Asfaltos Modificados Con Polimeros

AASHTO-AGC-ARTBA Joint Committee
Subcommittee On New Highway Materials
Task Force 31 Report
GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS

POLmER MODIFIED ASPHALT

O 1992 by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
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INTRODUCTION This document is disseminated upon the sponsorship of the Joint Committee of theAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation W~cials, Associated General Contractors of America and the American the Road and Transportation Builders Association (the Joint AASHTO-AGCARTBA Committee) in the interest of information exchange, based on the combined technical expertise of the authors. As such, the opinions and conclusions implied or expressed herein do not necessarily reflectthe official views or policies of the Joint Committee or its member organizations. This report was approved for publication by the three member organizations comprising the Joint Committee, and was published on behalf of the Joint Committee by AASHTO.

AU rights to this report are reserved to the Joint Committee. However, permission to make copies thereof can be obtained with the understandingthat credit will be given to the Joint Committee. For permission to make copies write to AASHTO at the following address:
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TASK FORCE 31

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Scott Bhuler, Chairmen

The kphalt Inrtitute
Federal Highway Adaainirtration Louiriana Tranrportation Rerearch Center

Tommy Beatty, Becretary
Harold Paul Roy Hodgson Jon ~ p p s Charles moot Wade Betenson Cleve Forward Donald OrConnor Douglas Haneon Jim Collins Michael OrLeary Ronald Terrel

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Texas Hot Mix krociationUtah Department of Tranrportation Fina Oil and C h d c a l Company

New Mexico Btate Highway Transportation Department
Bhell Development Company Elf Asphalt Inc. Consulting Engineer

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TABLE'OFCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................ 1 SPECIFIC.ATION DEVELOPMm .....: .................................................................... 2. PROPOSED GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................. 7 APPENDIX A................................................................................................................ 10 SEPARATION TEST FOR TYPES I AKD II................................................ 10 APPENDIX B ............................................................................................................... 13 ELASTIC RECOVERY TEST FOR TYPE L................................................... 13 APPENDIX C................................................................................................................. 16 SEPARATIONTEST FOR TYPE m ..............................................................16

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AASHTO-AGC-ARTBA JOINT COMMI'ITEE PROPOSED SPECIFICATIONS FOR POLYMER MODIFIED ASPHALT

The AmericanAssociation of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the Associated General Contractors, and the American Road and Transportation Builders Association formed a working relationship called the AASHTO-AGCARTBA Joint Committee whose functions according to the by-laws are: A. To promote harmonious relations between state highway and transportation officials and highway antractors that are in the...