... emulsion macadam (DBEM), have been studied in the laboratory using the repeated load axial test (RLA). A conventional emulsion and SBS and EVA polymer modi®ed emulsions have been used to investigate the in¯uence of polymer modi®cation on the resistance of mixtures to permanent deformation. The base binder...

... cracking under of procedures for mixture design, assess- repeated wheel loading and the developmentof ment of durability and for the preparation significant rutting in the wheel tracksA. t and handling of test specimens form part present, the various objectives are met by expe- of the project. rience...

...H. Wolff, PrEng, BEng, MEng, PhD, MSAICE; A. T. Visser, PrEng, BSc(Eng), MSc(Eng), PhD, BCom, FSAICE Full-scale heavy vehicle simulator (HVS) testing of pavements incorporating granular layers indicated that granular materials behave elasto-plastically when subjected to repeated traffic loading...