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The Durability of Australian Bitumens 1956-2004
Background information is given on the durability test procedure and the road trial program which validated the test. The durability test result gives an indication of the long term rate of hardening of a bitumen in field service. Durability results…
Optimum Use of Granular Bases: Material Selection for Detailed Performance Evaluation
The objective of this report is to provide data relating the laboratory repeated load triaxial test (RLT) results to field performance and to develop procedures for incorporation of RLT test results into performance-based specifications and…
The Physical Properties of Australian Bitumens 1956-2004
The report describes the testing associated with the production of a database of the physical properties of selected Australian bitumens manufactured between 1956 and 2004. The properties are tabulated in an Appendix. In a series of graphs different…