A utilização do método bailey para a seleção de agregados em misturas asfálticas

Abstract

The asphalt mixtures, currently, are measured by attempts from a particle size range of reference, making for less experienced designers, and a difficult method of "trial and error", where the desired characteristics are not guaranteed, and neither the use of the contribution the mineral skeleton on the mechanical characteristics of asphalt mixtures. A determination method of asphalt mixtures based on the size distribution of aggregates and to consider their importance for performance and durability is essential to ensure high quality pavement. The method of Bailey emerged in the 1980’s and based on a particle size selection and evaluation, considering the coarse aggregate interlock, creating a strong mineral skeleton of the mixture of aggregates, which is essential for the proper performance of asphalt mixtures. The aim of this study is to compare the performance of asphalt mixtures assayed by a traditional approach to the performance obtained using the Bailey method for proportioning the aggregates, proving its benefits. In order to evaluate the performance of mixtures assayed by different criteria for choosing aggregates (traditional and Bailey), an experimental design was developed, which compared the performance of mixtures by mechanical tests: fatigue strength, permanent deformation, modulus of resilience and tensile strength by diametrical compression. Are considered, although the parameters obtained from the gyratory compressor curves of the specimens. The results obtained indicate the good suitability of the method Bailey in consideration of interlocking of particles to obtain suitable curves for a fact reflected in improved performance in the mixtures studied mainly in permanent deformation and tensile strength by diametrical compression.