Development of Proposed Performance Grading System for Asphalt Binder used in Thailand

Abstract

This study aims to develop a performance grading system using indirectly estimated parameters related to pavement performance and conditions in Thailand. After the validation of such developed system, it has been found that the proposed performance grading system can be satisfactorily used to classify the binders by its performance which is also comparable with the SUPERPAVE system. It should be, however, noted that the proposed system can be used as a transition before obtaining the sufficient equipment and gaining sufficient understanding for SUPERPAVE implementation.