The permeability of asphalt pavements and the distress caused by accumulation of water within a pavement is discussed. A mathematical model for determining permeability is presented. A device for measuring permeability in the field was designed and constructed. Five different Superpave mixes were tested in the field. Core samples and hot-mix asphalt samples were collected from each test site. The field and laboratory data provided a means to establish a correlation between the field data and the mathematical model.

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Creator

• Teto, Matthew Robert

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 99A008M

Advisor

• Mallick, Rajib B.

Year

• 1999

Date created

• 1999-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright