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Creators:
Schroer, Joe
Corporate Creators:
Missouri. Dept. of Transportation
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Paraffin Wax
Pavements, Asphalt--Testing
Specific Gravity
Asphalt Mixtures
Asphalt Pavements
Cores (Specimens)
Paraffin
Test Procedures

Publication/ Report Number:
CMR 13-002
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Missouri
Edition:
Final report.
Corporate Publisher:
Missouri. Dept. of Transportation
NTL Classification:
NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Pavement Management and Performance
Abstract:
A report from a MoDOT asphalt paving project was that unexpected results were obtained when adhering to the standard for determination of bulk specific gravity of compacted asphalt mixture (Gmb) specimens, AASHTO T 166. The test method requires specimens with water absorption greater than 2.0 percent be retested according to either AASHTO T 275, bulk gravity using paraffin-coated specimens, or T 131, bulk gravity using the automatic vacuum sealing method (CoreLok.) The contractor chose to perform T 275 and obtained bulk specific gravities of the cores higher than originally obtained. A limited investigation into the method was performed. The result of this investigation confirmed the contractor’s results and a recommendation that specimens dipped in paraffin be prohibited as an allowable test method. It was determined that paraffin entering the pore structure of the cores resulted in falsely high bulk specific gravity values.
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Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:
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