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X-ray Tomography to Characterize Air Void Distribution in Superpave Gyratory Compacted Specimens

Laith Tashman Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-2910, USA
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Eyad Masad Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-2910, USA
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John D'Angelo Office of Pavement Technology, Federal Highway Administration, 400, 7th Street, Room 6319, Southwest, Washington DC, 20590, USA
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John Bukowski Office of Pavement Technology, Federal Highway Administration, 400, 7th Street, Room 6319, Southwest, Washington DC, 20590, USA
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Thomas Harman Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration, 6300 Georgetown Pike,HRDI, McLean, VA, 22101-2296, USA
Pages 19-28 | Published online: 27 Oct 2010

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