Dependences of SMA mixture and its bituminous binder properties on bitumen batching system, mixing time and temperature on asphalt mixing plant

Bitumen holds the aggregate in hot mix asphalt (HMA). Without asphalt binder, HMA would simply be crushed stone or gravel. A bitumen batching system (BBS) is comprised of bitumen storage, transportation, weighing and discharge equipment in an asphalt mixing plant (AMP). The function of the equipmen...

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Main Authors: Justas Bražiūnas, Henrikas Sivilevičius, Romualdas Virbickas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Civil Engineering and Management
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Online Access:http://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JCEM/article/view/3930