EVALUATION OF SUPERPAVE AND MODIFIED SUPERPAVE MIXTURES BY MEANS OF ACCELERATED PAVEMENT TESTING (PLANNING AND DESIGN PHASE)

This project evaluated the long-term rutting performance of Superpave mixtures and SBS polymer-modified Superpave mixtures using the Heavy Vehicle Simulator at the Florida Department of Transportation's Accelerated Pavement Testing facility. This report presents the work performed in the planning, design and construction phase of this study. It includes description of (1) the aggregates, binders and mix designs used for the test pavements, (2) the design of the experiment, (3) the instrumentation and data acquisition system, and (4) the monitoring of the construction of the test pavements.