This thesis
generally, aims to apply the Superpave system in West Bank regions. This
system was developed in the U.S.A during period 1987- 1993. The
temperature data for West Bank regions was obtained from Directorate of
Meteorology at the Ministry of Transportation. The latitude for each
city was obtained from geographical maps.
The analysis of data showed that most of Palestinian areas require one
Type of binder which is PG 64-10 excluding Jericho, which requires PG
70-10. According to a study conducted in Jordan about the properties of
local binders, which is the same type of binder used in the West Bank,
it appeared that it has the same properties of PG 64-16. Therefore, the
local binder can be used in all West Bank regions excluding Jericho.
In this thesis several special cases were studied as such as slow
traffic, standing traffic, and heavy traffic volume. The optimum binders
for these cases were determined accordingly. Finally, it is recommended
to use Superpave system in the West Bank because it has better
performance over the Marshall mix design, as found by several studies.