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TheAsphaltPavement TechnologyProgramisan integrated,nationaleffortto improvethelongterm performanceandcost effectivenessofasphalt pavements.Managedbythe FederalHighwayAdministration throughpartnershipswithState highwayagencies,Industryand academiatheprograms primarygoalsaretoreduce congestion,improvesafety,and fostertechnologyinnovation. Theprogramwasestablishedto developandimplement guidelines,methods, proceduresandothertoolsfor useinasphaltpavement materialsselection,mixture design,testing,construction andqualitycontrol.
TheFederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)ledanefforttodeveloptechnologyforauniversal methodformeasuringtheangleofgyrationonallcompactorsfrominsidethespecimenmold. Subsequently, internalanglemeasurementdeviceswererefinedandmarketedbyprivatemanufacturers. AssociatedresearchdemonstratedthattheuseoftheinternalangleofgyrationtocalibrateSGCunits couldresultinreplicatespecimenshavingmoreconsistentvolumetricproperties. However,therearenumerouspotentialsourcesofvariabilityrelatedtotheproductionofalaboratory compactedhotmixasphaltspecimen.Itisimportantthatpractitionersrecognizeandminimizeall suchsourcesofvariabilityinadditiontotheuseofinternalangleofgyrationtocalibratetheSGC. TheFHWAExpertTaskGrouponMixturesandAggregates(ETG)developedthisdocumentwithtwo primarygoals:(1)tohelppractitionersaddressallpotentialsourcesofvariabilityinproducing compactedhotmixasphaltspecimens;and(2)provideabriefhistoryofthedevelopmentofthe concepts,practices,andequipmentformeasuringtheinternalangleofgyrationandthedevelopment ofspecificationsforimplementingtheuseoftheinternalangleintoroutinepractice.
SourcesofVariabilityinDeterminingtheBulkSpecificGravity(Gmb)ofHot MixAsphalt(HMA)
Itisimportanttorecognizethatvariabilityinthebulkspecificgravity(Gmb)ofacompactedhotmix asphalt(HMA)specimencanstemfromanumberofsources.Priortoadjustingsettingsonthe Superpavegyratorycompactor(SGC),theseexternalsourcesofvariabilityshouldbeinvestigated.If problemsarediscovered,theseissuesshouldbesettledinsofaraspossible.Abriefdiscussionofsome potentialsourcesofvariabilityfollows.
SGCMaintenance
Studiesrelatedtotheangleofgyrationappliedtoahotmixasphaltspecimenhaveindicatedthatthe physicalconditionofagivenSGCaffectstheresultingmeasuredangleofgyration.Ataminimum, recommendedmaintenanceitemslistedintheUsersManualforeachSGCmustbeperformedatthe recommendedtaskfrequencies. Inadditiontoroutinemaintenanceissues,usersarecautionedthatpartsofSGCunitssubjectto wear,i.e.bearings,rollers,etc.,shouldbeperiodicallycheckedforcondition.SGCmanufacturerscan provideinformationrelatedtospecificpartsandindicationsofexcessivewear.SGCpartsshowing excessivewearshouldbereplaced.
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SGCCleanliness
TheSGCmustbekeptascleanaspossible,includingallsurfaces,rollers,plates,andmolds.Table1 reportstheresultsofasmallstudytodemonstratetheeffectofanintrusionunderthegyratory compactormoldbaseplate.Ingeneral,thedatainTable1suggeststhatanintrusionunderthebase plateof0.1mmcoulddecreasetheeffectiveinternalangleofgyrationbyapproximately0.05degrees; givencurrentspecificationsrelatedtotheinternalangleofgyration,suchachangeissignificant. Table1.EffectofIntrusionsUnderSGCBasePlateonInternalAngleofGyration
Thicknessof Intrusion2 UnderBase Plate3 (mm) 0.0 0.19 0.45 0.62 0.0 0.18 0.39 0.61 0.0 0.21 0.45 0.61 0.0 0.19 0.37 0.58
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Average InternalAngle4 (deg) 1.145 1.002 0.860 0.850 1.155 1.048 0.915 0.885 1.153 1.043 0.892 0.875 1.150 1.030 0.883 0.875
Molds
TheFHWAExpertTaskGroupforMixturesandAggregates(ETG)iscontinuingtostudytheissueof excessivemoldwear,withthegoalofrecommendingpossiblespecificationlimitsforSGCmolds. CurrentmolddiameterspecificationsincludedinAASHTOT312liststheinsidediameterspecification as149.90to150.00mm;however,thismeasurementismadeatthetopandbottomedgesofthemold ratherthanintheareainwhichcompactionoccurs.Itisunclearatwhatdiametergreaterthan 150.00mm(intheareaofcompaction)moldwearbecomesexcessiveandsignificantlyaffectsthe volumetricpropertiesoftheHMAspecimen. Thereisalsoaspecificationregardingthediameterofthebottommoldplate;however,the specificationdoesnotaddressthegapbetweenthebottommoldplateandthemolditselfinother words,thedifferencebetweentheinsidemolddiameterandthebottommoldplate.Therehasbeen speculationthatthisgap,ifexcessive,couldaffecttheinternalanglemeasurement,andultimately,the volumetricpropertiesofcompactedHMAspecimens. SGCmoldsshouldbecheckedforexcessivewearbymeasuringtheinsidediameterintheareaofthe moldwallsubjecttocompaction,i.e.1to5inchesfromthebottom.Figure1showsexamplesofinside diametermeasurements.AASHTOT312liststheinsidediameterspecificationas149.9to150.0mm, measuredatthetopandbottomofthemold.
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Figure2summarizesdatacollectedinastudyoftheeffectofthebaseplate/moldgap.Inthisstudy, variouscombinationsofmoldandbaseplateswereusedwithfourmodelsofgyratorycompactor. ReplicatemeasurementsofinternalanglewereobtainedusingtheRapidAngleMeasurement(RAM) device.AsshowninFigure2,formold/plategapsrangingfrom0.24mmto0.62mmtherewasno consistenteffectofthegapsizeoninternalanglealthoughthedatadoessuggestapotential decreaseininternalanglewithincreasinggapsize. 1.40 1.38 1.36 1.34 1.32 1.30 1.28 T4141 1.26 1.24 P125x 1.22 1.20 PG2 1.18 1.16 Brov 1.14 1.12 1.10 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 Figure2.EffectofSGCMoldInternalDiameter/BasePlateGaponInternalAngle AstudywasconductedattheUniversityofArkansastoinvestigatetherelationshipbetweeninternal molddiameterandbulkspecificgravityofcompactedHMAspecimens.FourHMAmixeswereusedin thestudy:(1)9.5mm,PG6422fieldmixcompactedto65gyrations;(2)12.5mm,PG7622fieldmix compactedto50gyrations;(3)12.5mm,PG7022laboratorymixcompactedto100gyrations;and(4) 25mm,PG7022laboratorymixcompactedto100gyrations.Threemodelsofgyratorycompactor Troxler4141,Pine125x,andPineG2wereusedtocompactspecimens.Theinternaldiameterofthe moldsforeachcompactorweremeasuredstartingthebottom,andin1inchincrementsfromthe bottomtoatotalheightabovethebottomof7inches.ThreereplicatespecimensofHMAwere compactedineachmoldused,foreachmixinthestudy. Figures35showtherelationshipbetweenthemaximummeasuredinternaldiameteroftheSGCmold andtheaveragebulkspecificgravityofthereplicatespecimenscompactedinthemold,fortheTroxler
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Figure3.RelationshipBetweenSpecimenDensityandSGCMoldDiameter,Troxler4141
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2.540 2.520 2.500 2.480 2.460 2.440 2.420 2.400 2.380 2.360 2.340 150.10 150.15 150.20 150.25 150.30 150.35 150.40 150.45 150.50 150.55 BulkSpecificGravity,Gmb
MaximumSGCMoldInternalDiameterMeasurement(mm)
Figure4.RelationshipBetweenSpecimenDensityandSGCMoldDiameter,Pine125x
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Figure5.RelationshipBetweenSpecimenDensityandSGCMoldDiameter,PineG2
SamplingandTesting
ApotentiallysignificantsourceofvariabilityinGmbofcompactedHMArelatestosamplingandtesting. Inmanycases,relativelycoarsegradedHMA,suchasSuperpaveandStoneMatrixAsphalt(SMA)may increasethepotentialforsegregationduringsamplingandsubsequentsamplehandling/preparation (i.e.splitting,SGCmoldloading).IndustrygroupssuchastheNationalAsphaltPavementAssociation (NAPA)andtheAsphaltInstitute(AI)provideinformationrelatingtobestpracticesassociatedwith samplingandhandling.StepsmustbetakentoensurethatallpersonsinvolvedinHMAsamplingand preparationsadheretobestpractices. Itshouldberecognizedthatanymaterialtestcontainsinherentvariability.Thisisthecasewiththe determinationofbulkspecificgravity(Gmb).AASHTOandASTMmaterialtestmethodstypically containstatementsconcerningtheprecisionofthemethod.Onekeypieceofinformationinthe precisionandbiasstatementregardstheD2stheacceptablerangeoftwotestresults.For example,twopersonsshouldbeabletodeterminetheGmbofthesameHMAspecimensothatthe differenceinthetwotestresultsislessthanthestatedD2slimitsforthetestmethod.Ifthis consistentlyprovesnottobethecase,athoroughexaminationshouldbeconductedofallsteps
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DeterminationofSGCBias
ForlaboratoriesthatexperiencedifficultiesinproducingconsistentGmbvaluesthatverifyamongtwo ormoregyratorycompactors(andhaveinvestigatedandaddressedthosesourcesofvariabilitylisted inthepreviousSection),asecondstepindefiningthepotentialproblemistodeterminewhetherabias existsamongcompactors.Todothis,oneormorecomparisonstudiesmaybeperformed.Abrief outlineofthosestepsnecessaryforasuccessfulcomparisonstudyfollows.Itisassumedinthe discussionsthatallSGCsareproperlycalibratedusingcurrentmanufacturersrecommendations and/orapplicablespecifications. HotMixAsphalt(HMA)tocomparetwoormorecompactors,aconsistentmixtureisvital.Ideally,a plantproducedmixtureissampledatthehotmixplantandsplitintospecimensizes(generally4500to 5000g)onsitewithoutreheatingthemix.IflaboratorypreparedHMAisused,extremecaution mustbeusedtoensurethateachseparatebatchispreparedaggregateblending,mixing, aging/heatingasconsistentlyaspossible. NumberofSpecimens/Mixescomparisonstudiesrelatedtogyratorycompactorsmaybeperformed foraparticularHMAmixture,orforavarietyofmixtures.Ahighernumberofmixturesincludedina comparisonstudyprovidesamorecompletepictureoftherelationshipbetweentwoormore compactors.Inaddition,mixturevarietyvariousnominalmaximumaggregatesizes,numberof gyrations,andbindergradeaddstothecompletenessofthecomparison.ItisnotedthatAASHTOPP 35(theoriginalspecificationusedtovalidateagyratorycompactor)recommendsaminimumoffour mixturesfortheSGCvalidationprocess.Aminimumofsix(6)HMAspecimensshouldbecompactedin eachSGCforeachmixtureused. CompactionandTestingitisapparentthatthenumberofspecimensinvolvedinacomparisonstudy rangesfromaminimumof12toapotentiallyverylargevalue.Greatcaremustbetakentoensure thateachHMAspecimenistreatedasequallyaspossible.Someissuesrelatedtothisconsideration follow.
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Randomness:specimensshouldbeselectedforcompactionandtestingusingablindrandom process.Thatis,eachindividualspecimenischosenfromthepoolofspecimensusingarandom processandassignedtoaparticularcompactor.Itisalsorecommendedthatcompactionand testingbeperformedrandomlythatis,avoidcompactingallofthespecimensforaparticular compactoratonetime,beforemovingtothenextcompactor.Thisrecommendationholdsforthe testingsequenceallofthespecimensproducedbyonecompactorshouldnotbetestedasa grouppriortothespecimensfromasubsequentcompactor. Operator:insofaraspossible,thesameoperatorshouldperformallcompactionandtesting activities.Thisisparticularlyimportantfortesting,toavoidorlimitinherentoperatorrelated variabilityintestresults. DataAnalysis:twonumbersrelatedtoGmbtestresultsareusedtocomparecompactors.Brief commentsrelatedtothecomparisonfollow. a. Mean:themeanGmbofspecimenscompactedonsubjectSGCunitsisthebottomlineofthe comparisoneffort.Twoanalysesshouldbeperformed: (1)statisticalcomparison,inwhichmeanvaluesarecomparedusingstatisticaltestssuchasthe Studentsttestorananalysisofvariance,orFtest.Forcomparisonsofmeanvalues,thet testistypicallyused.Theseanalysistoolswillindicatewhetherastatisticaldifferenceexists betweenthedatasets. (2)practicalcomparison,inwhichthemeanvaluesareexaminedtoestimatethepractical effectadifferenceinmeanvalueswillhaveondeterminingmixturepropertiessuchasairvoids, VMA,etc.Insomecases,testresultsdisplayingastatisticallysignificantdifferencemaybe judgedtobecloseenoughtoavoidhavingapracticaleffectonmixtureproperties. b. StandardDeviation:thestandarddeviationofGmbmaybeusedtojudgethevariabilityofHMA specimendensityexhibitedbyacompactor.However,personsconductingcomparisonstudies arestronglycautionedtousestandarddeviationresultswithcarethestandarddeviationof testresultscontainsthevariabilityoftheGmbtestmethoditself.AnAnalysisofVariance (ANOVA)maybeusedtocomparestandarddeviationvalues. BasedonthecomparisonofmeanGmbvalues,aquantifiablebiasamongtwoormoreSGCunitsmaybe identified.Thatbiasmaybetakenintoaccountinfuturemixtureverificationactivities,orfurther investigationsintoreducingoreliminatingthebiasmaybepursued.
UsingtheDynamicInternalAngle(DIA)toCalibratetheSGC
Onceallpotentialsourcesofvariabilityhavebeenaddressedandabiashasbeendemonstrated betweentwoormorecompactors,anadditionalproceduremightbeperformedbya laboratory/agencytoreduceoreliminatedifferencesinGmbproducedbyvariousgyratorycompactors. ThediscussionthatfollowshighlightsamethodforcalibratingSGCunitsusinganinternalangleof gyration.
BackgroundonVariability
Asearlyas20002001,growingevidenceshowedthatanHMAmixturecompactedwithdifferent SuperpaveGyratoryCompactors(SGCs)couldresultinsignificantlydifferentdensitiesandairvoids (1,2,3,4).Carefullycontrolledexperimentsshowedthattheairvoidscandifferasmuchas1.0percent whenthesametechnicianmoldsasetofspecimensintwodifferent,butproperlycalibratedSGCs(1). Furthermore,datafromtheAASHTOMaterialsReferenceLaboratoryindicatedthatthemultilab precisionofSGCcompactedspecimensbyaccreditedlaboratorieswassopoorthattheacceptable rangeofairvoidsbetweentwolabsmaybeasmuchas1.8percent(2).ThisdifferenceimpededHMA mixdesignprocesses,createddisputesbetweencontractorQCresultsandagencyQAresults,and causedconfusionabouttheappropriatecompactiveefforttouseforselectingdesignasphaltcontents. ItisimportanttonotethatnoparticularbrandofSGCwaslabeledasbeingcorrectorincorrect,right orwrong.However,itisnecessarytorecognizethatthemachinesreactdifferentlytoasphaltmixture shearresistanceduringcompaction,andthatthesereactiondifferencesmayresultindifferent propertiesofthecompactedHMAsamples.Figure6illustratesthedifferencesobtainedfromtwo brandsofSGCs.ThisdatawasprovidedfromresearchperformedattheNationalCenterforAsphalt Technology(NCAT)onvalidationoftheSuperpaveNdesigntable(4).TheXandYaxesarethenumberof gyrationstoachievetheinitialinplacedensityfromawidespectrumofprojects.Thefactthatallthe datalieabovetheLineofEqualityclearlyshowsthatfewergyrationsarerequiredforBrand1 compactortoachievethesamedensityasBrand2compactor. ItwastheorizedthatthencurrentrequirementsforcalibratingSGCsinAASHTOT312usingthe externalangleofgyrationdidnotsufficientlylimittheparallelnessofthetopandbottomplates
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ANewApproach:TheDynamicInternalAngle
Startingin1998,FHWAsTunerFairbankHighwayResearchCenterdevelopedadevicetomeasurethe angleofgyrationfrominsidethemold.ThedevicewasinitiallyreferredtoastheAVK(Angle ValidationKit)andisnowknowastheDynamicAngleValidatororDAV.
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EarlyExperimentalResultsUsingInternalAngleofGyration
Proofwasneededthatchangingtoaneffectiveinternalanglecalibrationprocedurewouldremoveor significantlyreducethebiasbetweenresultsfromdifferentSGCs.Eightlaboratoriesparticipatedinan experimenttoassesstheeffectivenessofproposedprocedure.Thisvolunteercooperativeeffort includedmostoftheSGCmodelsusedthroughouttheUSAandawiderangeofmixturetypes.Table2 presentsthegeneralscopeofthecooperativeresearch.
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Table2.ResearchScopeofInitialInternalAngleCooperativeStudy
Laboratory Asphalt Institute APAC, Inc. NCAT FHWA Florida DOT Pine Instrument Co. Troxler Electronic Labs University of Arkansas Mix Sizes 12.5mm, 25.0mm 9.5mm 4.75mm 9.5 mm, 12.5 mm, 19.0 mm 12.5mm 9.5mm, 12.5mm, 19.0mm, 25.0mm 9.5mm, 19.0mm 12.5mm Superpave Gyratory Compactors Evaluated Pine AFGC125X, Trolxer 4140 Interlaken, Pine AFGC125X, Pine AFG1, Troxler 4140, Troxler 4141 Pine AFGC125X, Troxler 4140, Troxler 4141 Troxler 4140, TestQuip Brovold Pine AFGC125X, Trolxer 4140 Pine AFGC125X, Pine AFG1, Pine AFGB Troxler 4140, Troxler 4141 Pine AFGC125X, Trolxer 4140
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InitialImplementationoftheDynamicInternalAngleCalibrationProcedure
TheinitialprocedureforusingtheDynamicAngleValidator(DAV)wasdevelopedasAASHTOPP48. ThisprocedurerequiredtheDAVtobeinsertedintoacompactionmoldwithhotmixasphalt,to provideameasureofthedynamicinternalanglewhilethecompactorwasunderload.Inaddition, theprocedurerequiredinternalanglemeasurementstobeconductedwiththeDAVunitunderthe mix(forthebottominternalangle)andwiththeDAVunitabovethemix(forthetopinternal angle).ProceduresforcalibratingSGCsviatheinternalangleofgyrationusinghotmixasphalt presentedanumberofpotentiallysignificantissues.Thediscussionthatfollowsherewasadapted frominformationprovidedbytheDAVTaskGroupsponsoredbytheMixturesandAggregatesETGand ASTMsubcommitteeD04.25.
TimeRequiredforAngleDetermination
Measurementsoftheinternalanglewererequiredatmultiplepositionsinthemolds.Replicate measurementsateachpositionwerealsonecessarytoassuregreateraccuracyofthedata.Theoverall timetocompletethemeasurementsandanalysisforanengineerorlabtechnicianexperiencedwith theprocedurewastypicallyfourtoeighthours.Notably,asecondgenerationDAVdevice(theDAV 2)wasintroducedinthesummerof2004.ThetimerequiredforSGCcalibrationusinghotmixasphalt wassubsequentlyreduced;however,afullcalibrationcontinuedtorequireanumberofhoursto complete.
ExtrapolationandFullHeightMethods
SomeSuperpavegyratorycompactormoldsarenottallenoughtoaccommodatetheDAVandthe volumeofloosemixtureforastandard115mmHMAspecimen.Tosolvethisproblem,amethodwas developedinwhichtheinternalanglemeasurementsweremadeusingspecimensattwosmaller heights.Thedatafromtheinternalmeasurementsatthetwosmallerheightswereusedto extrapolatetotheinternalangleforafullsizedspecimen.Figure9illustratestheconcept. Independentmeasurementsmadeonreplicatespecimenscompactedtoheightsofapproximately30 mmand70mmareusedtolinearlyextrapolatetotheangleforafullsize(115mm)specimen.This
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processwasrequiredforbothtopandbottominternalangles.Theextrapolatedtopandbottom angleswerethenaveragedtodeterminetheeffectiveinternalangleofgyration. Figure9.ExtrapolationMethodforDeterminingDynamicInternalAngle Datacollectedfromseverallaboratoriesinitiallyindicatedtheextrapolationmethodyieldedaninternal anglecomparabletothatobtainedusingfullheightspecimens.Figure10showssuchdata.The differenceininternalanglesderivedusingbothmethodsisnotstatisticallysignificantatthe0.05level. Thisplotalsoshowsa0.02bandaroundthelineofequality.Inallcasesbutone,theinternalangle fromextrapolationfallswithinthisrangecomparedtothefullheightangle.Itisnotedthatthe uncertaintyofananglemeasurementusingtheDAVisalsoapproximately0.02.Thus,differencesin internalanglesasshownintheplotfallwithintheprojectedaccuracyoftheDAVdevice.Itwas concludedthateitheranglemeasurementmethod,fullheightorextrapolation,yieldedthesame averageinternalangleofthegyratorycompactor. However,additionaldataweregeneratedandpresentedtotheMixturesandAggregatesETGin September2006whichrefutedtheconclusionthatalinearextrapolationprocedurewouldyieldan internalangleofgyrationequivalenttothatvaluemeasuredusingafullheightspecimen(8).
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Internal Angle of Gyration (degrees) 1.50 1.45 1.40 1.35 1.30 1.25 1.20 1.15 1.10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 Specimen Height (mm)
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Figure10.ComparisonofInternalAngleValuesUsingFullHeight SpecimensandtheExtrapolationProcedure
HMAMixforSGCCalibration
Researchindicatedthatthestiffnessofthemixtureusedduringtheinternalanglemeasurementshad aneffectontheresultingangle.Ingeneral,stiffermixturesdevelopmoreresistancetocompaction andcausemorestrainwithintheframeoftheSGC,whichmayresultinalowereffectiveinternalangle. Therefore,calibratingtwoormoreSGCunitsusingaparticularHMAmixturewillnotnecessarily ensurethatthoseunitswillproducespecimenshavingsimilarGmbvaluesforallHMAmixtures.
MEASUREMENTOFTHEDYNAMICINTERNALANGLEUSINGSIMULATED LOADING
Anumberofadvancementsconcerningthemeasurementofeffectiveinternalangleoccurredfrom 20032006.Theoriginalinternalangledeviceandprocedure(theAVK,laterDAV)wasformalizedwith theapprovalofAASHTOPP48,andwasincludedasanoptioninAASHTOT31203,thespecificationfor gyratorycompaction.However,anumberofsignificantissueswereidentifiedduringthe implementationoftheoriginalprocedure,asdetailedearlier.Inresponsetoconcernsregardingthe useofhotmixasphaltfordeterminingthedynamicinternalangle,twodeviceshavebeendeveloped thatwillinducealoadinaSuperpavegyratorycompactorsimilartothatinducedbyHMAduring compaction.
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RapidAngleMeasurement(RAM)Device.
Dalton(10)providesanexcellentsynopsisofthegyratoryloadtheorysuggestedbyBahia.Asynopsis oftheconceptusedbytheRAM(showninFigure11)tosimulategyratoryloadingispresentedhere. Figure11.RapidAngleMeasurement(RAM)Device. Ingeneral,theforcesactingwithintheSGCmoldduringcompactionproducealoadgradientacrossthe faceoftheHMAspecimen(11).Thisgradientmayberepresentedbyasinglepointloadactingata distanceawayfromthecenteraxisofthemold.Thisoffsetdistancemaybetermedtheeccentricity, asillustratedinFigure12.TheRAMsimulatestheeccentricpointloadapproachthroughtheuseof tworaisedcontactringsofspecifieddiameteraffixedtothetopandbottomfacesofthedevice.The diameter(orradius)oftheseringsprovidesaknowneccentricityforarotatingpointload. SGCLoadGradient RepresentationofLoad GradientbyPointLoad Figure12.EccentricPointLoadConceptUsedbytheRAMtoSimulateGyratoryLoad
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Figure13showsaproductionmodelRAMwithadditionalcontactrings;theringsareaffixedtothe devicebeneaththewearingplate(shownontheuppersurfaceofthedevice).Figure14isaschematic illustratinghowtheraisedringensuresasingle,rotatingpointofcontactbetweentheloadplatensof anSGCandtheRAMunit.Tracesoftwodifferentdiametercontactringsarevisibleonthesurfaceof thewearingplateinFigure13. Figure13.ProductionmodelRapidAngleMeasurement(RAM)withContactRings. Figure14.RAMSimulationofSingleEccentricPointLoad HallandEasleydevelopedaninitialestimateoftheprecisionoftheanglemeasurementprovidedthe RAMin2004(12).Table3summarizesthemean,repeatabilitystandarddeviation(sr),reproducibility standarddeviation(sR),andtheestimateofthe95percentrepeatabilityandreproducibilitylimitsfor
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theRAMdevicewhenusedonthecompactormodelsfeaturedinthestudy.AsshowninTable3,the repeatabilityoftheRAMmetorexceededthevalueassumed(0.02)fortheoriginalDAVdevicefor mostmajorbrandsofSuperpavegyratorycompactor. Table3.InitialEstimateofthePrecisionoftheDynamicInternalAngleMeasurement UsingtheRapidAngleMeasurement(RAM)(12) Superpave Gyratory x sr sR r R Compactor PineAFG1A 1.168 0.0034 0.0122 0.0094 0.0342 PineAFGC125X 1.147 0.0047 0.0126 0.0131 0.0353 PineAFGB1A 1.149 0.0017 0.0102 0.0049 0.0285 Troxler4140 1.054 0.0095 0.0127 0.0267 0.0355 Troxler4141 1.100 0.0029 0.0108 0.0081 0.0304 where:
HotMixSimulator(HMS)
TheHotMixSimulator(HMS)wasintroducedintheSpringof2004.TheHMSisafixturethatisusedin conjunctionwiththeDynamicAngleValidator(DAV)whichsimulatestheloadingplacedonthe Superpavegyratorycompactorbyhotmixasphalt.Figure15showstheHMS.Brovold(13)provides generalguidancerelatingtothetheorybehindthemethodofsimulatingshearresistanceusedbythe HotmixSimulator(HMS);aschematicofthebasicmechanicalrelationshipsisshowninFigure16. Gyratoryforceistransmittedthroughapointofcontactbetweenthesurfaceofanupperdome(ofthe HMS)andtheinsideofaconeshapeddepressionmachinedintotheHMSupperplate(showninFigure 15).Ashearforceiscreatedbythewedgeangle,.Thisshearforceformsonemomentcoupleacting ontheDAV/HMSunit.Anothermomentcoupleiscreatedthroughthegyratoryforce(F)actingata
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Figure15.TheHotmixSimulator(HMS)AttachmenttotheDynamicAngleValidator(DAV)
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HallandEasleydevelopedaninitialestimateoftheprecisionoftheanglemeasurementprovidedby theDAV2/HMScombinationin2006(14).Table4summarizesthemean,repeatabilitystandard deviation(sr),reproducibilitystandarddeviation(sR),andtheestimateofthe95percentrepeatability andreproducibilitylimitsfortheDAV2devicewhenusedonthecompactormodelsfeaturedinthe study.AsshowninTable4,therepeatabilityoftheDAV2meetsorexceedsthevalueassumed(0.02) fortheoriginalDAVdeviceformostmajorbrandsofSuperpavegyratorycompactor. Table4.InitialEstimateofthePrecisionoftheDynamicInternalAngleMeasurementUsingthe DynamicAngleValidator(DAV2)withtheHotmixSimulator(14) Superpave Gyratory Compactor PineAFG1A Pine AFGC125X PineAFGB1A Troxler4140 Troxler4141 where:
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ADDITIONALCONSIDERATIONSFORTHEDYNAMICINTERNALANGLE
GyratoryFrameStiffnessConcepts
Asmentionedpreviously,themeasuredvalueoftheinternalangleofgyrationappearstoberelatedto thestiffnessoftheHMAmix(realorsimulated)usedinthedetermination.Themostlikelymajor
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contributingfactortothisphenomenonisthestiffnessoftheframeoftheSGC.Simulatedloading devicessuchastheRAMandHMSallowthecontrolofloadeccentricity(simulatingtheshear resistanceofferedbyHMAmixesofvaryingstiffness)tocreateaknowntiltingmomentcouplingonthe deviceinsidetheSGCmold.Aplotoftheappliedtiltingmomentversusthemeasuredinternalangle providesarepresentationoftheframestiffnessforagivenSGC.Thegeneralrelationshipbetween tiltingmomentandeccentricityisshowninEquation4. Moment(Nm)=eccentricity(mm)*SGCForce(N)/1000Eq.4 AtypicalvalueforSGCForce(at600kPapressure)isapproximately10,602N. Figures17and18areplotsoftiltingmomentversusmeasuredinternalangleforfivemodelsof Superpavegyratorycompactor,fromongoingstudiesbeingperformedbytheUniversityofArkansas usingproductionmodelRAMandDAV2/HMSunits.Relativeframestiffnessisassessedbycomparing theslopeofthelinesshownonthegraph.Foreaseofcomparison,theslopeforeachdataset(in deg/Nm)isshowninthelegendofthefigure.Itisapparentthatrealdifferencesoccurinthe measuredinternalangle,forthesamecompactor,whenusingdifferentsimulatedloads.These differencesininternalanglecanbesignificant,consideringtheoriginalinternalanglespecificationfor compactionis1.160.02degrees(AASHTOT312). Table5summarizestheframestiffness(slopeoftheinternalangleversustiltingmomentline)as evaluatedbytheRAMandDAV2/HMSforthefiveSGCunitsintheUniversityofArkansasstudy.Itis notedthatthesinglepointshownforeachangleinFigures17and18representstheaverageofthree anglemeasurements. Theframestiffnessphenomenoncomplicatesthecomparisonofdynamicinternalanglevalues measuredusingsimulatedloadingdeviceswiththosemeasuredusinghotmixasphalt.Foradirect comparison,anequivalenteccentricitymustbedeterminedforthehotmixasphaltusedinthe measurement.Researchtocharacterizehotmixasphaltmixturesintermsofequivalenteccentricity (toallowsuchcomparisons)hasnotsuccessfullyidentifiedanysuchrelationshipssuitablefor implementationintoroutinepractice(15).
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Figure17.ComparisonofSGCframestiffnessusingtheRapidAngleMeasurementDevice(RAM). Table5.ComparisonofSGCFrameStiffnessValuesRAMandDAV2/HMS SGCFrameStiffness(deg/Nm) SuperpaveGyratoryCompactor Internal Angle Pine PineAFG1 PineAFGB1 Troxler4141 Troxler4140 Device AFGC125 RAM DAV2/HMS
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0.00041 0.00030
0.00047 0.00043
0.00031 0.00028
0.00060 0.00052
0.00140 0.00184
Figure18.ComparisonofSGCframestiffnessusingtheHotmixSimulator(HMS).
TemperatureIssues
Oneissuethataroseduringresearchstudiesandspecificationsubcommitteemeetingsregardingthe measurementofinternalanglerelatestothetemperatureoftheSGCmoldusedduringangle measurements.Obviously,themostexpedientmethodformeasuringinternalangleistouseSGC moldsatroomtemperature;however,itisrecognizedthatduringcompaction,allsurfaceswillbe heated.Thusthequestionofthesuitabilityofusingroomtemperaturemoldsisvalid. Figure19showsacomparisonofinternalanglesmeasuredonvariousSGCmodelsusingbothhot androomtemperaturemolds,conductedbytheFloridaDOTusingaRAMwith44mmdiameter
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Pine AFGC125x
Brovold
Troxler 4140
Servopac
Pine AFG1
Figure19.ComparisonsofInternalAngleValuesusingHotandRoomTemperatureSGCMolds. (DatacourtesyofFloridaDepartment.ofTransportation) AhotversuscoldstudyusingtheRAMdeviceconductedattheUniversityofArkansasissummarized inTable6.DifferencesininternalangleforthisstudygenerallyagreewiththeFloridaDOTstudy, exceptthattherelativelylargeeffectoftemperatureontheAFGB1(Brovold)compactornotedinthe FloridaDOTstudy(seeFigure19)isnotreflectedintheArkansasstudy.InTable6,differences betweenhotandcoldinternalanglevaluesarenotconsistentacrossRAMcontactringsizes,noris thereanapparentpatternassociatedwithringsize.Itisalsonotedthat,whilethemajorityof comparisonsshowthehotmoldangletobelessthantheassociatedcoldmoldangle,some measurementsshowingthecoldmoldtobethelesseranglewererecorded.Theseresultssuggestthat aconsistent,quantifiabledifferencedoesnotexistbetweenanglemeasurementstakenwithhotand coldcompactionmolds.AstatisticalpairedttestperformedontheArkansasdataindicates differencesincoldversushotanglesarenotsignificant(tstat=1.181,comparedtotcritical=2.145). ThedatapresentedheremaysuggestthattemperatureeffectsarenotidenticalfordifferentSGC models.However,thevariability/uncertaintyassociatedwiththemeasurementoftheinternalangle usingtheRAMmustalsobeconsidered.Thedifferencesshownininternalanglemeasurements betweenhotandcoldmoldsare,inalmostallcases,withintherepeatabilitylimitsfortheRAM(Table 3).Thus,thedifferencesinangleshowncannotbesolelyassignedtoeffectsoftemperature.Itmust benoted,however,thatrecentanecdotalreportshavesurfacedwhichpurporttodemonstrate significantdifferencesinmeasuredinternalangleattributabletotesttemperature.
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Table6.EffectofMoldTemperatureonMeasuredInternalAngle(UniversityofArkansas). Contact Ring Diameter (mm) Pine 35 AFGC125x 44 60 Pine 35 AFGC1 44 60 Brovold 35 (Pine 44 AFGB1) 60 Troxler 35 4140 44 60 SGC Model Internal Angle (deg) Cold Hota Difference Mold Mold (Cold-Hot) 1.187 1.155 1.128 1.185 1.156 1.140 1.176 1.157 1.136 1.193 1.099 1.042 1.181 1.151 1.116 1.185 1.170 1.136 1.164 1.147 1.130 1.189 1.086 1.056 0.006 0.004 0.012 0.000 -0.014 0.004 0.012 0.010 0.006 0.004 0.013 -0.014
35 1.208 1.199 44 1.150 1.132 60 1.063 1.083 a Hot refers to a mold temperature of approximately 300F
Troxler 4141
ComparisonofInternalAngleMeasurementSystems
Currently,therearethreeprimarymethodsfordeterminingtheinternalangleofgyrationDAVwith mix,DAVwiththeHMS,andtheRAM.Twoquestions,then,arise:(1)howdothemethodscompare? and(2)arethemethodsinterchangeable?Adirectcomparisonofanglemeasurementstakenusing hotmixasphaltwithDAVandmeasurementstakenusingeithersimulatedloadingmethodisdifficult duetotheuncertaintyofestablishingthetiltingmomentappliedtotheSGCbythehotmixasphalt. ResearchrecentlycompletedbytheAsphaltInstituteandtheUniversityofArkansas,amongothers, concludedthatadefinitiverelationshipbetweenthestiffnessofagivenHMAmixturetoaparticular equivalenteccentricityappliedusingtheRAMortheHMSdidnotexistforthemixturesstudied(15). Comparisonsbetweenthetwosimulatedloadingsystems,theRAMandtheDAV/HMS,arepossible whenmadeonthebasisofappliedtiltingmoment.Table7showsacomparisonofinternalangles
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measuredusingaproductionmodelRAM(with44mmcontactring)andanearly production/prototypeDAV/HMSsystem(witha21degHMScone).Thetiltingmomentforeach systemiscalculatedusingequation4.Forpurposesofcomparison,theappliedSGCforceforeach systemistakenasthenominal10,602N.ThecalculatedtiltingmomentsfortheRAMisshownas Equation5.ThecalculationfortheeccentricityoftheDAV/HMS(witha21degcone)isshownin Equation6;theDAV/HMStiltingmomentcalculationisshownasEquation7(takenfromEquation3). RAMMoment(Nm)=22mm*10,602N/1000=233.2Nm(Equation5) DAV/HMSeccentricity=tan((radians)21deg)*115/2=22.07mm(Equation6) DAV/HMSMoment(Nm)=22.07mm*10,602N/1000=234.0Nm(Equation7) Thus,thebestdirectcomparisonoftheinternalanglevaluesgeneratedbytheRAMandDAV/HMS usesthe44mmRAMcontactringandthe21degHMScone. ThedatashowninTable7representtheaverageofthreereplicatetestsoneachcompactorusingeach device.Thetwosimulatedloadingdevicesdonotappeartoprovidethesamevalueforinternalangle atasimilarappliedtiltingmoment.Singlefactoranalysisofvariance(ANOVA)testsperformedonthe dataindicatethedifferencesinaverageinternalanglearesignificantforthePineG1andPine125x compactors.However,anexaminationoftheactualdifferencesinaverageinternalanglevalues betweenthetwosimulatedloaddevicessuggeststhat,inpracticalterms,thedifferencesnotedmay notbesignificant.
ASTMComparisonStudyandCurrentAASHTO/ASTMSpecifications
In2007,Dukatzheadedacomprehensivestudyfocusedonestablishingtheprecisionandbiasofthe internalanglemeasurementusingsimulatedload,sponsoredbytheAmericanSocietyforTestingand Materials(ASTM)asInterlaboratoryStudy(ILS)151(16).Thisstudyalsoprovidedacomprehensive comparisonofinternalangleresultsgeneratedbythetwosimulatedloaddevices.Thestudy,which included28SGCsrepresentingthemajormodelscurrentlyinservice,9laboratories/agencies,and12 internalangleinstruments(6RAMdevicesand6DAV/HMSdevices),hasbeengenerallyacknowledged aslikelymorerepresentativeofroutinefieldconditionsthanpreviouseffortsbyHallandothers.
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Table7.ComparisonofRAM(44mmcontactring)andDAV/HMS(21degcone) Average Internal Angle, deg Std. Deviation, 3 replicates RAM DAV/HMS 1.177 1.193 0.0076 0.0025 1.143 0.0029 Brovold 1.165 0.0087 1.157 0.0020 1.160 0.0021 No
Compactor Pine G1
Pine 125x
Yes
Troxler 1.057 1.051 4140 0.0029 0.0026 Troxler 1.137 1.155 4141 0.0161 0.0096 a ANOVA (F-test) with level of significance
= 0.05
No No
Table8reproducesthesummaryprecisionstatisticsfromtheILS151study. Table8.SummaryStatisticsfromtheASTMILS151Study(16)
ThecompletetextofthefullprecisionstatementfromtheILS151studyfollows: 13.1TheprecisionisbasedonanInterlaboratoryStudy(ILS#151)thatwasconductedin 2007usingASTME691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDetermine thePrecisionofaTestMethodandASTMPracticeC670forPreparingPrecision StatementsforTestMethodsforConstructionMaterials.ILS#151involved27 laboratories,whichfeatured5Troxler(DAVIIHMS)and6PineInstrumentsAFLS1(RAM) internalangleinstrumentsandthefollowingSGCmodels:TroxlerElectronics4140, 4141,and414x;PineInstrumentsAFG1,AFG2,AFGB1,AFGC125X;IPCServoPac;and Interlaken.Withinthestudytheinternalanglemeasurementsrangedfrom1.014to 1.290degrees. SingleInstrumentPrecisionthesingleoperatorstandarddeviationofasingletest resulthasbeenfoundtobe0.011degrees.Therefore,resultsoftwoproperlyconducted measurementsbythesameoperatorwiththesameinstrumentinthesameSGCshould notdifferbymorethan0.03degrees3. MultiInstrumentPrecisionthemultiinstrumentstandarddeviationofasingletest resulthasbeenfoundtobe0.015degrees.Therefore,theresultsofproperlyconducted measurementsbydifferentoperatorsusingdifferentinstrumentsinthesameSGC shouldnotdifferbymorethan0.04degrees3.
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RelationshipBetweenInternalAngleandAirVoidsforCompactedHMA
Asstatedpreviously,currentspecificationsrelatedtothemeasurementanduseoftheinternalangle ofgyration,e.g.ASTMD7115AASHTOT312,andAASHTOPP58,requirethattheinternalangleof gyrationbesetat20.20.35mrad(1.160.02degrees).However,basedonprecisiondatagenerated byDukatz(16)andHall(12,14),thesuitabilityoftheangletolerancewasquestioned.TheFederal HighwayAdministration(FHWA)ExpertTaskGrouponMixturesandConstruction(ETG)commissioned astudytodeterminetherelationshipbetweeninternalangleandairvoidsforcompactedhotmix asphaltspecimens.ThestudywascompletedbytheFHWAMobileAsphaltLaboratoryandthe UniversityofArkansasin2008.CompletedetailsofthestudyareprovidedbyHall(17). Twohotmixasphalt(HMA)mixtureswereusedintheinvestigation,includingafinegraded,9.5mm nominalmaximumaggregatesizemixwithanunmodifiedPG6422binder,andacoarsegraded,12.5 mmnominalmaximumaggregatesizemixwithapolymermodifiedPG7622binder.Fiveinternal angleswereselectedfortesting:15.0mrad(0.86deg);18.5mrad(1.06deg);20.2mrad(1.16deg);22 mrad(1.26deg);and25.5mrad(1.46deg). Figures20and21illustratetherelationshipbetweentheinternalangleofcompactionandthe associatedairvoidsofcompactedspecimens.Figure1showstheresultsfromtheFHWAMobile AsphaltLaboratory,usingtheServoPaccompactor.Figure2showstheresultsfromtheUniversityof Arkansaslaboratory,usingthePineAFG2compactor.ItisapparentfromthedatapresentedinFigures 20and21,thattheresultsaresimilarandconsistentbetweenthetwolaboratories/compactors.The PineAFG2compactorproducedspecimenswithslightlylowerairvoidsthanthevaluesexhibitedbythe specimenscompactedwiththeServoPaccompactor.Figures20and21alsoincluderegression statisticsforlinearbestfitrelationshipsbetweeninternalangleandairvoids.
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FHWAMobileAsphaltLab
5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.9 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
AirVoids(%)
AverageInternalAngle(deg) 9.5mm/6422/N65 9.5mm/6422/N100 12.5mm/7622/N50 y = 5.6156x+10.308 y = 3.2887x + 6.4957 y=3.9072x+8.4638 R=0.9702 R = 0.9763 R=0.9998
Figure20.RelationshipBetweenInternalAngleandAirVoidsFHWA/ServoPacCompactor
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6.0
UniversityofArkansas
5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.9 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
AirVoids(%)
AverageInternalAngle(deg) 12.5mm/7622/N50 y = 5.6032x+10.021 y=3.1528x+5.9717 y=4.0769x+7.8908 R=0.9881 R=0.9558 R=0.9957 9.5mm/6422/N65 9.5mm/6422/N100
Figure21.RelationshipBetweenInternalAngleandAirVoidsU.ofArkansas/PineAFG2 Compactor Table9.SlopeofInternalAngleversusAirVoids Slope of Internal Angle - versus - Air Voids FHWA U of A (ServoPac) (Pine AFG2) 9.5 mm -3.288 -3.152 PG 64-22 N100 9.5 mm -3.907 -4.076 PG 64-22 N65 12.5 mm -5.615 -5.603 PG 76-22 N50 Theresultsfromthe9.5mmmixcompactedusing100gyrationsmaynotbeasrepresentativeas resultsfromtheotherspecimensets,duetotherelativelylowairvoidlevels.Focusing,then,onthose
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SummaryandRecommendations
Inmanystates,hotmixasphalt(HMA)specimenscompactedusingdifferentSuperpaveGyratory Compactors(SGCs)exhibitdifferentdensities(orairvoids).Anumberoffactorsmightcontributeto suchdifferences.Arecommendedapproachtoidentifyingandminimizingcause(s)ofairvoid differencesamongcompactorsissummarizedasfollows: 1. EnsurethateachSGCisproperlymaintainedingoodworkingorder.Ataminimum,all maintenanceactivitiesrecommendedbytheSGCmanufacturershouldbeperformedatthe specifiedtimeinterval.Inadditiontoroutinescheduledmaintenanceitems,eachSGCshouldbe thoroughlyinspectedformechanicalwearbyaqualifiedservicetechnicianatleastonceperyear (ormoreofteniftheunitexperiencesheavyusage). 2. EnsurethateachSGCisclean.Buildupofbinderandmixontheworkingsurfacesandinternal mechanismsofacompactormayleadtovariationsinthecompactioneffortsuppliedbytheunitto thehotmixspecimen. 3. PeriodicallyinspecteachcompactionmoldforeachSGCunitforphysicaldefects,pits,etc. Measuretheinternaldiameterofeachmoldintheregionwheremixiscompacted(approximately 2to6inchesfromthebottom).Considerremovinganymoldsusedforpreparingspecimensfor acceptancetestingthatshowaninternaldiametergreaterthan150.0mm.EnsurethatSGCmolds arecleaned.Buildupofbinderand/orhotmixasphaltinsideacompactionmoldmayleadto variationsinthedensityofHMAspecimens. 4. IfabiasbetweentwoSGCunitsissuspected(andallrecommendationsinitems1through3 abovehavebeencompleted),performacomparisonstudyasdescribedinthisdocument. 5. Whenallrecommendationsinitems1through4(above)havebeencompletedandademonstrated biasexistsbetweentwoormoreSGCunits,differencesinairvoidsamongHMAspecimensmaybe reducedbycalibratingeachSGCusingtheinternalangleofgyration.CurrentAASHTOandASTM testmethodsrequirethecalibrationbeperformedusingsimulatedloadtechniques.
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Acknowledgements
ThisTechBriefistheresultofanFHWAMixturesExpertTaskGroupactivitytoprovidethelatest informationontheuseoftheSuperpaveGyratoryCompactor.MembersincludedKevinHall (UniversityofArkansas),ErvDukatz(MathyConstructionCompany),ToddLynn(OldCastleCompany), RogerPyle(PineInstruments),TomBrovold(TestQuip),KenBrown(TroxlerLaboratories)andRandy West(NationalCenterforAsphaltTechnology).
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