Design Package

Attachment #14
01-07

WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS

WORKSHEET FOR CALCULATING
EFFECTIVE ASPHALT CONTENT OF MIX (Pbe)

Absorbed Asphalt, Percent by Mass of Aggregate (Pba)

G se − G sb
Pba = 100 x ( )x Gb
G sb x G se

(Gse) Effective Specific Gravity of Aggregate =

(Gsb) Bulk Specific Gravity of Aggregate =

(Gb) Specific Gravity of Asphalt =

Pba =

Effective Asphalt Content of Mix (Pbe)

P ba
P be = P b − ( x Ps )
100

(Pb) Asphalt Content, Percent by Total Mass of Mix =

(Pba) Absorbed Asphalt, Percent by Mass of Aggregate =

(Ps) Aggregate Content, Percent by Total Mass of Mix =

Pbe =

Note: Report the following values to the nearest thousandth (0.001):

G se , G sb , and G b
Report the following values to the nearest tenth (0.1):
P b , P ba , P s, and P be