Moisture Sensitivity: Best Practices to Minimize Moisture Sensitivity in Asphalt Mixtures

by Asphalt Institute

The premiere guide for understanding the causes and treatments for moisture damage of HMA. If you test or specify material properties of hot mix asphalt, this manual will help you learn the causes of moisture damage and stripping, test methods to evaluate moisture damage potential, treatments to prevent moisture damage, and best practices to minimize moisture damage in HMA pavements. Written by a team of industry experts and Asphalt Institute staff, this new manual compliments AI's MS-2 and SP-2 mix design manuals and covers: Chemistry of Asphalt Aggregate Interaction, Influence of Physical Properties on Moisture Sensitivity, Tests for Evaluating Moisture Sensitivity, Treatments and Best Practices, and Construction Practices to Minimize Moisture Sensitivity.

42 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2007