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Development and validation of the Rutgers Asphalt Analysis Tool Pack software
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Development and validation of the Rutgers Asphalt Analysis Tool Pack software
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Berger
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Benjamin D.
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1996-
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Ali Maher
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Rutgers University
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Asphalt mix design has historically been governed by volumetrics, or the weight-volume relationships of the asphalt binder, aggregate, and air voids. Volumetric mix design was a reliable choice for decades but is now in the process of being replaced by balanced mix design (BMD), which is a combination of volumetric criteria, rutting criteria, and cracking criteria. This new method is more cost-effective because it more accurately predicts pavement behavior for specific climates and traffic patterns, especially for mixes that contain recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) or polymer-modified binders. Still, many DOTs are hesitant to adopt BMD due to the difficulty involved with sample preparation, testing, and analysis. This paper focuses on the data analysis, as there has been little focus on this issue. Without a uniform method of calculation, individual calculations are left to the technician, which can lead to significant differences in results and can be especially hazardous when state agencies are enforcing pay adjustments for different levels of performance. Thus, this paper examines the difficulties of modern analyses and introduces a standard methodology of analyzing and presenting performance test data. A custom software suite was created using MATLAB to both reduce user error and to promote the use of promising new performance tests in the industry.
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Asphalt -- Testing -- Software
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Includes bibliographical references
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ETD graduate
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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