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NCHRP Report 648: Mixing and Compaction Temperatures of Asphalt Binders in Hot-Mix Asphalt (2010)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

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Watson, Donald E, West, Randy C, Turner, Pamela A, Casola, John R, Transportation Research Board. "Comparison of SSF and Phase Angle Methods." NCHRP Report 648: Mixing and Compaction Temperatures of Asphalt Binders in Hot-Mix Asphalt. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010.

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Front Matter (R1-R9)
Summary (1-4)
A Note on Units of Viscosity (5-5)
Background on the Development of Mixing and Compaction Temperature Criteria (6-7)
Effect of Temperature on Degradation of Asphalt Binders (8-8)
Mixing and Compaction Temperatures for Modified Asphalt Binders (9-9)
Survey of Current Practices for Determining Mixing and Compaction Temperatures (10-12)
Zero Shear Viscosity (13-13)
Shear Rate Dependency (14-14)
Workability (15-15)
Shear Rates During Mixing and Compaction (16-18)
Summary of Key Findings from the Literature Review (19-19)
Overview of the Experimental Research Plan (20-21)
Organization of the Test Plan (22-22)
Part 2: Mixture Tests (23-23)
Binder Tests (24-29)
Mixture Tests (30-30)
Summary of Research Plan (31-32)
Phase Angle Method (33-33)
SEP Tests (34-36)
Analysis of Binder Degradation (37-42)
Mixture Coating Tests (43-44)
Mixture Coating Tests with Incompletely Dried Aggregate (45-45)
Workability Tests (46-46)
Compaction Tests (47-52)
Indirect Tensile Creep Compliance and Strength (53-58)
Correlation of Mixing and Compaction Temperatures (59-65)
Comparison of SSF and Phase Angle Methods (66-67)
Validation Experiment Results and Analysis (68-71)
Summary of Key Findings (72-72)
Independent Validation (73-73)
Training (74-75)
References (76-77)
Appendix A - Responses of Survey on Agency Specifications Regarding Mixing and Compaction Temperatures (78-83)
Appendix B - Mix Design Data for Base Mix and Other Compaction Experiment Mixes (84-85)
Appendix C - Draft AASHTO Standard for Steady Shear Flow and Phase Angle Methods (86-135)
Appendix D - Statistical Analyses of the Steady Shear Flow and Phase Angle Methods (136-147)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (148-148)