Research Article

Delivering Sustainable Solutions through Improved Mix and Structural Design Functions for Bitumen Stabilised Materials

Table 5

Pavement structures for design comparison [10].

PavementPavement layerMaterial classThickness (mm)Stiffness (MPa)BSM properties

1SurfacingHMA353500C (kPa)250
BaseBSM 1250720φ (°)40
Sub-baseG5250240RetC (%)75
Selected subgradeG8180120Pmod (%)100
SubgradeG8N/A90

2SurfacingHMA202500C (kPa)225
BaseBSM 2280500φ (°)39
Sub-baseG6250200RetC (%)70
Selected subgradeG8150100Pmod (%)98
SubgradeG8N/A90