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Asphalt Mixture Automated Testing System - Robotics for Air Voids, IDEAL-CT, IDEAL-RT, IDT
Asphalt Mixture Automated Testing System, a fully Automated System was developed by Texas A&M Transportation Institute utilizing many Humboldt Asphalt Testing Equipment. NCHRP IDEA 224 and TxDOT sponsored this research and development in order to: • Reduce the workforce hiring difficulty and staff retention issues • Improve accuracy/consistency and remove human errors • Improve people safety • Increase productivity OBJECTIVE • Develop The Asphalt Mixture Automated Testing System with Zero Intervention to measure four essential Asphalt Mixture Properties: • Bulk specific gravity (Air Voids) • Cracking resistance (IDEAL-CT) • Rutting resistance (IDEAL-RT) ] • Indirect tensile strength (IDT) RESEARCH SPONSORED BY: NCHRP IDEA 224 and TxDOT RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY: Texas A&M Transportation Institute PATENT PENDING
