014005/5. ISSN 1943-5533 X-ray computed tomography (CT); Image analysis; Gyratory compactor; Reclaimed asphalt; Re-Road http://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0001012 doi:10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001012 doi:10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001012
spellingShingle X-ray computed tomography (CT); Image analysis; Gyratory compactor; Reclaimed asphalt; Re-Road
Lo Presti, D.
Hassan, N. A.
Khan, R.
Airey, G.
Reclaimed asphalt test specimen preparation assisted by image analysis
title Reclaimed asphalt test specimen preparation assisted by image analysis
title_full Reclaimed asphalt test specimen preparation assisted by image analysis
title_fullStr Reclaimed asphalt test specimen preparation assisted by image analysis
title_full_unstemmed Reclaimed asphalt test specimen preparation assisted by image analysis
title_short Reclaimed asphalt test specimen preparation assisted by image analysis
title_sort reclaimed asphalt test specimen preparation assisted by image analysis
topic X-ray computed tomography (CT); Image analysis; Gyratory compactor; Reclaimed asphalt; Re-Road
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