Hot mix asphalt materials mixture design and construction

by Freddy L. Roberts (Author)

Hot mix asphalt materials mixture design and construction can be used for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses on Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA). The book should also prove useful to the practicing engineer. The second edition of Hot mix asphalt materials mixture design and construction, in addition to the review and modification of each chapter to bring it up to date with the latest technology, includes information on Stone Matrix Asphalt, Superpave performance grade (PG) asphalt binders, Superpave mix design, and asphalt modifiers.

The contents in Hot mix asphalt materials mixture design and construction are organized in the following chapters: (1) Introduction; (2) Asphalt Refining, Uses, and Properties; (3) Aggregates; (4) Hot Mix Asphalt Mixture Design Methodology; (5) Characterization of Asphalt Mixtures; (6) Equipment and Construction; (7) Special Mixtures, Recycling, and Additives; (8) Performance/Distress of HMA; and (9) Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction of HMA. An index is provided.