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Handbook
Sixth edition
Principal aufhors
Dr Robert N.
Shell Bitumen
Contents
About the
principal authors
xii
Foreword
xiv
Acknowledgements
xv
Chapter
Chapter
Introduction
1.1
Origins
1.2
Definition of bitumen
1.3
The
1.4
Health, safety
1.5
Other binders
1 1
1.6
Terminology
13
uses
of bitumen
and environment
10
References
13
15
2.1
15
2.2
15
2.3
Air
20
of bitumen
24
2.4
References
Chapter
27
29
3.2
36
3.3
Chapter
29
3.1
42
References
44
47
4.1
Bitumen constitution
48
4.2
Bitumen structure
54
4.3
The
structure
constitution,
57
4.4
The
relationship
during
58
References
Chapter
62
Penetration
grade,
hard penetration
and
66
5.2
5.3
Oxidised bitumens
69
5.4
Hard bitumens
5.5
Bitumen
5.6
81
5.7
The
82
66
70
70
quality
specification
SHRP/Superpave bitumen specification
85
References
Chapter
Routine
of bitumens
87
tests for bitumens
6.1
Standard
6.2
Temperature susceptibility
index (PI)
6.3
Viscosity
6.4
The bitumen
specification
92
93
test
data chart
6.5
Engineering properties of
6.6
Cohesion
99
bitumen
105
1 14
1 1 6
Rheology of bitumens
7.1
Rheology,
7.2
The
119
rheology of
1 20
bitumen
134
References
Chapter
87
the penetration
References
Chapter
65
grade
145
149
8.1
8.2
pavements
The modification of bitumen
8.3
Other modified
industrial
modifiers
products
applications
in
asphalt
150
153
166
8.4
methods
174
8.5
177
8.6
Shell
References
Cariphalte example
test
1 79
180
Chapter
Bitumen emulsions
9.1
9.2
9.3
A brief
history
185
of the
development
of bitumen
emulsions
186
187
handling
193
Storage
9.5
196
9.6
203
emulsions
208
9.7
and
of bitumen emulsions
9.4
9.8
9.9
Trends and
new
developments
209
in
the
use
of
bitumen emulsions
9.10
Chapter
10
Further information
214
on
bitumen emulsions
1 1
214
Aggregates in asphalts
217
10.1
Introduction
21 7
10.2
218
10.3
Aggregate processing
224
10.4
231
10.5
Filler aggregate
250
10.6
255
256
UK
11.3
Asphalts used
Asphalts used
Asphalts used
1 1.4
1 1.5
use
in flexible
261
in flexible
1 1.6
Europe
flexible pavements
flexible pavements
in
the UK
267
in France
277
in
flexible pavements
in
in
flexible pavements
in
264
pavements
Asphalts
in
in
282
used
the
284
USA
1 1.7
Asphalts used
in
1 1.8
used
in
Asphalts
flexible pavements
flexible pavements
in India
in
China
287
289
290
References
1 2
261
pavements
in
Germany
Chapter
214
References
References
Chapter
194
A very brief
methods
12.2
Mixture volumetrics
history
of
asphalt
295
mixture
design
295
297
vii
Chapter
1 3
12.3
Grading
12.4
Mixture
14
347
13.1
Introduction
347
13.2
Background
13.3
design
of pavements
Stages
13.6
Pavement
designs
13.7
Empirical
and
13.8
1 3.9
in
353
356
pavement design
in the USA
analytical
pavement
35 1
360
366
design
368
368
to
the
369
References
375
379
Introduction
372
374
379
of mixing
14.2
Types
14.3
Plant capacities
Additive systems
402
14.4
14.5
Cold
404
14.7
14.8
380
plants
403
plants
Warm
plants
Asphalt plant control
Sampling
mix
406
mix
407
410
References
41 2
413
15.1
413
15.2
Transport
Preparatory works
of bond
41 3
15.3
Application
15.4
417
15.5
Pavers
418
15.6
Laying
15.7
Machine
15.8
Hot-on-hot paving
Hand laying
15.9
15.10
15.1 1
viii
the
to
13.5
14.6
15
31 1
342
14.1
Chapter
methods
design
References
1 3.4
Chapter
304
Layer
Joints
415
coats
laying
423
424
427
427
regularity
429
430
of hot rolled
15.12
Chipping
15.13
Installing gussasphalt
asphalt
surface
course
435
437
15.14 Compaction
15.15
15.16
15.17
443
surface courses
Application of grit
Opening to traffic
Specification and qualify control
to
443
444
444
References
Chapter
Chapter
16
17
447
449
16.1
Fundamental
16.2
Simulative
16.3
Empirical
1 6.4
tests
459
tests
467
properties
1 8
474
Properties of asphalts
479
17.1
Stiffness of
479
17.2
Deformation of
486
1 7.3
491
1 7.4
asphalts
asphalts
cracking
in
asphalt layers
of
properties
on
the
503
asphalts
18.1
Introduction
18.2
503
properties during
508
construction
18.3
damage
549
asphalts
19.1
affecting bitumen-aggregate
adhesion
19.2
Factors
19.3
Disbonding mechanisms
19.4
19.5
51 1
542
References
19
496
499
Influence of binder
performance
Chapter
470
References
References
Chapter
434
References
in
asphalts
552
553
557
567
569
ix
Chapter
20
573
20.1
hardening
Hardening of bitumen during storage,
574
mixing and
576
20.2
20.3
Chapter
21
Bitumen
Bitumen
in service
tests
ageing
586
References
588
Surface treatments
591
Surface
591
21.3
dressing
Slurry surfacing/microsurfacing
High friction surfaces
21.4
Grouted macadams
636
21.1
21.2
621
635
References
Chapter
22
640
Alternative
asphalts
643
22.1
Asphalts produced
22.2
Warm
22.3
Shell
mix
asphalts
Thiopave,
651
sulfur-based
asphalt
modifier
for enhanced
22.4
22.5
Modification of bitumen
by
671
References
23
680
asphalts
23.1
The
23.2
Standards
23.3
Certification for
23.4
regulatory framework
24
Other
691
products
important
uses of
697
bitumens and
703
roofing applications
24.1
Bitumen in
24.2
use
704
with pavement
markers
694
700
asphalts
714
24.4
Airfield pavements
Conventional and high
24.5
applications
Bridges
24.6
Recreational
24.7
Motor racing
24.3
687
688
References
Chapter
654
666
the addition of
rubber
Chapter
643
716
speed railway
721
726
728
areas
tracks, including
Formula 1 tracks
729
24.8
Vehicle testing
24.9
Hydraulic applications
circuits
courses
730
730
and surface
treatments
732
Asphalt
735
kerbs
References
735
Appendix
Physical
Appendix
743
Appendix
744
Appendix
constants of bitumens
739
an
asphalt
Appendix
Bitumen
748
across
the
world
Appendix
750
across
the
world
Appendix
754
Appendix
Index
Volumetrics
756
symbols
759
761
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