scholarly journals Analisis Karakteristik Marshall pada Beton Aspal Lapis Pengikat (Asphalt Concrete-Binder Course) menggunakan Aspal Modifikasi Serbuk Serat Pelepah Batang Pisang

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Desi Widianty ◽  
Ratna Yuniarti ◽  
Akmaluddin Akmaluddin ◽  
Agung Prabowo ◽  
Shofia Rawiana
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Structural Performance ◽  
Optimum Level ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Asphalt Modification ◽  
Banana Stem ◽  
Made In

Asphalt modification by adding fiber powder of banana stem can be implemented to improve the performance of pure asphalt. Asphalt concrete binder course AC-BC is a flexible pavement layer that functions to distribute the load towards the foundation layer. So it really needs strength, durability and stability of the materials. For that, it is necessary to use asphalt modification with fiber powder of banana stem which is used as a binding material in AC-BC asphalt concrete mixture. The proper percentage of modified asphalt level will determine the optimum quality of an asphalt mixture. Asphalt concrete specimens were made in 3 (three) samples for each variation of asphalt level by 5%; 5.5%; 6%; 6.5%; and 7%. The asphalt optimum level in the mixture is carried out through volumetric investigation in the form of VMA, VIM, and VFB values and mechanical assessment in the form of stability, flow and Marshall Quetient. The results of data analysis found that the value of VIM, stability and MQ tend to decrease with increasing levels of modified asphalt. On the other hand the value of VMA, VFB and flow tend to rise with increasing levels of modified asphalt. However, from the five variations of asphalt levels obtained asphalt levels of 5% and 5.5% which meet all the specifications of AC-BC asphalt concrete specification. To determine the asphalt optimum level, the average of qualified asphalt level is taken. So that the asphalt concrete AC-BC will produce a better structural performance at 5.25% asphalt level with banana stem fiber powder on asphalt by 0.1%.

scholarly journals BAHAN TAMBAH SERAT ECENG GONDOK PADA LASTON TIPE XI TERHADAP INDEKS MARSHALL TEST MENGGUNAKAN KERIKIL MANTUP

UKaRsT ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Sugeng Dwi Hartantyo ◽  
Rasiyo Hepiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Water Hyacinth ◽  
Heavy Traffic ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Cellulose Fiber ◽  
Fine Aggregate ◽  
Traffic Loads ◽  
Marshall Test ◽  
Technical Specifications

Laston is a mixture of coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, and filler with a binder under the temperature of 145-155oC with the composition being studied and regulated by technical specifications. Laston is also known as AC (Asphalt Concrete).Laston itself is commonly used in Indonesia with continuous gradations used for heavy traffic loads. To get the addictive material is not easy and the material is expensive. Therefore, it is necessary to find alternatives to the cellulose fiber. Water hyacinth is a water weed that once grow and develop, it has high cellulose fiber content, which is about 60%.For that, done a research to add a hot asphalt mixture material that aims to improve the quality of mixed result. The selected material is natural water hyacinth. The method used is trial and error with reference of SNI 03-1737-1989. Variations used are 3%, 5%, and 7% of the asphalt weight, asphalt level used Is 5.61%.The result of this study is Marshall evaluation where the greatest score obtained for stability is 1325 kg,  Flow is 3.73 mm, Quotient Marshall is 401.02 kg/mm, VMA is 66.30%, VFWA is 19.25%, and VIM score is 54.35 %. With this result, the asphalt mixture can not be used because the results of VMA, VFWA, and VIM have not been suitable on specification of SNI 03-1737-1989.  Keywords: Laston, Asphalt Concrete, Water Hyacinth, SNI 03-1737-1989.

scholarly journals Assessment Mixing and Compaction Temperatures for Modified HMA Using Superpave High Shear Viscosity Methods

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 516-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alaa Hussein Abed ◽  
Ali Hwaidi Nasser
Keyword(s):  
Shear Viscosity ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
High Shear ◽  
Compaction Temperature ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Performance Grade ◽  
Modified Binders ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Marshall Stability

The objective of this study is determining the mixing and compaction temperature of the modified asphalt mixture. Results of binder tests showed that the addition of 3% SBS  to control asphalt (PG 64-16) would achieve the desired performance level (PG 76-16) a performance grade that fits our climate with traffic loads. When using 5% SBS the performance grade of binder increased three grades (PG 82-16) and when increasing SBS content to 8% the performance grade increased four grades (PG 88-16). At shear rate of 500 (s-1), the modified asphalt viscosity can be obtained at different temperatures and the viscosity temperature curve can be achieved. As a result, the mixing and compaction temperature of modified asphalt can be determined to reach 0.17 ± 0.02 Pa.s and 0.28 ± 0.03 Pa.s for mixing and compaction, respectively. It is noted that SBS modified reached a viscosity of 3 Pa.s when 8 % additive. Additive contents above these values may not be suitable for good workability and pump ability according to Superpave specifications. While addition of 5% SBS with control asphalt, more than 3.7times at 135°C Increase the viscosity. Marshall Stability test indicated that the strength for the SBS specimens increases as compared to the conventional specimens. An increase of about 39%, 74%, 102%, was observed with 3%SBS 5%SBS 8%SBS modified binders, respectively. The Marshall test results for 8%SBS binders required compaction temperatures above 175°C need to keep up quality of HMA item while limiting natural effect amid development, these proposals are unsatisfactory Modified mixtures the 5% SBS modification was determined to be the maximum useful content. The Superpave method to estimate mixing and compaction temperatures show are not practical for use with modified binders. Also,  it is observed that good agreement values between the average Marshall compaction temperature and the High Shear Viscosity Method (HSRV) and   lower than Superpave methods Where the decline ranges from 15 ºC to 17 ºC.

scholarly journals UJI MARSHALL PADA CAMPURAN ASPHALT CONCRETE BINDER COURSE (AC-BC) DENGAN TAMBAHAN PARUTAN BAN BEKAS

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 559-570
Author(s):  
Cut Khairani ◽  
Sofyan M. Saleh ◽  
Sugiarto Sugiarto
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Crumb Rubber ◽  
Concrete Pavement ◽  
Traffic Load ◽  
Rubber Mixture ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Asphalt Content ◽  
Substitute Material ◽  
Asphalt Concrete Pavement

Abstract : Endurance of asphalt concrete pavement on traffic load and temperature depends on the type and composition of aggregates, asphalt and filler used. Many attempts have been made to improve the quality of the mixture, such as using modified asphalt. Modified asphalt made by mixing asphalt pen. 60/70 with addition material. In this research, we used crumb rubber as an aggregate substitute material on AC-BC mixture. This study aims to determine the influence of additional substitution of used crumb rubber. The first step of the research is to find the optimum asphalt content (OAC), then add the crumb rubber as an aggregate substitute material from 0%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% and 5% to the weight of the mixture. The results showed that the percentage of crumb rubber influenced Marshall parameters value, especially the value of stability, VIM and VMA at 5.285% asphalt content. The highest stability value was found in the mixture of 2% crumb rubber is 1128.48 Kg. The highest VIM value is in the 5% mixture of the used crumb rubber is 16.94%. The highest VMA value is in the 5% mixture of the used crumb rubber is 27.88% and the highest flow value is in the 5% crumb rubber mixture of 4.97 mm. However, in MQ value increase and decrease that happened very big. No big changes in the density and VFA values for all substitutions of crumb rubber. For the durability value of AC-BC mixture with crumb rubber variation 90% requirement only on crumb rubber 1%.Abstrak: Ketahanan perkerasan beton aspal terhadap beban lalulintas dan temperatur sangat tergantung pada jenis dan komposisi agregat, aspal serta filler yang digunakan. Banyak usaha telah dilakukan untuk meningkatkan kualitas campuran, salah satunya dengan menggunakan aspal modifikasi. Aspal modifikasi dibuat dengan mencampur aspal pen. 60/70 dengan bahan tambah. Pada penelitian ini bahan tambah yang digunakan adalah parutan ban karet bekas sebagai bahan pengganti agregat pada campuran AC-BC. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh substitusi tambahan ban karet bekas sebagai bahan pengganti agregat. Tahapan awal penelitian adalah mencari Kadar Aspal Optimum (KAO), kemudian dilakukan penambahan parutan ban karet bekas sebagai bahan pengganti agregat mulai dari 0%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% dan 5% terhadap berat campuran. Dari hasil penelitian menunjukkan penambahan persentase parutan ban bekas mempengaruhi nilai parameter Marshall, terutama nilai stabilitas, VIM dan VMA pada kadar aspal 5,285%. Nilai stabilitas tertinggi didapat pada campuran 2% parutan ban bekas yaitu 1128,48 Kg. Nilai VIM tertinggi ada pada campuran 5% parutan ban bekas yaitu 16,94%. Nilai VMA tertinggi ada pada campuran 5% parutan ban bekas yaitu 27,88% dan nilai flow tertinggi ada pada campuran 5% parutan ban bekas yaitu 4,97 mm. Namun pada nilai MQ kenaikan dan penurunan yang terjadi sangat besar. Nilai Density dan VFA tidak terjadi perubahan yang besar untuk semua substitusi variasi parutan ban. Untuk nilai durabilitas campuran AC-BC dengan variasi parutan ban yang memenuhi persyaratan 90% hanya pada pemakaian parutan ban 1%.

A Study on the Application of Rubber Crumb Modified Asphalt Mixture

2012 ◽  
Vol 193-194 ◽  
pp. 500-504
Author(s):  
Xiao Chu Wang ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Yi Peng Wang ◽  
Lei Fu
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Engineering Application ◽  
Road Surface ◽  
Rubber Crumb ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Cold Regions ◽  
Modified Asphalt

The article is based on the rubber crumb modified asphalt’s fundamental characteristics, paving a practical road surface, doing rubber crumb modified asphalt concrete road surface in the Northern cold regions’ practical application and testing, summarizing relevant experience, providing reference for similar engineering application .

Interfacial Property of the Asphalt Concrete Pavement with Bonifiber Reinforced Overlayer

2011 ◽  
Vol 374-377 ◽  
pp. 1511-1514
Author(s):  
Yang Guo ◽  
Ying Hua Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Interfacial Property ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Interface Property ◽  
The Road ◽  
Shear Property ◽  
Road Performance ◽  
Pavement Structures

Fiber reinforcement as an available attempt has been proved to be effective in improving the toughness of asphalt concrete and is becoming a new method for highway maintenance. When fiber modified asphalt mixture is used as the surface course of a reconstructive pavement, the interface bonding property between top and lower layers seems to become a crucial factor in the road performance of the long lasting pavement. The primary objective of the research is to study the influence of fiber inclusions on the interfacial shear property of the pavement. With the purpose of discussing the shear strength of the interface between Bonifiber modified asphalt mixture top layer and the normal asphalt mixture layer，the laboratory shear test was developed on MTS-810. Four kinds of double-layered cylindrical specimens were made to simulate the different pavement structures. Test results show that the overlaying with Bonifiber modified asphalt mixture improves not only the general road performance but also the interface property. It is concluded that, the interface property of pavement with fiber reinforced top layer behaves much better than that with normal asphalt concrete one.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF ADDITIONAL BANANA STEMS FIBER POWDER ON CHARACTERISTICS OF PHYSICAL ASPHALT PROPERTIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Desi Widianty ◽  
IDM Alit Karyawan ◽  
Ratna Yuniarti
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Softening Point ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Natural Polymer ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Alternative Material ◽  
Banana Stem ◽  
Pavement Material

Asphalt is a pavement material that works as an aggregate binder and filler Natural polymer in the form of cellulose from banana stem leaves has the potential to be used as an alternative material added on asphalt to increase the quality of asphalt itself. The reason for the use of cellulose from banana stem is because it is easy to get and can reduce waste of banana stem. The design of the specimens used pure asphalt pen 60/70 mixed with banana stems fiber powder. Percentage of additive material were 0%; 0.1%; 0.2%; 0.3%; and 0.4% of the asphalt weight. The specimens made for each physical asphalt test were three samples. The results of the analysis and discussion found that the additional banana stems fiber powder on the pure asphalt produced an increase in physical characteristics of asphalt. The optimal percentage of adding banana stems fiber powder was obtained at 0.1% percentage since all test values fulfilled the 60/70 asphalt requirement. The additional banana stems fiber powder of 0.1% resulted in a decrease in penetration value from 70.7 (0.1 mm) to 67.4 (0.1 mm), ductility value from 146 cm to 102.3 cm, weight loss from 0 , 14% to 0.09%, and the specific gravity from 1.042 to 1.037. The additional banana stems fiber powder with asphalt resulted in an increase of softening point from 44.2 º C to 44.7 º C, the viscosity value from 300.99 cst to 320.80 cst. Aspal merupakan bahan perkerasan jalan sebagai bahan pengikat dan pengisi antar agregat, sehingga aspal harus memiliki kemampuan dalam mempertahankan sifat fisiknya terhadap kelenturan dan kelekatannya. Polimer alam berupa selulosa dari pelepah batang pisang memiliki potensi dijadikan alternatif bahan tambah pada aspal untuk meningkatnya kualitas dari aspal. Pertimbangan penggunaan selulosa dari batang pisang dikarenakan mudah didapatkan dan dapat mengurangi limbah batang pisang dan menjadi bahan yang bermanfaat. Metode yang dilakukan untuk membuat aspal jenis baru ini dengan mempersiapkan bahan tambah berupa pelepah batang pisang menjadi serbuk serat. Rancangan benda uji menggunakan aspal murni pen 60/70 yang dicampur dengan bahan aditif dari serbuk serat pelepah batang pisang. Prosentase bahan tambah sebesar 0%; 0,1%; 0,2%; 0,3%; dan 0,4% dari berat aspal. Benda uji dibuat masing–masing sebanyak tiga sampel untuk setiap pengujian sifat fisik aspal. Hasil analisis dan pembahasan didapatkan bahwa penambahan serbuk serat batang pisang pada aspal murni menghasilkan peningkatan terhadap karakteristik sifat fisik aspal. Prosentase optimal penambahan serat batang pisang didapat pada prosentase 0,1%, karena semua nilai pengujian memenuhi persyaratan aspal 60/70. Penambahan serbuk serat batang pisang sebesar 0,1% mengakibatkan penurunan nilai penetrasi dari 70,7 (0,1 mm) menjadi 67,4 (0,1 mm), nilai daktilitas dari 146 cm menjadi 102,3 cm, kehilangan berat dari 0,14% menjadi 0,09%, dan berat jenis dari 1,042 menjadi 1,037. Penambahan serbuk serat batang pisang dengan aspal mengakibatkan kenaikan titik lembek  dari 44,2ºC menjadi 44,7ºC, nilai viskositas dari 300,99 cst  menjadi 320,80 cst. Penambahan serbuk serat batang pisang pada aspal mengakibatkan penurunan nilai penetrasi dan nilai daktilitas serta meningkatkan nilai titik lembek aspal sehingga aspal lebih tahan pada temperatur yang lebih tinggi.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PENAMBAHAN LIMBAH PLASTIK KRESEK SEBAGAI SUBSITUSI ASPAL PEN 60/70 TERHADAP KARAKTERISTIK CAMPURAN LASTON AC – BC

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 737-748
Author(s):  
Suraya Fitri ◽  
Sofyan M. Saleh ◽  
Muhammad Isya
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Highway Construction ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
The Road ◽  
Bitumen Content ◽  
Plastic Bag ◽  
One Step

Abstract: Good asphalt concrete and good care are required for the highway construction, to support the road capabilities and to raise the quality of asphalt mixture, one step is by adding additives into the asphalt. Additive material used plastic bag waste, while Basalt stone used as material that is raw material from hills. Waste plastic bag can be used in various ways, one of them by adding plastic into an asphalt mixture. Mixing plastic waste into the highway construction has two aims, to minimize plastic waste and to improve the quality of roads. This study was conducted to determine the effect of plastic bag waste use as a substitution of Asphalt Pen 60/70 by using Basalt aggregate toward Marshall’s characteristics of asphalt concrete AC-BC mixture. Initial phase of this research was to calculate Optimum Bitumen Content (OBC). The addition of varied plastic bag waste as an additive respectively 2%, 4%, 6%, and 8% in OBC-0.5, OBC, and OBC + 0.5 from the initial OBC of 5.35%. From the three OBCs, it was taken the highest value at OBC +0.5 of 3.3% for the production of test specimens in plastic OPC variation percentage of ± 2% by determining Marshall’s value and durability. Stability value continued to rise in the percentage of plastic bag waste content variation respectively 1.3%, 3.3%, and 5.3% by 1470.48 kg, kg 1476.28, and 1489.28 kg with 30 minutes immersion (temperature = 600C ) and 1286.42 kg, kg 1316.35, 1345.41 kg with a 24-hour immersion (temperature = 600C). This condition is caused by the additive content that is mixed with asphalt pen 60/70 in the mixture, it causes the adhesion of asphalt with aggregate become better until it reaches a certain value limit, which is at the limit of 5.3% with the best stability value of 1489.28 kg in the 30 minutes immersion and 1345.41 kg in 24-hour immersion. From the comparison of both stabilities, the obtained durability values were 99.84%, so that it met specifications for additive-added mixtures, ≥ 90%.Abstrak: Pembangunan konstruksi jalan raya diperlukan beton aspal yang baik dan perawatan yang baik pula, untuk mendukung kemampuan jalan tersebut dan menaikan mutu campuran beraspal salah satunya dengan menambahkan bahan aditif kedalam aspal.. bahan aditif digunakan limbah plastik kresek, sedangkan untuk material digunakan batuan Basalt yang merupakan bahan baku dari gunung. Limbah sampah plastik ini bisa dimanfaatkan dengan berbagai cara, salah satunya dengan cara menambahkan plastik kedalam suatu campuran aspal. Mencampur sampah plastik kedalam kontruksi jalan raya mempunyai dua tujuan, yaitu meminimalkan sampah plastik dan meningkatkan kualitas jalan. Penelitian ini Tujuan Penelitian dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemakaian limbah plastik kresek sebagai subsitusi Aspal Pen 60/70 dengan menggunakan agregat bassalt terhadap karakteristik Marshall campuran aspal beton AC-BC. Tahapan awal penelitian adalah mencari Kadar Aspal Optimum (KAO). Penambahan variasi kantong plastik bekas sebagai aditif secara berturut-turut yaitu 2%, 4%, 6%, dan 8% pada KAO-0,5, KAO dan KAO+0,5 dari KAO awal 5,35%. Dari ketiga KAO tersebut diambil nilai yang tertinggi yaitu pada KAO+0,5 sebesar 3,3% untuk pembuatan benda uji pada persentase variasi plastik KPO ±2% dengan mendapatkan nilai marshall dan durabilitas. Nilai stabilitas terus meningkat pada persentase variasi kadar plastic bekas 1,3%, 3,3% dan 5,3% masing-masing sebesar 1470,48kg, 1476,28kg, dan 1489,28kg dengan rendaman 30 menit (suhu 600C) dan1286,42kg, 1316,35kg, 1345,41kg dengan rendaman 24 jam (suhu 600C). Kondisi ini disebabkan oleh kandungan dalam aditif yang bercampur dengan aspal pen 60/70 di dalam campuran menyebabkan daya lekat aspal dengan aregat menjadi lebih baik hingga mencapai batas nilai tertentu, yaitu pada batas 5,3% dengan nilai stabilitas terbaik yaitu sebesar 1489,28kg pada rendaman 30 menit dan sebesar 1345,41kg pada rendaman 24 jam. Dari perbandingan ke dua stabilitas tersebut maka diperoleh nilai durabilitas sebesar 99,84% sehingga telah memenuhi spesifikasi untuk campuran yang ditambahkan aditif, yaitu sebesar ≥ 90%.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Mechanical properties for polypropylene Modified Asphalt concrete Mixtures

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 7797-7801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safaa Moubark ◽  
Farag Khodary ◽  
Ayman Othman
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Concrete Mixtures ◽  
Low Temperature Cracking ◽  
Asphalt Modification ◽  
Indirect Tensile ◽  
Polymer Modified Asphalt

It is noticeable that the increase of road traffic during the last two decades in addition to the insufficient degree of maintenance caused an accelerated deterioration of road structure. These roads show early signs of distress such as rutting, cracking, low temperature cracking, ageing and stripping. Heavier loads and higher traffic volume demand higher performance of pavement.  Excellent performance of pavement requires bitumen that is less susceptible to high temperature, rutting or low temperature cracking. Several additives are used to increase the performance of bitumen and the quality of the produced mixtures. Polymers are considered the most widely used additives in asphalt modification that give better performance. The performance of the Polymer-modified asphalt depends on the type and the level of modification the used polymer. The choice of modification level and t modification type depends on the physical properties of the polymer, and its compatibility with bitumen. The polymer can be loosely classified into two categories, Plastomers and Elastomers. The results indicated that, the addition of polypropylene generally improved the mechanical properties of the mixture regardless of the percentage of polymers that added and (PP) content of 5%. it can be noticed that  the performance of PP-modified asphalt mixtures is better  compared with unmodified asphalt concrete mixtures  modifier because it has the highest Marshall Stiffness, indirect tensile strength and unconfined compressive strength

Effect of Temperature on Volumetric Parameters of Rubber Modified Asphalt Mixture

2014 ◽  
Vol 587-589 ◽  
pp. 1141-1144
Author(s):  
Xu Bing Bi
Keyword(s):  
Void Fraction ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
The Road ◽  
Sbs Modified Asphalt

In this study, contrasted rubber modified asphalt and SBS modified asphalt, the mixture of AC-13C, SMA-13 and AR-AC13 are used for compaction test in the range of 120~200 °C as to covering the actual road construction compaction temperature. It can simulated the road compaction performance.The results showed that the temperature is a great influence on the volume parameter of rubber modified asphalt mixture. In the range of 160~180 °C, the void fraction, VMA and VFA of modified asphalt mixture is not sensitive to temperature, improving mixing temperature is not meaningful to improve the quality of compaction. When the temperature dropped to below 160 °C, the VMA rise rapidly, VFA falling rapidly, the increase of void fraction also present a "linear" trend, at this stage to improve mixing temperature can improve the compaction quality.

scholarly journals Microstructure and Meso-Mechanical Properties of Asphalt Mixture Modified by Rubber Powder under a Multi-Scale Effect

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1321
Author(s):  
Sanqiang Yang ◽  
Shuang Sun ◽  
Lusheng Qin ◽  
Qian Li
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Modulus ◽  
Viscoelastic Properties ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Structural Performance ◽  
Rubber Powder ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Macro Scale

The applications of rubber-modified asphalt and its mixtures have received widespread attention due to the environmental and economic benefits of such materials. However, studies on the structural performance of rubber-powder-modified asphalt pavement are only concentrated on a certain scale, leading to research on the structural performance of pavement mostly focusing on mechanical responses at a macro scale. Therefore, the present study adopts the concept of multi-scale research to analyze the viscoelasticity of high-dosage-modified asphalt and its mixtures at a microscopic scale from the perspective of meso-mechanical analysis. In this paper, to ensure the overall durability of a structure, the effective asphalt film thickness and coarse aggregate angularity index of the test material were measured first. The viscoelasticity of asphalt modified with rubber powder was then analyzed using a Brinell viscosity test, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and a dynamic shear rheometer (DSR). We determined the optimal amount of rubber powder to be 30%. A universal testing machine was used to study the influence of different temperatures and loading frequencies on the viscoelastic properties of different asphalt mixtures. Research on the dynamic modulus found that the incorporation of rubber powder increases the elastic properties of the mixture such that the rubber-powder-modified asphalt mixture had a higher dynamic modulus. At the same time, the high-dosage-modified asphalt mixture was found to be closer to an elastomer under a low temperature and high frequency. At a high temperature and low frequency, the asphalt mixture changed into a viscoelastic body whose viscous properties were mainly affected by the asphalt binder. The addition of rubber powder changed the temperature sensitivity of the asphalt and then affected the viscoelastic properties of the asphalt mixture.

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