Input
≤ 89%
≤ 98%
Results
VTM at N_des—
VMA—
VFA—
Dust / Pbe ratio—
VTM (target 4%)—
VMA target by NMAS—
VFA range—
%Gmm at N_ini ≤ 89?—
%Gmm at N_max ≤ 98?—
Method
Superpave: VTM = (1 − Gmb/Gmm)·100; target 4% at N_des. VMA target by NMAS: 9.5→15, 12.5→14, 19→13, 25→12, 37.5→11. VFA range by ESALs/NMAS: typically 65–78%. %Gmm at N_ini ≤ 89, at N_max ≤ 98. Dust/Pbe target 0.6–1.2.