ABSTRACT With the highway volumes and axle loads' fast increasing, the inadequate rutting resistance and poor drain ability and etc become the important problems of asphalt pavement in recent years the use of large stone asphalt mixture in flexible base can minimize or eliminate the rutting of pavements, and has high drain ability. But due to biggish nominal size and 10w asphalt contents,segregation become a primary problem which influences the quality of flexible base. Referring to the research result of segregation of asphalt mixture at home and abroad, the segregation of large stone asphalt mixture is deeply researched. Based on field investigation of solid project,the paper first analyzes the character and reasons of segregation that happen in the course of the construction of flexible base. Two pavement sections are choiced to do field investigation and tests volume indexes are set out by site sampling and laboratory tests. Combining the conclusion of LSPM performance test, and applying the method of the mathematical statistics, in accordance with the grade、asphalt content、air void and density, segregation is classified as having no、low and high, advice values of level of segregation are developed. The research methods of segregation evaluation of large stone asphalt mixture are set out. Secondly,by choosing different degrees typical grade,laboratory tests are done to analyze the influence of segregation on the performance of LSPM and verify the classification of segregation the influence of segregation on mechanics responses of asphalt pavement is analyzed by mechanic calculation. Then, the influence of segregation on fatigue life of pavement is predicted. According to the criteria of LSPM segregation, the ratio of the segregation is put forward to appraise the level of segregation of overall flexible base, and calculation method and the critical value are proposed too. Based on the ratio of the segregation, it brings forward corresponding measurements to deal with the project. At last,the research methods of segregation evaluation of LSAM flexible base are put forward. Key Words:Large Stone Porous asphalt Mixes, aggregate segregation, evaluation index, asphalt content, air void, grade, mechanics response . |