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A study on quality evaluation for bituminous mixture using X-ray CT

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The objective of this paper is to propose a new quality evaluation method for asphalt concrete mixture using X-ray CT scanner. To achieve this aim, asphalt mixtures should be subjected to the X-ray CT scanning and its characteristics should be clarified. The approach employed in this study was as follows: 1) Coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, filler and bitumen were prepared; 2) dense-graded, coarse-graded and porous asphalt mixtures were made; 3) materials and mixtures were subjected to the X-ray CT scanning; 4) frequency of CT-value, threshold value, average slice CT-value, average segment CT-value were computed. In the material examination, CT-value of aggregate becomes smaller in the order of coarse aggregate, fine aggregate and filler and CT image of bitumen was nearly homogeneous. In the mixture examination, histograms of CT-value and four segmentation images made from CT images expressed the material and mixture characterization such as particle size and the difference in bitumen content and mixture type visibly and the bitumen content varies with the threshold values. In addition, the average segment CT-value without threshold value by dividing the fine aggregate from the coarse aggregate and average CT-value of the coarse aggregate, especially is highly correlated with average CT-value of the bitumen.

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  1. Public Works Research Institute, Tsukuba, 305-8516, Japan

    Satoshi Taniguchi & Itaru Nishizaki

  2. School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan

    Keiichiro Ogawa & Jun Otani

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Taniguchi, S., Ogawa, K., Otani, J. et al. A study on quality evaluation for bituminous mixture using X-ray CT. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng. 7, 89–101 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-013-0197-7

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