2 Physico-chemical processes in the technology of asphalt concrete mixtures and formation of asphalt concrete properties

Lecture plan:

1. Porosity and hollowness of asphalt concrete at the design stage.
2. Physico-mechanical principles of dependence of asphalt concrete properties on bitumen content.
3. Optimal parameters for preparing asphalt concrete mixtures. The role of viscosity, the contact angle of bitumen wetting of stone material.
4. Optimal parameters of asphalt concrete mixture compaction. The effect of internal friction, temperature, pressure on the defect-free coating.