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SUPERPAVE™
Mix Design Workshop
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Prepared and Presented by
Dr. Ibrahim Al-Dubabe
SUPERPAVE™
Superior Performing
Asphalt Pavements
Table of Content
Session 2 Introduction 12
Session No 1
Getting Started
Quiz No (1)
1. What is your?
Name: ________________________________________________
Company: _____________________________________________
Degree: _____________________________________________
Years in materials:
4. Connect the points below using four lines without passing twice
over any line.
My Specialty
Total Quality
Management (TQM)
relays heavily in many
concepts one of which
is participation and
Interaction and continues evaluation. teamwork. That is,
also, so important in the
Participation is root of Success. learning process. As
If you teach me then you know it … ??!! others usually leave
evaluation at the end of
Continues Process Improvement (CPI). the process, we will
incorporate it within the
Quizzes during process not after the fact ! process to have the
chance to improve as
All are TQM Fundamentals. we proceed not after the
fact.
ePAVE, AdEC
Time Management
Time is live …..
Assistance
AdEC
AdEC is
is always
always ready
ready to to work
work
with
with you
you to
to handle
handle all
all issues
issues and
and
matters
matters related
related toto highway
highway
engineering
engineering especially
especially materials
materials
(PMA,
(PMA, NA,
NA, HMA,
HMA, PCC,
PCC, Soil, …).
Soil,…).
Workshop Program
Day 8:10 -9:00 9:00 – 9:50 9:50 – 10:00 10:00 – 11:00 11:00-12:00
Session No. 2
Session
Introduction
This workshop is
Background … Importance of the Subject important because
MOT wants to use
SUPERPAVE in the
design of asphalt mixes
and stop using other
Internationally methods.
SUPERPAVE method
SHRP is not simple and needs
Background a good understanding to
Locally
correctly use it and
benefit from its power.
MOT instructions “circular No. 2253”
The idea of this event
A
B
C
25
Temperature ,C
SUPERPAVE is
More Into it … What is SUPERPAVE? defined as a "Hot
Asphalt Mix design
system that
includes both the
design method and
The final product of the SHRP Asphalt Research
Program is the SUPERPAVE® mix design system for new the mixture
construction and overlays. This system employs a series specifications".
of new performance based specifications, test methods
and practices for material selection, accelerated
performance testing, and mix design (1994).
SUPERPAVE
What is New in SUPERPAVE researchers have
introduced new:
1. Binder grading
system
2. Aggregate
Performance based (PG) selection
3. Design method
Integrated approach A unique feature of the
SUPERPAVE is that it
Material selection is performance-based
Mix design specification. The tests
and analysis is directly
Based on project’s climate & traffic related to field
Compaction simulate actual conditions performance
Session No. 3
SUPERPAVE
Overview
2 Monday, November 22, 2004
Note: Preparation of
specimens in DAS and
Select Nmax DAC are gyratory
Compact Analyze compacted to Ndes only not
DAC verification
Nmax.
Session No. 4
Design Parameters &
Mixture Criteria
2. Project location.
Location ESAL
For the local conditions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Hammad AL-Abdullwahb,
Dr. Ibrahim Al-Dubabe and other coworkers have developed temperature zoning map of
the Kingdom in KACST project "Adaptation of SHRP Performance Based Binder
Specifications to the Gulf Countries"1996
Bottom 100 mm
Aggregate Base Coarse
Note: if > 25% is within the surface then consider in the bottom
The compacted
Mixture Design Requirements specimens at the GCE
must meet the criteria
of the density as shown
2.2. Density
Density (100
(100 –– Air
Air Voids%)
Voids%) here at varying traffic
levels.
ESAL REQUIRED DENSITY (% Gmm @)
Class (million) Nini Ndes Nmax
L (<0.3) < 91.5
LM (0.3 to <3) < 90.5
96.0 < 98.0
M (3 to <10)
MH (10 to <30) <89.0
H (> 30
12 Session 4 – First Day - Design Parameters & Mixture Criteria
NMS mm mm mm
0.6 – 1.2
Quiz No (2)
4. Define:
NMS: ________________________________________________
Location: ______________________________________________
ESAL:
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Session No. 6
Selection of Binder
& Aggregates
2 Tuesday, November 23, 2004
SUPERPAVE binder
grading system is
Third Edition – January, 2005
performance based.
SUPERPAVE Workshop – 2005 Page 42
Prepared and Developed by: Advance Engineering Center (AdEC)
SUPERPAVE binder
Before the Design …… grading system is
performance based.
PG x-y
Identify the following SUPERPAVE criteria for Where:
your Hot Mix Asphalt : x is the average
seven-day
Asphalt binder grade maximum
Consensus properties requirements pavement
temperature
Number of gyration for Nini, Ndes and Nmax
% Gmm at Nini, Ndes and Nmax y is the minimum
pavement design
%VMA temperature
%VFA
DP ratio
5 Session 6 – Second Day – Step 1: Selection of Materials
PG x-y
Where:
☺ Performance based binder specifications x is the average
seven-day
AASHTO M320 (Standard Specifications for Performance–Graded Asphalt Binder)
maximum
For details see Asphalt Institute SP-1
pavement
Intended for Modified and unmodified asphalt temperature
SUPERPAVE binder
Asphalt Binder . . . Basics grading system is
unique. Rheological
values are fixed but
temperatures to meet
these values vary. This
made the specifications
very sensitive to
temperature because
behavior asphalt is
really highly dependent
on temperature.
The laboratory
Sample
Spindle
Sample
Chamber
Example
B) Materials Properties:
1) Asphalt from Riyadh refinery having the following data
Property Value
Flash point 325 C
Specific Gravity 1.02
Rotational viscosity at 135 C 0.494 Pa.s
Rotational viscosity at 165 C 0.075 Pa.s
16 Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Example
Example
SUPERPAVE specifies
Aggregate . . . Gradation Basis gradation using the 0.45-power
gradation chart. The x-axis is an
arithmetic scale of sieve size in
mm raised to the power 0.45 as
shown in the upper figure on
the left.
100
An important feature of the
Example: 0.45-power chart is that the
80
4.75 mm Sieve Plots at (4.75)0.45 = 2.02 maximum density gradation line
% P a s s in g
40
20 Maximum Size
19.0 mm
Sieve Size Raised to the 0.45 Power
In most cases, a humped gradation indicates an over-sanded mixture and/or a mixture that
possesses too much fine sand in relation to total sand. This gradation often results in tender
mix behavior, which is manifested by compaction problems during construction. These
mixtures may also offer reduced resistance to permanent deformation (rutting) during their
performance life. The restricted zone prevents a gradation from following the maximum
density line in the fine aggregate sieves. Gradations that follow the maximum density line
often have inadequate VMA to allow room for sufficient asphalt for durability. These
gradations are typically very sensitive to asphalt content and can easily become plastic with
even minor variations in asphalt content.
Quiz No (3)
1. In SUPERPAVE, What are the bases for selecting?
GCE
Density
VMA%
VFA%
D/P ratio
Session No.
Session No. 77
Selection of Design
Aggregate Structure
SUPERPAVE requires
A) Establish Trial Blends developing a minimum
of three blends from the
available hot bins
samples in the project
site.
2) Compute combined aggregate properties The blending percentages
Estimate mathematically the combined are selected using
aggregate properties based on the blending ePAVE so that the
resulted gradation line:
percentages and the aggregate properties.
1 is away from the
For the selected blend verify the combined maximum density line.
properties by testing. 2. is within the control
points.
3. is outside the restricted
zone (strong
recommendation).
7 Session 7 – Third Day - Step 2: Selection of DAS
Blending Percentage of B1 B2 B3 B4
aggregate from hot bin
To compact specimens
B) Compact trial blends from the three blends, we
need to estimate asphalt
content. The design can
select and use any one of
Select % Trial Asphalt Binder (Pbi) using one the shown methods.
of the following methods:
By computation which
will be shown in details
Computation (AASHTO PP-28) in the next slides.
Or by utilizing
B) Compact trial blends SUPEPRAVE suggested
values shown below:
NMS Suggested %
1) Estimate Trial Blend (% AB) By Computation: 37.5 3.5
25.0 4.0
a. Estimate the effective specific gravity of the 19.0 4.5
blends (Gse) using: 12.5 5.0
9.5 5.5
Gse = Gsb+ C x (Gsa – Gsb)
Computation method to
Gsb = Aggregate bulk specific gravity estimate asphalt content
C = Aggregate absorption factor is assumed 0.8 for the three trial blends
but for absorptive aggregate use 0.6 or 0.5 based on.
Gsa = Aggregate apparent specific gravity
Computation method to
B) Compact trial blends estimate asphalt content
for the three trial blends
Computation method to
B) Compact trial blends estimate asphalt content
for the three trial blends
Computation method to
B) Compact trial blends estimate asphalt content
for the three trial blends
d. Finally estimate the initial AB% (Pbi) for each
trial blend using:
Ps x (1-Va)
Ws =
(Pb/ Gb + Ps / Gse)
Gb x (Vbe + Vba)
Pbi =
(Gb x (Vbe + Vba) + Ws
Ws = weight of aggregate
Pbi = percent binder by weight of mix
13 Session 7 – Third Day - Step 2: Selection of DAS
95 97
Coarse Aggregate Angularity, % min.
88 94
To determine the
B) Compact trial blends % Gmm at any N
(gyratory compactor
rotation) use the shown
formula.
HNdes
%Gmm @ any Nx = %Gmm @ Ndes x Note that the
HNx gyratory compactor
will give you only the
Where: height of the sample
at each gyration (N).
HNdes = Height of specimen at Ndes
Design project
Selection of DAS … Example example.
IMPORTANT
C) Evaluate Trial Blends SUPERPAVE system
design the mixes by
2. Estimate @ 4% air voids (96% Gmm @ Ndes): determining the
aggregate gradation
Asphalt content % using: (DAS) and asphalt
Pb,estimated = Pbi – (0.4(4-Va) content percentage
Note: (DAC) for the HMA at
VMA using: C = 0.1 if Va < 4.0 a level of Air Voids of
% VMAestimated = %VMA initial + C(4-Va) C = 0.2 if Va > 4.0 4.0%
VFA using:
% VFAestimated = 100 x (%VMAestimated - 4.0)/% VMAestimated
3. Calculate DP ratio
Compute Pbe using:
Pbe = - (Ps x Gb ) x (Gse – Gsb)/GsexGsb) + Pb,estimated
DP using:
DP = P0.075 / Pbe
4. Summarize results and Compare with
SUPERPAVE criteria and select the most
confirming blend.
Design project
Selection of DAS … Example example.
Quiz No (4)
1. What are the bases for the selection of the NMS?
2. Define:
Control points:
Restricted zone:
3. Why we have to do the short term oven aging? For how long?
Session No.
Session No. 88
Selection of
Selection of
Design Asphalt
Design Asphalt Content
Content
Select Nmax
Compact Analyze
DAC verification
S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2
Session 9
Moisture Sensitivity
Evaluation
A) Select Nx
procedure to conduct the
moisture evaluation and
MOT SUPERPAVE
Implantation Guidelines.
Where:
which the specimen has
air voids of 7% using
the shown formula.
HNdes = Height of specimen at Ndes
N H, mm % Gmm
5 129.0 85.1
8 127.0 86.5
10 125.7 87.7
30 120.1 91.5
40 119.0 92.4
5050 118.1
118.1 93.0
93.0
70 117.2 93.8
100 116.0 94.7
160 115.2 95.4
Gmb 2.445
Gmm 2.563
B) Compact Samples
C) Evaluate
Three specimens are control (no conditioning)
o
The other three is conditioned for 24 h at 60 C
Test all specimens to determine maximum
indirect tensile load at failure
Load Load
C) EEvaluation
valuation
Compute ITS
Maximum allowable ITS loss is 20%
Compare with SUPERPAVE criteria and adjust
your design as needed.
Original Samples
Sample
Property
1 2 3 4 5 6
Diameter, mm 150 150 150 150 150 150
Thickness, mm 99.2 99.4 99.4 99.3 99.2 99.3
Dry Mass in Air, g 3986.2 3981.3 3984.6 3990.6 3987.8 3984.4
SSD mass, g 4009.4 4000.6 4008.3 4017.7 4013.9 4008.6
Mass in Water, g 2329.3 2321.2 2329.0 2339.0 2331.5 2329.0
Quiz No (5)
1. What is SUPERPAVE suggested asphalt binder content percentages
to start the selection of DAC process?.
3. Define :
Nmax:
Ndes:
Session No 10
Typical Problems in
SUPERPAVE Mix Design
Asphalt Binder:
Binder PG selection in case the project crosses two zones
PG adjustments for speed and ESAL
PMA lab testing results are different from the manufacturer recommendations.
Aggregate:
Inaccurate measurements of Specific Gravities. (Gsb, Gsa, Gmb, Gmm …)
FAA method selection in AASHTO T304.
Hot Mix:
Low VMA.
The designed mix fail in the moisture sensitivity testing (TSR is less than 80%).
1.0 Problem:
What binder PG must be selected in case the project crosses two zones?
Solution:
Select the highest PG
Split the project in to two PG or more.
Use engineering judgment to select the PG based on the historical performance
of the project or similar in the area.
2.0 Problem:
How can we adjust PG for speed and ESAL in a project where these factors are
different in some of the project locations?
Solution:
Select the highest ESAL and the lowest speed (check cost ?)
Use more than one PG.
Use engineering judgment to select the PG based on the historical performance
of the project or similar in the area..
3.0 Problem:
What shall we do if the PMA lab testing results are different from the
manufacturer recommendations?
Solution:
Check PMA production instructions as given by the manufacturer for mixing
mechanism, time and temperature.
Check the polymer content.
If everything is OK, use your results, since the PMA physical and rheological
properties are asphalt source dependent.
1.0 Problem:
Inaccurate measurements of Specific Gravities. (Gsb, Gsa, Gmb, Gmm …)
Solution
The volumetric properties are the heart of the SUPERPAVE mixture design
system , which depends on the specific gravities of the materials; hence,
high caution must be practiced in the measurements of the needed
specific gravities.
Read the standard procedures carefully and make sure they are applicable to
your case.
Check all of your laboratory equipment for calibration, damage and errors.
Do some self training and education.
Follow the standard procedure carefully.
2.0 Problem:
Which method we should use to measure the FAA in AASHTO T304
Solution
Use method A
1.0 Problem:
What can I do to increase the VMA in my design?
Solution
The VMA is an aggregate property which depends on the packing
characteristics of the aggregate.
Gradation:
1. Move gradation away from the maximum density line.
2. Gap-grade the gradation (reduce the amount between two sieves)
3. Reduce the amount passing 0.075 mm sieve (No 200)
Surface texture:
1. Use particles with high angularity
2. Use particles with rough surface texture.
Introduction
The heart of the SUPERPAVE mixture design system is aggregate properties and volumetric
properties. If all the requirements are met, the resulting mix design should have:
• A strong aggregate skeleton for permanent deformation resistance.
• Sufficient asphalt binder for fatigue and asphalt binder aging resistance.
• Sufficient air voids space to hold plastic properties at bay and prevent permanent
deformation.
Problem
An issue which has been experienced is the difficulty of obtaining adequate voids in the mineral
aggregate (VMA). Although the number of mixtures which have experienced difficulty is in the
minority, the mix designers have become frustrated. Problem mixes typically will have low
VMA and will be non-responsive to changes in gradation.
For example, a 19.0 mm nominal maximum size mixture calls for 13.0% VMA. Say a mix
designer who is trying to design below the restricted zone finds the estimated VMA in trial
blends to be in the low 12's. Further, he finds that if the gradation is varied within the range
First, the designer should realize that the packing characteristics of aggregate particles and hence
VMA is dependent on three factors:
1. gradation
2. surface texture
3. shape
In the example, the designer has investigated the effect of gradation within the limits below the
restricted zone but has not yet considered surface texture or shape. The mix designer is correct
that additional fine aggregate will increase VMA but the specifications prevent adding sand
because of the weakening effect which will occur in the aggregate skeleton. If the contract allows
mixtures above the restricted zone the designer can investigate such mixes, although other
problems will be faced, in particular, meeting density requirements at N initial.
Two competing demands are occurring during the mix design. Sufficient inter-particle space
must be available for a minimum amount of asphalt binder and the aggregate must have a
sufficiently strong skeleton to carry the traffic loads. SUPERPAVE specifications demand that
adequate VMA be obtained without weakening the aggregate skeleton.
Gradation Effect
Changing the gradation (particle size distribution) of a mixture will influence the amount of
space in the aggregate skeleton. The effect of gradation is separated from shape and surface
texture effects if all sized particles have the same shape and texture. Research published by
Nijboer in the 1940's, Goode and Lufsey in the 1960's and the Asphalt Institute in the 1980's
provide a basis for the 0.45 power chart.
Nijboer investigated aggregate gradations plotted as the log percent passing versus log particle
size. He showed a maximum packing density for both gravel and crushed aggregates when the
slope was 0.45. Goode and Lufsey reconfirmed Nijboer's results on gravel aggregates. Hence, the
basis of the 0.45 power chart. Work by the Asphalt Institute evaluated the drawing of maximum
density lines on a 0.45 power chart for both gravel and crushed limestone mixtures.
Under Marshall compaction the particles are not so free to rotate. In fact, flat particles tend to
bridge in a Marshall mold and give high VMA. Therefore, be aware of the influence of particle
shape when comparing Marshall specimens to SUPERPAVE specimens.
Conclusion
Obtaining adequate VMA in a SUPERPAVE mixture is an important part of the mix design
which must be met. VMA is only one parameter, aggregate skeleton strength is another. The
challenge to SUPERPAVE mix designers is to select aggregates which will give the proper
amount of VMA without weakening the skeleton. Many mixtures meet the SUPERPAVE
requirements without difficulty, others require more design work. This guidelines are intended to
help mix designers with the decision of which materials to use.
(1) Source: "How to Increase Voids in Mineral aggregate – Guidelines to increase VMA of SUPERPAVE Mixture" prepared by
Ad Hoc Mix Design Task Group, Presented to the FHWA SUPEPEVE Mixtures Expert Task Group., 1996
2.0 Problem:
What can be done if the designed mix fail in the moisture sensitivity testing (TSR
is less than 80%).
Solution
1. Use an approved mineral admixtures such as hydrated lime (AASHTO M303) or
Portland cement (AASHTO M204)
2. Use liquid/chemical anti-stripping agents
3. No effort must be done to increase the DAC
4. Consider to redesign the mix.
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