A Study about the wear layer for some ways to the city of Damascus in terms of adherence to specifications


Abstract in English

This research is aimed to verify the statement of pavement structural design and construction of bituminous concrete mixture which is used on wearing layers in roads and highways in Damascus city. It's clearly found that many of these bituminous concrete mixtures were far - away from standards and specifications regards to flexible pavements such as aggregate gradations, Marshall Stability, bitumen content and Marshall flow. The role of highway statements authorities who deal with pavement design and supervise the construction is quit necessity. Finally test results of cores taken from several roads in Damascus city were analyzed and compared with the designed mix «original» test results which was done in Damascus University labs.

References used

The Asphalt Institute: Mix design Methods for Asphalt Concrete and other hot-mix types Manual Series No2 (MS-2), 1998
حماد,م.أحمد محمد الموسوعة الهندسية في هندسة الطرق الحضرية و الخلوية الطبعة الأولى الناشر علا للكتب 1999م.

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