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International Journal of Constructive Research in Civil Engineering
Volume 2, Issue 5, 2016, Page No: 8-15
doi:dx.doi.org/10.20431/2454-8693.0205002

Correlation of Tensile Strength of Split Cylinder Test
and Double Punch Test of a Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Used in Flexible Pavement Design

Enwuso A. Igwe1, Emmanuel O. Ekwulo1, Captain G. Ottos1

1.Department of Civil Engineering, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Citation : Enwuso A. Igwe, Emmanuel O. Ekwulo, Captain G. Ottos, Correlation of Tensile Strength of Split Cylinder Test and Double Punch Test of a Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Used in Flexible Pavement Design International Journal of Constructive Research in Civil Engineering 2016, 2(5) : 8-15

Abstract

Asphalt concrete mixtures are usually used synonymously in the study and analysis flexible pavements. However, the make-up of flexible pavement is one that is both composite and complicated and therefore requiring characterization of these materials and the pavement as a whole. The term characterization of pavement materials refers to the evaluation of the properties of the individual materials that make up the pavement. Also, it includes evaluating the properties of the pavement as a conglomerate such that its performance during use is sufficient to sustain the various loading conditions (traffic, thermal, moisture, wind etc) during the design period without deterioration, deformation or failure. Thus, the present study focused on two important characterization procedures (split cylinder and double punch tests) for characterizing flexible pavement with the objective of determining a correlation between them for a rubberized asphalt concrete mix. The result revealed that tensile strength for a split cylinder test can actually be predicted from a double punch test under varying rubber latex addition. Results further reveal that their correlation is excellent with an R2 of 1.


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