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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1996
Herbert E Jakob, Chattanooga, TN (US);
M Earl Edwards, Jr, Trenton, GA (US);
Pavement Technology, Inc., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for testing pavement test samples for for surface wear, including rutting, stripping and fatigue, is disclosed. The testing machine includes a testing chamber and a sample tray that is adapted for holding one or more test samples. The machine also includes a hose for each test sample to be tested. Each hose is disposed above a test sample in the sample tray in such fashion that the hose may be deflected to contact a least a substantial portion of the sample. A mechanism is also provided for pumping a fluid into each hose and for maintaining fluid pressure within the hose. The testing machine also includes a testing wheel assembly that is disposed above the hose assembly within the chamber. The testing wheel assembly is adapted for reciprocating movement on a track and includes a loading wheel for each hose. A loading cylinder is also provided for each loading wheel, with cylinder is adapted for applying a downwardly directed load to such wheel as the loading wheel moves back and forth along a hose that is in contact with sample beneath. The testing machine also includes an immersion pan into which a sample tray may be placed in the chamber, and a mechnism is provided for filling the immersion pan with water. Also provided is a temperature controlling mechanism for controlling temperature in the testing chamber.