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Precision of Test Methods for Hot Mix Asphalt

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Testing and Experimentation in Civil Engineering (TEST&E 2022)

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The paper presents the Portuguese experience in the precision evaluation of test methods for hot mix asphalt (AC 14 surf and AC 20 base). The repeatability and reproducibility values were determined based on Proficiency Test Schemes involving several laboratories. The tests were performed from 2007 until 2021. The paper analyses the soluble binder content, maximum density (Method A), bulk density (Procedure B), and Marshall properties (stability and flow). The results were compared with the European standards’ precision data. The analysis confirmed a wide variation of the precision data. Precision was not always constant, but, in some cases, it did seem to be influenced by the characteristics of the bituminous mixture, contrary to the variation presented in the test standards. In general, a lower reproducibility was observed.

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This work is part of the research activity carried out at Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability (CERIS) and has been funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) in the framework of project UIDB/04625/2020.

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  1. CERIS, Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    José Neves

  2. RELACRE, Lisboa, Portugal

    Cláudia Silva & Ana Duarte

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  1. CERIS and Department of Civil Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal

    Carlos Chastre

  2. CERIS and Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

    José Neves

  3. CONSTRUCT and Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Diogo Ribeiro

  4. CERIS and Department of Civil Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal

    Fernando F. S. Pinho

  5. UNIDEMI and Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal

    Hugo Biscaia

  6. CERIS and Department of Civil Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal

    Maria Graça Neves

  7. CERIS and Department of Civil Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal

    Paulina Faria

  8. CERIS and Department of Civil Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal

    Rui Micaelo

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Neves, J., Silva, C., Duarte, A. (2023). Precision of Test Methods for Hot Mix Asphalt. In: Chastre, C., et al. Testing and Experimentation in Civil Engineering. TEST&E 2022. RILEM Bookseries, vol 41. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29191-3_21

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