The document discusses calculating the effective specific gravity of asphalt concrete. The effective specific gravity accounts for the fact that some but not all of the binder enters the pores of the aggregate. It cannot be directly measured but can be calculated using a formula that takes into account the theoretical maximum specific gravity, the specific gravity of the binder, and the asphalt content. The formula for calculating the effective specific gravity is presented.
The document discusses calculating the effective specific gravity of asphalt concrete. The effective specific gravity accounts for the fact that some but not all of the binder enters the pores of the aggregate. It cannot be directly measured but can be calculated using a formula that takes into account the theoretical maximum specific gravity, the specific gravity of the binder, and the asphalt content. The formula for calculating the effective specific gravity is presented.
The document discusses calculating the effective specific gravity of asphalt concrete. The effective specific gravity accounts for the fact that some but not all of the binder enters the pores of the aggregate. It cannot be directly measured but can be calculated using a formula that takes into account the theoretical maximum specific gravity, the specific gravity of the binder, and the asphalt content. The formula for calculating the effective specific gravity is presented.
The document discusses calculating the effective specific gravity of asphalt concrete. The effective specific gravity accounts for the fact that some but not all of the binder enters the pores of the aggregate. It cannot be directly measured but can be calculated using a formula that takes into account the theoretical maximum specific gravity, the specific gravity of the binder, and the asphalt content. The formula for calculating the effective specific gravity is presented.
If you use the apparent specific gravity, youll get an answer that is too low because you are implicitly assumingthatthebindercompletelyfillstheaggregatepores:
Whatweneedisaspecificgravitythatonlyincludesthatportionoftheperviousporesthatthebindercant reach.Wecallthistheeffectivespecificgravity(whichwewilldenotebyGse). We cant measure the effective specific gravity directly, but we can calculate it using the formula for the specificgravityofablendoftwomaterials(inthiscase,aggregateandasphaltbinder).Iftheairvoidcontentof theblendiszero,thenitsspecificgravityisjustthetheoreticalmaximum(airfree)specificgravity,Gmm.The inverseofthisvalueisequaltothemassweightedaverageoftheinversesoftheeffectivespecificgravityof the aggregate, Gse, and the specific gravity of the binder, Gb. The fraction of the blend contributed by the binderisjusttheasphaltcontent,Pb,sothespecificgravityoftheblendcanbecalculatedas:
