scholarly journals Rutting and Fatigue Performance Evaluation of Qingchuan Rock Modified Asphalt Mixture

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 511-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Limin ◽  
He Zhaoyi ◽  
Liu Weidong ◽  
Hu Cheng ◽  
Liu Yang

To solve the problem of rutting and fatigue damage to asphalt pavement, rutting and fatigue performances of Qingchuan rock asphalt modified asphalt were studied, based on the dynamic shear rheometer test, the dynamic creep test, the rutting test, the indirect tensile fatigue test, the small-sized acceleration loading test, the compressive resilient modulus test, the BISAR3.0 Program and the rutting calculation method based on dynamic finite element method. The results indicate that Qingchuan rock asphalt modifier can obviously improve the anti-fatigue performance and anti-rutting performance of asphalt pavement. Taking the anti-rutting performance and the raw-material price of asphalt into consideration, a rock asphalt optimum content ranging from 5% to 8% is suggested. Qingchuan rock asphalt is a good modifier to solve the rutting and the fatigue damage of asphalt pavement.


2019 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norfazira Mohd Azahar ◽  
Norhidayah Abdul Hassan ◽  
Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya ◽  
Hasanan Md. Nor ◽  
Mohd Khairul Idham Mohd Satar ◽  
...  

The use of cup lump rubber as an additive in asphalt binder has recently become the main interest of the paving industry. The innovation helps to increase the natural rubber consumption and stabilize the rubber price. This study evaluates the mechanical performance of cup lump rubber modified asphalt (CMA) mixture in terms of resilient modulus, dynamic creep and indirect tensile strength under aging conditions. The CMA mixture was prepared using dense-graded Marshall-designed mix and the observed behavior was compared with that of conventional mixture. From the results, both mixtures passed the volumetric properties as accordance to Malaysian Public Work Department (PWD) specification. The addition of cup lump rubber provides better resistance against permanent deformation through the enhanced properties of resilient modulus and dynamic creep. Furthermore, the resilient modulus of CMA mixture performed better under aging conditions.  



2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-358
Author(s):  
Thopan Andhika Putra ◽  
Bambang Sugeng Subagio ◽  
Eri Susanto Hariyadi

Abstract One way to be developed to overcome challenges in providing flexible pavement materials is to apply the green roads principle by reusing some or all of the old road pavement material or Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) as a material for new road pavement, which if reused will affect the performance of the mixture, such as decreasing the level of durability and premature pavement damage, so an effort must be made to improve the performance of the recycled material, namely by adding full extracted Asbuton and rejuvenating materials. The RAP material was obtained from scratching the asphalt of the Jagorawi Toll Road. The mixture used was asphalt concrete-binder course (AC-BC) layer using 30%, 40%, and 50% RAP material, using full extracted Asbuton at 6%, and Nichireki rejuvenating material. Then, on mixtures with RAP material, Marshall Test, Resilient Modulus test with UMATTA, and resistance to fatigue with four points loading test with strain control were conducted. The use of RAP material with modified asphalt in the form of an addition of full extracted Asbuton into the Pen 60/70 Asphalt can increase the asphalt stiffness. Marshall test results showed that a mixture with 6% full extracted asbuton content and 0% RAP material content (A6RAP0) gave the highest stability value. The results of the Resilient Modulus test showed that the mixture with 6% full extracted asbuton content and 50% RAP material content (A6RAP50) gave a high Resilient Modulus value at a test temperature of 45oC. The results of the fatigue resistance test showed that the mixture with 6% full extracted asbuton content and 50% RAP material content (A6RAP50) at a strain level of 300 µε gave the longest fatigue life. Keywords: Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), full extracted asbuton, asphalt concrete -binder course, modified asphalt, resilient modulus, fatigue life. Abstrak Salah satu cara dikembangkan untuk mengatasi tantangan dalam penyediaan material perkerasan lentur adalah menerapkan prinsip greenroads dengan memanfaatkan kembali sebagian atau keseluruhan material perkerasan jalan lama atau Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) sebagai material untuk perkerasan jalan yang baru, dimana jika digunakan kembali akan mempengaruhi kinerja dari campuran seperti penurunan tingkat durabilitas dan kerusakan dini perkerasan, sehingga harus dilakukan suatu upaya untuk memperbaiki kinerja dari material daur ulang tersebut, yaitu dengan penambahan Asbuton murni dan bahan peremaja. Material RAP didapatkan dari hasil garukan aspal Jalan Tol Jagorawi. Campuran yang dipakai adalah Laston Lapis AC-BC menggunakan kadar material RAP sebanyak 30%, 40%, dan 50%, dengan penggunaan Asbuton murni sebesar 6%, serta bahan peremaja Nichireki, dan kemudian selanjutnya pada campuran dengan penggunaan material RAP dilakukan pengujian Marshall, Modulus Resilien dengan alat UMATTA dan ketahanan terhadap kelelahan (fatigue) metode four points loading test dengan kontrol regangan. Penggunaan material RAP dengan aspal modifkasi berupa penambahan Asbuton murni kedalam Aspal Shell Pen 60/70 dapat meningkatkan kekakuan aspal. Hasil pengujian Marshall menunjukkan campuran dengan kadar Asbuton murni 6% dan kadar material RAP 0% (A6RAP0) memberikan nilai stabilitas tertinggi. Hasil pengujian Modulus Resilien menunjukkan campuran campuran dengan kadar Asbuton murni 6% dan kadar material RAP 50% (A6RAP50) memberikan nilai Modulus Resilien yang tinggi pada temperatur pengujian 45oC. Hasil pengujian ketahanan terhadap kelelahan menunjukkan campuran dengan kadar Asbuton murni 6% dan kadar material RAP 50% (A6RAP50) pada regangan 300 µε memberikan umur kelelahan yang paling panjang. Kata-kata kunci: Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), Asbuton murni, laston lapis antara, aspal modifikasi,  modulus resilien, umur kelelahan.  



Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyin Li ◽  
Hailong Jiang ◽  
Wenwu Zhang ◽  
Peng Liu ◽  
Shanshan Wang ◽  
...  

Resistance of asphalt mix to low-temperature cracking and rutting at high temperature is very important to ensure the service performance of asphalt pavement under seasonal changes in temperature and loading. However, it is challenging to balance the improvement of such resistance by using additives, e.g., anti-rutting agent (ARA). This study focuses on improving the flexibility of anti-rutting asphalt mix by incorporating crumb rubber (CR) and ARA. The properties of the prepared modified asphalt mix were evaluated in the laboratory by performing wheel tracking, three-point bending, indirect tensile, and uniaxial compression tests. The experimental results showed that the dynamic stability of modified asphalt mix was significantly increased due to the addition of ARA and further improved by incorporating CR. The maximum bending strain at −10 °C was increased due to the contribution of CR. The results of indirect tensile strength and resilient modulus further indicated that the CR-modified anti-rutting mixture was more flexible. Moreover, the field observation and evaluation indicated that the CR-modified anti-rutting asphalt pavement met the standard requirements, better than normal asphalt mixture in many parameters. A conclusion can be made that incorporating CR in asphalt mixture prepared with ARA can improve pavement performance at both high and low in-service temperatures.



2018 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 01021
Author(s):  
Rosnawati Buhari ◽  
Mohd Ezree Abdullah ◽  
Mohd Khairul Ahmad ◽  
Saiful Azhar Tajudin ◽  
Siti Khatijah Abu Bakar

This study aims to evaluate the fatigue performance of modified asphalt mixture using Indirect Tensile Fatigue Test. Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) powder in a form of rutile was used for producing asphalt concrete with lower mixing and compaction temperature compared to conventional hot mix asphalt without reducing its physical and mechanical also resistance to fatigue. The characteristic of the asphalt and modified asphalt was evaluated using penetration test, softening test and rotational viscosity test. Titanium dioxide of 2%, 4%, 6%, 8% and 10% by weight of asphalt has been incorporated into unaged 80/100 asphalt mix in order to improvise its performance and to fulfill the objectives of this experimental study. As a result, TiO2 as an additive is potential to decrease the penetration and increasing the softening point of the asphalt. In terms of fatigue performance testing, addition TiO2 additive does help in improving the fatigue properties as it shows greater result than the control asphalt. In conclusion, TiO2 is great in improving fatigue properties.



2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Limin Li ◽  
Zhaoyi He ◽  
Weidong Liu ◽  
Cheng Hu

To solve the early rutting failure of asphalt pavement, the application of rock asphalt from Sichuan, China, based on anti-rutting performance, was studied. Preparations of North Sichuan rock asphalt (NS RA) and NS RA-modified asphalt mixture were elaborated in detail. Using Zhonghai AH-70 asphalt, Esso AH-70 asphalt, North American rock asphalt (NA RA) and NS RA, the performances of NS RA modified asphalt were researched based on index tests, Brookfield rotary viscosity test and bending beam rheometer test. A performance verification of NS RA-modified asphalt was carried out using rutting calculation, the rutting, indirect tensile fatigue, freeze–thaw split and small beam bending tests based on five kinds of selected gradations. The results indicated that in comparison with NA RA, the NS RA has a good modification effect as well. The NS RA can obviously improve the anti-rutting ability of the asphalt binder, and it can enhance its anti-aging performance as well. For the NS RA-modified asphalt mixture, it is feasible to determine the optimum NS RA content, based on its anti-rutting performance, and its optimum NS RA content is about 8%. The dynamic stability values of NS RA-modified asphalt mixtures are at least 3-fold higher than those of the base asphalt mixtures, and they are all far greater than the summer hot area requirement (no less than 2800 times/mm). NS RA-modified asphalt mixtures used in the middle course of asphalt pavement can obviously improve the anti-rutting performance of the pavement, and to enhance the anti-rutting ability of pavements, it should be used in the middle course of the pavement. The fatigue life values of NS RA-modified asphalt mixtures are at least 14.5-fold higher than those of the base asphalt mixtures. The freeze–thaw splitting strength ratio values of NS RA-modified asphalt mixtures are improved by at least 9.5% over the base asphalt mixtures, and their freeze–thaw splitting strength ratio values are all greater than the requirement (no less than 75%). In comparison with the base asphalt, the low temperature performances of NS RA-modified asphalt and its mixtures slightly decline, but they can meet the requirements for the zones with a minimum temperature of no less than –21.5 °C too. Therefore, except for the extremely low temperature area, it is an effective method for solving the rutting problem of pavement for using NS RA-modified asphalt.



2016 ◽  
Vol 700 ◽  
pp. 238-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewi Sri Jayanti ◽  
Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya ◽  
Siti Aspalaili Mohamd Sharif ◽  
Norhidayah Abdul Hassan ◽  
Siti Nur Amiera Jeffry ◽  
...  

This study investigated the effects of adding various percentages of styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR) on the engineering properties and performance of asphaltic concrete. SBR was added into the mixture at 0%, 1%, 3%, and 5% on a mass-to-mass basis. Conventional bitumen used in this study was 80/100 PEN. The performances of SBR on the asphalt mixture properties were evaluated based on Marshall Stability, abrasion loss, resilient modulus, and dynamic creep test. Results indicated an improvement in the engineering properties and performance with the addition of SBR content. For instance, stability increased by 18.8% as the SBR content increased from 0% to 5%. Dynamic creep stiffness also increased by 46.2%. Similarly, the resilient modulus was also found to increase by approximately 84.6%.





2011 ◽  
Vol 105-107 ◽  
pp. 810-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Hui Zhang ◽  
Jia Liu ◽  
Jian Chao Huang ◽  
Yi Fu

To solve the high-temperature rutting problem of asphalt pavement, the old rubber of the tire rubber and plastic of general polyethylene waste composite modified asphalt mixture is proposed. The plastic and rubber compound particle was made by the rubber through efficient desulfurization additives, pre-swelling, twin-screw extrusion equipment. The particles mixed with the asphalt mixtures specimen preparation and the dynamic stability experiments, composite beam fatigue experiments, flexural tensile strength and modulus experiments and anti-reflective pavement cracks and other mechanical experiments are performed. The comparative data obtained by the rubber and plastic composited modified asphalt mixtures and SBS asphalt mixtures prove that the rubber and plastic composited modified asphalt mixtures have excellent rutting resistance and fatigue resistance.



2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 4112-4118
Author(s):  
Min Jiang Zhang ◽  
Gang Chen ◽  
Li Xia Hou ◽  
Li Ping Zhang

Based on the viscoelasticity theory and the data of creep test, Burgers model was established, which was used to study the viscoelastic property of SBR asphalt mixtures, and the viscoelastic constitutive relation was obtained. Using the finite element method, the temperature stresses field was calculated under the environmental conditions and the thermal stresses of SBR modified asphalt pavement was given at the last part of this paper. The study indicated that SBR modified asphalt mixtures have the advantage over common asphalt mixture in low-temperature performance.



2014 ◽  
Vol 638-640 ◽  
pp. 1166-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Hui Hao ◽  
Pei Wen Hao

Natural mineral fiber with good performances of mechanical properties and environmentally friendly, pollution-free especially have gradually aroused extensive concern. In order to improve the quality of asphalt pavement, explore the applicability of nature basalt fiber in enhanced asphalt mixture performance, this paper investigates two typical asphalt mixtures and contrastive studies pavement performance of asphalt mixture by high temperature stability, water stability, low temperature anti-cracking and fatigue performance between basalt fiber modified asphalt mixture and base asphalt mixture, and then study the basic principle of fiber reinforcing asphalt mixture. The research show that basalt fiber modified asphalt mixture has a better pavement performance than base asphalt mixture, its dynamic stability is 1.6 times than base asphalt mixture, low temperature anti-cracking performance increased by more 25% and fatigue life is more 2 times than base asphalt mixture. And the basalt fiber can be used in the road engineering as an additive material that enhances the comprehensive performance of asphalt pavement.



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