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We also recommend that you attend our Asphalt Academy courses at sites throughout the country to obtain expert instruction on asphalt topics.

Binder

• Guidance on AASHTO M320 Specification Limit for Rotational Viscosity (PDF 12 kb)
• Effects of Amine-Based Anti-Strip Additives on the Performance Grade of Asphalt Binders (PDF 57kb)
• Use of Solubility in Standard Specifications for Asphalt Binders (PDF 17 kb)
• Procedure for Resolving Differences in Asphalt Binder Testing (PDF 220 kb)
• Binder ETG White Paper - PG Grade Selection - Adjusting T(high)For Traffic (PDF 183 kb)
• All Users of Asphalt Products - Binder Specifications Change with Implementation of SHRP (PDF 65 kb)
• FHWA Binder ETG Low Temperature Task Force Final Report (PDF 151 kb)
• Modified Binders and Superpave Plus Specifications (PDF 62 kb)
• Superpave Binders (PDF 95 kb)
• AI Lab Corner - Determining a Critical Cracking Temperature for Asphalt Binders (PDF 130 kb)

Mix

• Asphalt Mix Curing at the Design Lab and at the Field Lab (PDF 405 kb)
• Making RAP Work In Superpave (PDF 185 kb)
• Ruggedness Evaluation of AASHTO TP7 and TP9: Phase 1 Indirect Tensile Strength Test (TP9) (PDF 174 kb)
• Ruggedness Evaluation of AASHTO TP7 and TP9: Phase 1 Simple Shear Test at Constant Height (TP7) (PDF 240 kb)
• Superpave Shear Tester Performance-Related Test for Austin Texas Project (PDF 115 kb)
• Superpave Shear Tester Performance-Related Test for Colorado IH-70 Project (PDF 110 kb)
• Superpave Shear Tester Performance-Related Test for Los Angeles County Alameda Corridor (PDF 185 kb)

Binder and Mix

• Establishing HMA Mixing and Compaction Temperatures at the Project Level (PDF 1.7 mb)
• Laboratory Mixing and Compaction Temperatures (PDF 210 kb)
• Summary of TRB A2D05 April 7-9, 2003 (PDF 105 kb)

Historical

• Observations of Field Experience with Superpave Projects Constructed in 1996 (PDF 326 kb)

Performance

• Superpave the Future of HMA Pavements (PDF 351 kb)
• Superpave in St. Louis County (PDF 545 kb)
• Utilization of Torture Tests as an Addendum to the Superpave Mix Design System (PDF 600 kb)
• A WesTrack Analysis (PDF 321 kb)
• What We Have Learned About Superpave (PDF 6.8 mb)