• Front Matter R1-R11

• Chapter 1 - Introduction 1-3

• Materials Used in Making Asphalt Concrete 4-4

• Asphalt Concrete Pavements 5-6

• How Asphalt Concrete Pavements Fail 7-9

• Asphalt Concrete Mixtures 10-11

• HMA Mix Design Methods 12-14

• Chapter 3 - Asphalt Binders 15-16

• Performance Grading - Test Methods 17-21

• Performance Grading - Specification 22-23

• Critical Temperatures, Specification Values, and Reliability 24-25

• Practical Selection of PG Binder Grades for HMA Mix Design 26-27

• Aggregate Particle Size Distribution 28-32

• Aggregate Specific Gravity and Absorption 33-37

• Aggregate Specification Properties 38-42

• Source Aggregate Properties 43-45

• Composition Factors 46-52

• Mixture-Specific Gravity 53-55

• Volumetric Analysis 56-64

• Chapter 6 - Evaluating the Performance of Asphalt Concrete Mixtures 65-65

• Mixture Composition and Performance 66-70

• Laboratory Testing 71-81

• Performance Predictions Using the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) 82-90

• Pavement Structure and Construction 91-94

• Important Factors in Mix Selection 95-97

• Recommended Mix Types 98-100

• Other Mix Design Methods 101-105

• Overview of Design Method 106-106

• Step 1. Gather Information 107-107

• Step 2. Select Asphalt Binder 108-110

• Step 4. Select Nominal Maximum Aggregate Size 111-111

• Step 5. Determine Target VMA and Design Air Void Content 112-113

• Step 8. Proportion Aggregates for Trial Mixtures 114-123

• Step 9. Calculate Trial Mix Proportions by Weight and Check Dust/Binder Ratio 124-127

• Step 10. Evaluate and Refine Trial Mixtures 128-144

• Step 11. Compile Mix Design Report 145-147

• General Mixture Design Considerations for RAP 148-149

• Overview of the Mixture Design Process with RAP 150-150

• Using HMA Tools to Design HMA Mixes with RAP 151-151

• RAP Sampling 152-152

• Blending and Variability 153-160

• RAP Aggregate Properties 161-163

• RAP Binder Properties 164-169

• Handling RAP Materials in the Laboratory 170-173

• Overview of GGHMA Mix Design Procedure 174-175

• Step 1 - Materials Selection 176-178

• Step 2 - Trial Gradations 179-187

• Step 3 - Selection of Optimum Gradation 188-188

• Step 5 - Conduct Performance Testing 189-190

• Trouble Shooting GGHMA Mix Designs 191-193

• Chapter 11 - Design of Open-Graded Mixtures 194-194

• Step 1 - OGFC Materials Selection 195-197

• Step 2 - Trial Gradations 198-202

• Step 4 - Selection of Optimum Asphalt Binder Content 203-204

• Trouble Shooting PFC Mix Designs 205-206

• Adjusting Laboratory HMA Mix Designs for Plant Production 207-210

• Quality Control of HMA 211-224

• Commentary to the Mix Design Manual for Hot Mix Asphalt 225-225

• Chapter 1 - Introduction 226-226

• Chapter 2 - Background 227-227

• Chapter 3 - Asphalt Binders 228-228

• Chapter 4 - Aggregates 229-230

• Chapter 5 - Mixture Volumetric Composition 231-231

• Chapter 6 - Evaluating the Performance of Asphalt Concrete Mixtures 232-239

• Chapter 7 - Selection of Asphalt Concrete Mix Type 240-240

• Chapter 8 - Design of Dense-Graded HMA Mixtures 241-252

• Chapter 9 - Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement 253-264

• Chapter 10 - Design of Gap-Graded HMA Mixtures 265-265

• Chapter 11 - Design of Open-Graded Mixtures 266-266

• Chapter 12 - Field Adjustments and Quality Assurance of HMA Mixtures 267-270

• References 271-273

• Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications 274-274

Transportation Research Board " Step 10. Evaluate and Refine Trial Mixtures ." NCHRP Report 673: A Manual for Design of Hot-Mix Asphalt with Commentary . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011 .

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