STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL DURING THE PRODUCTION OF A BITUMINOUS MIX FOR A TYPICAL PROJECT
C G Swaminathan, R S Shukla · Journal of the Indian Roads Congress · 1971
THE PAPER PRESENTS A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR THE QUALITY CONTROL OF A BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT MIXTURE. THE VARIABLES WHICH AFFECT THE QUALITY OF THE BITUMINOUS MIXTURE ARE ANALYSED. BASED ON DATA COLLECTED AT DIFFERENT POINTS OF A CONTINUOUS MIXING PLANT, OVER A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS. RESULTS ARE PRESENTED IN THE FORM OF SHEWHART CHARTS AND CONCLUSIONS ARE DRAWN, STRESSING THE NEED FOR STATISTICAL METHODS OF PRODUCTION CONTROL. /TRRL/