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AASHTO R 46 : 2008 : R2012

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PRACTICE FOR DESIGNING STONE MATRIX ASPHALT (SMA)

Superseded date

01-07-2017

Published date

01-01-2012

1. SCOPE
2. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
3. TERMINOLOGY
4. SUMMARY OF THE PRACTICE
5. TEST SPECIMENS
6. SELECTION OF TRIAL GRADATIONS
7. SELECTION OF TRIAL BINDER CONTENT
8. DETERMINATION OF VCA IN COARSE-AGGREGATE FRACTION OF
    MIXTURE
9. SELECTION OF DESIRED GRADATION
10. SELECTION OF OPTIMUM BINDER CONTENT
11. MOISTURE SUSCEPTIBILITY
12. DRAINDOWN SENSITIVITY
13. ADJUSTING MIXTURE TO MEET PROPERTIES
14. REPORT
15. KEYWORDS
APPENDIXES (Nonmandatory Information)
X1. EXAMPLE OF BLENDING AGGREGATE COMPONENTS TO SATISFY
    SMA GRADATION BANDS
X2. ADJUSTMENT OF MINIMUM BINDER CONTENT BASED ON BULK
    SPECIFIC GRAVITY (G[SB]) OF THE COMBINED AGGREGATES

Includes the design of Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) using the Superpave Gyratory Compactor[TM] (SGC).

DevelopmentNote
Included in AASHTO HM. (09/2013)
DocumentType
Standard
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2012
PublisherName
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

AASHTO M 325 : 2008 SPECIFICATION FOR STONE MATRIX ASPHALT (SMA)
AASHTO T 166 : 2013 METHOD OF TEST FOR BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY (G[MB]) OF COMPACTED ASPHALT MIXTURES USING SATURATED SURFACE-DRY SPECIMENS
AASHTO T 27 : 2014 METHOD OF TEST FOR SIEVE ANALYSIS OF FINE AND COARSE AGGREGATES
AASHTO T 19M/T 19 : 1900 METHOD OF TEST FOR BULK DENSITY ('UNIT WEIGHT') AND VOIDS IN AGGREGATE
AASHTO T 312 : 2015 METHOD OF TEST FOR PREPARING AND DETERMINING THE DENSITY OF ASPHALT MIXTURE SPECIMENS BY MEANS OF THE SUPERPAVE GYRATORY COMPACTOR
AASHTO T 283 : 2014 METHOD OF TEST FOR RESISTANCE OF COMPACTED ASPHALT MIXTURES TO MOISTURE-INDUCED DAMAGE
AASHTO T 85 : 2014 STANDARD METHOD OF TEST FOR SPECIFIC GRAVITY AND ABSORPTION OF COARSE AGGREGATE
AASHTO T 209 : 2012 METHOD OF TEST FOR THEORETICAL MAXIMUM SPECIFIC GRAVITY (G[MM]) AND DENSITY OF HOT MIX ASPHALT (HMA)
AASHTO T 305 : 2014 METHOD OF TEST FOR DETERMINATION OF DRAINDOWN CHARACTERISTICS IN UNCOMPACTED ASPHALT MIXTURES

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