ARUSHA-MINJINGU ROAD REHABILITATION - AC 12.

5 MIX DESIGN-SERIAL N° 1

ESTIMATION FOR THE INITIAL TRIAL ASPHALT BINDER CONTENT : Pbi

BLEND 1 BLEND 2 BLEND 3 BLEND 4 A

Gsb 2.978 2.978 2.978 2.979

Gse = Gsb + 0.8 x (Gsa-Gsb) 3.092 3.092 3.092 3.092
Assumed Pb 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
Assumed Ps 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95
Assumed Va 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
Assumed Gb 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03
Sn (inches) 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53

A = Ps x ( 1 - Va) 0.912 0.912 0.912 0.912

B = (Pb/Gb) + (Ps/Gse) 0.356 0.356 0.356 0.356

C = (1/Gsb) -( 1/Gse) 0.0123 0.0123 0.0123 0.0122

Vba = (C x A) / B 0.0316 0.0316 0.0316 0.0314

Vbe = 0.081 - 0.02931 x (Ln (Sn)) 0.0891 0.0891 0.0891 0.0891

Ws = A / B 2.563 2.563 2.563 2.563

D = Ps x ( Vbe + Vba) 0.115 0.115 0.115 0.114

E = ( Ps x (Vbe + Vba)) + Ws 2.678 2.678 2.678 2.678

Pbi = 100 x (D/E) % 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3