Abstract
One of the most significant factors for a good transportation system is the quality of the road pavement. As a result, many steps have been made to address the concerns of moisture damage to roadways, including increasing pavement quality and structural design approaches. In the last few years, there has been an increase in the attention of respective engineers to enhance the asphalt performance and provides various types of modifiers and substituting the virgin of asphaltic materials with recyclable products, to attain sustainable while reducing the price of modified pavement mixture. This article discusses the performance of modified asphalt mixes and the most commonly used recycled product, crumbs rubber, which is used as a modifier in asphaltic mixes at various contents (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, and 15% by asphalt weight), and investigates the impact of the addition rubber particles on a critical characteristic of asphalt mixtures, particularly regarding their resistance to damage of moisture. The results showed that modification of asphalt binder with CR increased Marshall’s Stability, and the inclusion of 10% of CR recorded the highest increment, increasing by 30.25%. According to increased TSR and IRS, the addition of CR improved the asphalt mixture’s moisture resistance. The addition of 7.5 % of CR resulted in the largest values of TSR and IRS, increasing by 8.8% and 12.9% respectively. Additionally, this study aims at understanding the benefits and drawbacks of recycling rubber tires and to build a concept for effectively incorporating waste materials into road pavement.
Investigating the Effect of Metal Nanomaterials on the Moisture Sensitivity Process of Asphalt Mixes
