Asphalt Mixture Selection

ISBN-13: 9781032177342 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 164 str.

Cliff Nicholls; Arthur Hannah

Opis

This guide considers sites, external influences and asphalt properties. It gives guidance on use, sometimes with a series of options. Asphalt mixture are set out in line with the EN 13108 series. Flowcharts and tables give guidance, and most detail is given on the surface course. The guide is readily accessible to non-specialists.

Spis treści

1 Introduction 2 Basics 3 Asphalt Properties 4 Asphalt Mixture Types 5 Paved Areas 6 External Influences 7 Asphalt Mixture Selection 8 Uses for Asphalt Mixtures 9 Examples and Summary

O autorze

Cliff Nicholls was until recently a Principal Research Scientist and Senior Academy Fellow at the Transport Research Laboratory. He is, or has been, a Fellow or Member of five professional institutions and a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Paviors.

He was also the convenor of the Comité Européen de Normalisation task group responsible for test methods for asphalt mixtures from 2000 until 2015. He is author of Asphalt Mixture Specification and Testing, and the editor of Asphalt Surfacings, also published by Taylor & Francis.

Arthur Hannah has held senior management positions in the asphalt industry over 45 years, with considerable experience in site inspections and the resolution of problems in the asphalt production, surfacing and quarrying industries, and in setting up quality management systems. He recently completed a term as President of the Institute of Asphalt Technology.