Modeling of proportions and prediction of properties of macadam and sand mixes stabilized with mineral binders with the ant additive
Optimization of the proportion and the properties of stabilized macadam and sand mixes (MSM) with introduction of the ANT additive was carried out by means of the mathematical designing of the experiment. This method allows a rather full and comprehensive assessment of the effect of the components on the properties of stabilized macadam and sand mixes (MSM), obtaining of the mathematical model of the process in graphic form, and obtaining of the theoretical model of assessment and prediction of the physical-mechanical and performance properties of the materials under study.At the first stage of the research percentages of a mineral binder, water and an additive were selected and the effect of the variability factor of these components on the mix’s physical-mechanical properties was studied. The following factors were selected as variates: X1 standing for quantity of water, %; X2 standing for the content of sulfate-resistant portland cement grade 500, %; X3 standing for the content of the ANT ionic stabilizer being essentially a water-soluble active organo-mineral additive containing amphoteric surfactants and microelements, %. The experimental design and the levels of the factors’ variability were specified on the basis of the test results.The principal factor exerting influence on the strength property of stabilized macadam and sand mixes is application of the ANT X3 ionic stabilizer.