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Coordinating, Developing, and Delivering Highway Transportation Innovations
| Project Information | ||
| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-11-0175 | |
| Project Name: | Forensic Tool Box | |
| Project Status: | Active | |
| Start Date: | November 1, 2011 | |
| End Date: | December 31, 2014 | |
| Contact Information | ||
| Last Name: | Arnold | |
| First Name: | Terry | |
| Telephone: | 202-493-3305 | |
| E-mail: | terry.arnold@dot.gov | |
| Office: | Office of Infrastructure Research and Development | |
| Team: | Pavement Materials Team [HRDI-10] | |
| Program: | Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center | |
| Laboratory: | Chemistry Laboratory | |
| Project detail | ||
| Project Description: | X-ray fluorescence analysis will be used to detect and measure the amount of recycled engine oil residue and ground tire rubber present in asphalt binders. | |
| Goals: |
Develop a quantitative test method for the analysis of asphalt binders for waste engine oil residues and ground tire rubber.
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| Product Type: | Draft standard, specifications, or guidelines Research report | |
| Test Methodology: | X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy | |
| Expected Benefits: | Use of a waste material in hot-mix asphalt pavements. | |
| Deliverables: | Name: Test Method Product Type(s): Research report, Draft standard, specifications, or guidelines Description: The deliverable is a test method for the analysis of waste engine oil residues in asphalt binders. | |
| FHWA Topics: | Roads and Bridges--Pavement and Materials | |
| TRT Terms: | Engine Oils Asphalt Additives Binders Infrastructure Pavements Materials Ground Tire Rubber |
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| FHWA Disciplines: | Pavement and Materials |
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| Subject Areas: | Materials Highways Maintenance and Preservation |
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