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GCat: Construction and Design
MCat: Paving Materials
Cat: Bituminous Materials

Characteristics of bituminous materials. Bituminous and aggregate combinations to meet surface and structural requirements. Nonbituminous components of bituminous paving mixtures.

4 Resources
Environmental Effects of Emulsions [pdf] [33533] ?

Environmental dangers associated with the use of cationic bitumen emulsions for chipsealing roadways in New Zealand.

Evaluation of Paving Fabrics for Isolation of Bituminous Cracking [32917] ?

Use of a spun glass paving fabric to reduce cracking severity.

Road Surface Effects on Traffic Noise: Stage 3 - Selected Bituminous Mixes [pdf] [32503] ?

The noise effect that different low macro-texture bituminous mix road surfaces have on traffic noise.

Superpave Gyratory Compactor Internal Angle of Gyration Study [pdf] [31868] ?

Report on the potential differences in the bulk specific gravity when calibrating a superpave compactor.

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