DEVELOPMENT OF TEST METHODS FOR A PERFORMANCE-RELATED BITUMEN SPECIFICATION

The purpose of this paper is to describe the specification criteria and test methods that have been developed for the new SHRP binder specification. The development of these specification criteria and test methods was conducted primarily at The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute of The Pennsylvania State University as part of the SHRP research contract, A-002A "Binder Characterization and Evaluation". Penn State University is serving as a subcontractor to Western Research Institute, the primary contractor for the A-002A research contract.