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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"performance grade"”.
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Penerapan metode balance scorecard sebagai tolak ukur kinerja pada usaha keripik skala kecil dan menengah: Studi pada perusahaan keripik tempe Abadi Malang dan industri keripik buah Putra Fajar Batu
… perspektif dalam balanced scorecard yang disebut performance grade. Adapun empat perspektif yang diukur dalam balanced scorecard dalam penelitian ini adalah perspektif keuangan yang terdiri dari meningkatnya pendapatan, berkurangnya biaya, meningkatkan laba, perspektif pelanggan terdiri dari …
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EXPLORING THE MASTER CURVE PARAMETERS FOR EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE GRADING OF ASPHALT BINDERS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
… climates, face challenges in achieving long-term performance with asphalt pavements. Therefore, attention should be paid to the asphalt binder acceptance criteria used, and concerted efforts are required to develop and design test methods with high accuracy, sensitivity, repeatability, and …
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Incorporating Recycled Plastics in Asphalt Binders and Mixtures
… - the incorporation of plastic shifts the performance grade temperature of asphalt binder and plastic blends towards the warmer side. The development of compatibilizers mitigated the drawbacks caused by incorporating recycled low-density polyethylene (rLDPE) in asphalt binder. …
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EVALUATION OF PHASE ANGLE AS A PRACTICAL PARAMETER FOR LOW TEMPERATURE SPECIFICATION GRADING OF ASPHALT BINDERS
… and rehabilitation. Current low temperature performance tests such as the bending beam rheometer (BBR) and extended BBR (EBBR) tests are not without limitations. They could be time-consuming and require more sample quantity even though they are rigorous and accurate. Hence, this study aims to …
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Develop a Laboratory Mixing Procedure For Hot Mix Asphalt Containing RAP Materials
… as dictated by the virgin asphalt binder grade. Method B: The virgin aggregate will be superheated in accordance with NAPA's recommendations from Information Series 123. The virgin asphalt binder will be heated to the appropriate temperature dictated by the performance grade. The RAP …
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The effects of sleep patterns on academic performance among school-age children
… that sleep patterns have on a student's academic performance. The study intended to determine if sleep disruptions affect a student's capacity to learn at school by comparing a group of students with disrupted sleep patterns to a comparison group. The sample size was n-46, with 28 female students …
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Use of phase angle in lieu of critical crack tip opening displacement for asphalt binder specification
… demonstrating less than optimal long-term performance. Therefore, attention should be paid to the asphalt binder acceptance criteria used. This study considers how phase angle specification limits can be used in lieu of Critical Crack Tip Opening Displacement (CTOD) as a more practical …
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Correlation between multiple stress creep recovery (MSCR) results and polymer modification of binder
… which can improve both low and high temperature performance, is already available; however, but in many cases traditional Superpave testing is not sensitive enough to quantify the impact of modification, dimensioning its use. Superpave Performance Grade Plus tests, are sensitive to polymer …
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Evaluation of binder grades on rutting performance
… Division of Highways, WVDOH, has implemented the Performance Grade binder specifications for all paving projects and Superpave for high volume road projects. The standard binder specified in the state is a PG 64-22; for high volume roads a PG 70-22 is specified. These binders appear to be working …
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Opportunity or not: Race, Gender, Income, and Academic Success in an Open-Access College
… income level by FAFSA (EFC), (b) academic performance – grade point average, academic action, English placement test, and math placement test, and (c) number of quarters attended, and (d) transfer/graduation rate. The variables examined were applied to two groups, low income students and …
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An investigation of the poor academic performance of grade 12 learners from open learning classes in final school leaving examinations in selected secondary schools of Kafue district.
… based on an investigation of the poor academic performance of grade 12 learners from Open Learning Classes (OLC) in final school leaving examinations in selected secondary schools of Kafue District. Its main purpose was to identify the factors and explore on how they contribute to the poor …
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An investigation of the poor academic performance of grade 12 learners from open learning classes in final school leaving examinations in selected secondary schools of Kafue district.
… based on an investigation of the poor academic performance of grade 12 learners from Open Learning Classes (OLC) in final school leaving examinations in selected secondary schools of Kafue District. Its main purpose was to identify the factors and explore on how they contribute to the poor …
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Nursing Ethics and Failure to Fail in Clinical Nursing Education
… for training, evaluating, and assigning clinical performance grades for up to 10 students who may be enrolled in their clinical group. Limited research has been published in the US exploring the phenomenon of FTF in clinical nursing education. A gap in the literature also exists examining the …
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Development of carbon footprint quantification and reduction (cafquar) assessment tool for selected non-residential buildings
… and 70 sub-parameters. The buildings are graded with star rating and together with the points allocation are distributed to a maximum of 100 Points. The performance of the tool was evaluated by considering the tool feasibility, measurability, applicability, relevancy and its compliance …
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STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS THAT PREDICT PERSISTENCE AND PERFORMANCE IN ONLINE COURSES AND THE FACE-TO-FACE EQUIVALENTS AT A FOUR-YEAR PRIVATE NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
… student persistence (course completion) and performance (completion of a course with a grade of C or better) in online courses. This study investigated the undergraduate student characteristics that predict student persistence and performance in online courses and the face-to-face equivalents …
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Determination of Optimum Tack Coat Application Rate for Geocomposite Membrane Use in Roads and Overlaid Bridge Decks
… type and the tack coat material type (binder performance grade). In addition, an analysis of the simulated bridge deck specimens with geocomposite membrane and the control samples, containing no membrane, shows distinct evidence that the membrane acts as a stress-absorbing material.
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An Examination of the Effectiveness of the 30/30 Program on High School Students' Academic Performance, Attendance, Behavior and On-Time Graduation
… their chances of graduating on time. Academic performance (Grade Point Average), school attendance, behavior, and graduation data were collected from freshman year to senior year. The study utilized a longitudinal, non-experimental research design to determine whether the group who participated …
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Impact of laboratory simulated aging on asphalt concrete flexibility
… in mineral aggregate (VMA), low-temperature performance-grade (PG), asphalt binder replacement (ABR), AC mix type, water absorption of the aggregate blend, and effective asphalt binder content was found to be significant. Several aging levels were examined using a conventional oven and …
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Can I Do Math If I Can't Read? - The Relationship Between Reading and Mathematics Standards of Learning Assessments in One High School In Virginia
… consistently studied ways in which to improve performance in mathematics (Claessens and Engel, 2013; Dearing et al., 2012; Draper and Siebert, 2004). More and more researchers have examined the relationship reading has on mathematics performance (Grimm, 2008; Halaar, Kovas, Dale, Petrill, and …
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Performance Evaluation of Asphalt Mixtures with Tire Rubber Modified Binder
… applications.The necessity of recognizing the performance of terminal blend tire rubber modified asphalt binder (TTR) hot mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures is imperative to keep improving the overall conditions of the roads built using this modifier. This study is based on assessing the performance of …
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