scholarly journals Effect of Short-Term Aging on Asphalt Modified Using Microwave Activation Crumb Rubber

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Li ◽  
Jianing Zhou ◽  
Zhihao Zhang ◽  
Xiaolong Yang ◽  
Yu Wu
Keyword(s):  
Aging Temperature ◽  
Crumb Rubber ◽  
Creep Recovery ◽  
Microwave Activation ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Oven Test ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Aging Conditions

Effective approaches are required to be developed to solve the poor compatibility and thermal stability problems of crumb rubber-modified asphalt (CRMA). This study focuses on a method called microwave activation. However, seldom researches pay attention to the properties of MACRMA after aging. The objective of this study was to prepare microwave-activated CRMA (MACRMA) and investigate the performance of asphalt after aging. The samples were subjected to thin-film oven test (TFOT) at different times and temperatures. The effect of heat aging on the properties of MACRMA was evaluated by three indicator tests: viscosity, dynamic shear rheology test (DSR), and repeat creep recovery test (RCRT). The test results indicated that the MACRMA after two aging conditions had noticeably lower performance values (e.g., penetration, ductility) compared to unaged samples, and thus, the need to control temperature and time for mixing and construction was verified to be important. In addition, the G*/sin δ and phase angle values were largely influenced by the TFOT aging temperature and time. The MACRMA’s ability to recover was improved after aging. Compared with the aging temperature, the aging time had a more significant effect on the deformation and recovery ability of MACRMA.

Short-Term and Long-Term Aging Behavior of Rubber Modified Asphalt Paving Mixture

1996 ◽  
Vol 1530 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Y. Liang ◽  
Suckhong Lee
Keyword(s):  
Complex Modulus ◽  
Resilient Modulus ◽  
Crumb Rubber ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Aging Behavior ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Modified Binders ◽  
Asphalt Paving

Aging of asphalt has been an important subject area that has received extensive studies in recent years. Test results of short-term and long-term aging behavior of crumb rubber modifier (CRM) modified asphalt paving materials are presented. Eighteen combinations of CRM modified binders in terms of CRM size, CRM content, and base asphalt cement grade were studied by Brookfield viscometer test and dynamic shear rheometer test. The short-term aged binders were prepared using thin film oven test. Viscosity was measured at 350°F in the Brookfield thermosel after mixing at 375°F for 2 hr. The test results showed that the size and percentage of CRM affected the viscosity development in the modified binders: the smaller the CRM size and the higher the CRM content, the higher the viscosity measured after 2-hr reaction at 375°F. Short-term aging exerted more viscosity increase in the CRM modified binders than in the unmodified binders. Modified binders showed less weight loss than unmodified binders. The modified binders showed higher complex modulus G* than unmodified. Short-term aging increased G*, with modified binders exhibiting higher increase. The Marshall mix design yielded various CRM modified mixes. The result of indirect tensile strength tests showed that short-term and long-term aging increased the measured tensile strengths. The resilient modulus test results, in general, supported the general understanding that aging tended to increase resilient modulus.

The Performance and Mechanism of Waste Tire Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt

2011 ◽  
Vol 99-100 ◽  
pp. 1365-1369
Author(s):  
Yan Chun Li ◽  
Pan Zhang ◽  
Rui Lv
Keyword(s):  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Crumb Rubber ◽  
Pavement Performance ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Rubber Mixture ◽  
Tire Rubber ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Waste Tire ◽  
Asphalt Rubber ◽  
Waste Tire Rubber

Crumb rubber modified asphalt can not only improve asphalt pavement performance, but also can achieve the waste re-use, further study on the crumb rubber modified asphalt is very important. This paper mainly discusses the action mechanism of waste tire rubber modified asphalt, and analysis the performance improvement of the asphalt when it is mixed with the waste tire rubber. By analyzing the test results of asphalt’s conventional, we find out that mixed the waste tire rubber in asphalt is the resulting in the improvement of asphalt’s performance. Lastly, it discusses waste tire rubber modified asphalt advantages and the prospects of development. Overall, popularize and application the asphalt-rubber mixture is valuable.

scholarly journals Micro/Nanoscale Study on the Effect of Aging on the Performance of Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Lan Wang ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Le Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Crumb Rubber ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Surface Microstructure ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Microscopic Surface

In order to explore the variation of crumb rubber modified asphalt (CR) before and after aging at the micro- and nanoscales, the molecular dynamics simulation and atomic force microscopy (AFM) asphalt microstructure scanning were carried out on CR before and after aging. The molecular dynamics energy, radial distribution function (RDF), surface microstructure image, roughness, and other test results of the CR before and after aging were compared and analyzed. The results show that the molecular dynamic energy of the CR after aging increases; the asphaltene-asphaltene RDF is decreased after aging; and the AFM surface microstructure images of asphalt before and after aging do not change significantly, but quantitative analysis by roughness theory shows that aging makes the microscopic surface of the CR more uniform and gentle. By analyzing the changes of asphalt properties before and after aging at two scales, it can be found that there is a certain relationship between the properties obtained at different scales. The reasons and mechanisms for the influence of microstructure on aging are obtained by analyzing this relationship.

scholarly journals The Effect of Addition of Antioxidant 1,2-dihydro-2,2,4-trimethyl-quinoline on Characteristics of Crepe Rubber Modified Asphalt in Short Term Aging and Long Term Aging Conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (20) ◽  
pp. 7236
Author(s):  
Bahruddin Ibrahim ◽  
Arya Wiranata ◽  
Alfian Malik
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Softening Point ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Aging Conditions ◽  
Asphalt Performance

The use of natural rubber to resist bitumen is usually prone to degradation and aging. One method to overcome this problem is the addition of antioxidants. This study aims to determine the effect of the addition of antioxidants 1,2-dihydro-2,2,4-trimethyl-quinoline (TMQ) on natural rubber modified asphalt crepe rubber and its performance in short-term and long-term aging conditions. The modified rubber asphalt mixture’s manufacture begins by melting the crepe rubber at 200 °C before being mixed in asphalt at 165 °C. Addition of antioxidant TMQ during the stirring process of the mixture of asphalt and melted rubber. The crepe rubber content was 8, 10, and 12% w/w, while the TMQ content was 1, 2, and 3% w/w of the total sample weight. The modified asphalt samples’ characterization included penetration, softening point, weight loss after a rolling thin film oven test (RTFOT), penetration after RTFOT, and Marshall test. Review of the performance of asphalt under short-term aging conditions using a dynamic shear rheometer (DSR). Evaluation of asphalt performance under long-term aging conditions using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results showed that the fact that the best-modified asphalt product was the addition of 10% crepe rubber and 2% TMQ. The best-modified asphalt characteristics have penetration 68.70 dmm, softening point 55.45 °C, weight loss only 0.0579%, penetration after RTFOT 59.60, Marshall stability 1403.96 kg with optimum asphalt content of 5.50%, and rutting factor (G*/Sinδ) 6.91 kPa and 16.1 kPa before and after RTFOT. Overall, the modified crepe rubber asphalt can improve the performance of the asphalt in terms of durability. Simultaneously, the antioxidant TMQ works very well in increasing the resistance of bitumen to aging in the conditions of short-term aging and long-term aging.

Short-Term Field Performance and Cost-Effectiveness of Crumb-Rubber Modified Asphalt Emulsion in Chip Seal Applications

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110054
Author(s):  
Md Nafiur Rahman ◽  
Md Tanvir Ahmed Sarkar ◽  
Mostafa A. Elseifi ◽  
Corey Mayeux ◽  
Samuel B. Cooper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
Crumb Rubber ◽  
Department Of Transportation ◽  
Asphalt Emulsion ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Application Rates ◽  
Chip Seal ◽  
Term Field

Chip sealing is a commonly used pavement maintenance technique that aims to delay pavement deterioration by reducing water infiltration and restoring skid resistance. The objective of this study was to evaluate the short-term field performance and cost-effectiveness of chip seals prepared with different types of asphalt emulsion and application rates. A newly introduced crumb-rubber modified asphalt emulsion was evaluated, one that allows chip seal installation at the same temperature as a standard emulsion. Types of emulsion included a crumb-rubber modified asphalt emulsion (CRS-2TR), a polymer-modified emulsion (CRS-2P), and a conventional unmodified emulsion (CRS-2). Application rates were obtained from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), the Texas Department of Transportation (DOT) specifications, and from the chip seal design method recommended in NCHRP Report 680. Seven chip seal sections were constructed and monitored regularly over a 12-month period. In the northbound lane, the chip seal section constructed with CRS-2TR (0.37 gal per square yard [gsy]) was the best performer statistically. In the southbound lane, the chip seal sections constructed with CRS-2TR and CRS-2P (0.31 gsy) performed similarly. Furthermore, the maximum Service Life Extension (SLE) was observed for the CRS-2TR (0.31 gsy) chip seal sections, whereas the chip seal sections constructed with CRS-2 had the lowest SLE. In addition, the most cost-effective chip seal section was achieved by the application of CRS-2TR emulsion at the Louisiana DOTD recommended emulsion application rate.

scholarly journals MODIFIED ASPHALT MIXTURES RESISTANCE TO PERMANENT DEFORMATIONS

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Radziszewski
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Asphalt Mixtures ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Porous Asphalt ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Road Pavement ◽  
In Situ Conditions ◽  
Modified Binders

Permanent deformations, primarily in the form of ruts, are one of the basic asphalt pavement damages impairing its service properties. Application of appropriate asphalt mixtures and binder modification are effective methods for improving asphalt courses resistance. While being manufactured, stored, fitted into a road pavement and during long term service, bitumen binders and asphalt mixtures are subject to continuous unfavourable ageing processes during which pavement courses characteristics change considerably, resistance to permanent deformations being among them. This article presents rut and dynamic creep test results of concrete, SMA (stone mastic asphalt), MNU (thin courses of non‐continuous grain mixtures), Superpave mixture and porous asphalt mixture of two air void content percentages: 15 %, 20 %. Asphalt concrete mixtures, MNU's and porous asphalt mixtures contained elastomer, plastomer and fine rubber modified binders. Samples for laboratory rut tests were made by slab compaction because this method, as the author's previous research had shown, was the closest to ‘in‐situ’ conditions. Resistance to permanent deformations of the examined specimens was evaluated before aging, after technological aging (short term ageing) and after service ageing (long‐term ageing). The test results show that resistance to permanent deformations depends on the kind of asphalt mixture and binder applied. Concrete asphalts with fine rubber modified bitumens and concrete asphalts with 7 % polymer modified binders as well as SMA's and Superpave mixtures with unmodified binders appeared to be most resistant to permanent deformations after a long‐term laboratory ageing. It was proved that the overall evaluation of resistance to permanent deformations could be obtained by rut and creep testing of asphalt mixtures exposed to short‐ and long‐term ageing. Simultaneous determining 4 parameters: maximum rut depth after short‐term ageing, rutting coefficient after operational ageing, stiffness creeping modulus after long‐term ageing and cumulated deformation after short‐term ageing, facilitates full characteristics of modified asphalt mixes designed to be built in the wearing course of a road pavement.

Rheological and Molecular Characterizations of Tire Rubber Modified Asphalt Emulsion

2020 ◽  
Vol 2674 (3) ◽  
pp. 12-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Tanvir Ahmed Sarkar ◽  
Md Nafiur Rahman ◽  
Mostafa A. Elseifi ◽  
Corey Mayeux ◽  
Samuel B. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Rheological Properties ◽  
Asphalt Binder ◽  
Gel Permeation Chromatography ◽  
The Other ◽  
Creep Recovery ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Asphalt Emulsion ◽  
Tire Rubber ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Performance Grade

The aim of this study was to characterize the chemical, molecular, and rheological properties of different asphalt emulsions including a newly introduced tire-rubber modified asphalt emulsion (CRS-2TR). Three emulsions (CRS-2TR, CRS-2P, and CRS-2) and one asphalt rubber binder (AC20-5TR) were evaluated in this study. The superpave performance grade (PG), surface performance grade (SPG), and the multiple stress creep recovery (MSCR) test were conducted to evaluate the rheological properties of the binder residues. Evaluation of the differences in the functional groups, molecular weight distribution, and chemical composition of the asphalt binder residues was conducted using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), high-pressure gel permeation chromatography (HP-GPC), and saturates, aromatics, resins and asphaltenes (SARA) fractionation, respectively. The chemical and molecular characterization test results indicated that the tire-rubber modified emulsion had lower carbonyl indices and colloidal instability indices as compared to the other conventional emulsions, indicating a higher resistance to aging. On the other hand, the rheological test results showed that the performance of CRS-2TR was comparable to CRS-2P and was expected to perform better than CRS-2. In addition, the moisture susceptibility of the binder residues from the bitumen bond strength (BBS) test showed that CRS-2TR had a greater pull-off tensile strength in both dry and wet conditions as compared to CRS-2 and had statistically equal performance results as compared to CRS-2P.

Study on Rheological Property and Phase Separation of Modified Asphalt by Waste Crumb Rubber

2011 ◽  
Vol 374-377 ◽  
pp. 1361-1364
Author(s):  
Liang Fan ◽  
Yu Zhen Zhang ◽  
Shi Jie Ma
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Rheological Property ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Temperature Stability ◽  
Homogeneous System ◽  
Crumb Rubber ◽  
Creep Recovery ◽  
High Temperature Stability ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Waste Crumb Rubber

This report mainly studied rheological property and phase separation of modified asphalt by waste crumb rubber with some methods including common performance test, frequency sweep test, multiple stress creep recovery test and Cole-cole rule detection. All these experiment result shown that waste crumb rubber can upgrade apparently high temperature stability and elastic performance of modified asphalt, but modified asphalt by rubber is not a homogeneous system and has obvious phase separation state, so it is important to keep an appropriate rubber content in modified asphalt for good product stability

scholarly journals Aging Properties and Mechanism of Microwave-Activated Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt Binder

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Zhou ◽  
Jianing Zhou ◽  
Qidong Li ◽  
Bo Li
Keyword(s):  
Functional Group ◽  
Asphalt Binder ◽  
Molecular Size ◽  
Gel Permeation Chromatography ◽  
Aging Effect ◽  
Microwave Treatment ◽  
Crumb Rubber ◽  
Microwave Activation ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Before And After

Although crumb rubber modified asphalt (CRMA) has a better performance than matrix asphalt (MA) in road engineering, the application bottlenecks of this material lies in its high viscosity, poor workability and bad storage stability. Microwave technology is one of the solutions to the above problems. The objective of this study was to investigate the physical and chemical changes before and after aging of CRMA which was prepared by microwave activated crumb rubber, and the aging mechanism of microwave-activated crumb rubber modified asphalt (MACRMA). Through penetration, softening point, ductility, viscosity and DSR test, the high and low temperature performance and temperature sensitivity of MA, CRMA and MACRMA before and after aging were studied. These tests results revealed that microwave treatment can improve the anti-rutting ability and the anti-aging performance of rubber asphalt. According to gel permeation chromatography (GPC) test, the distribution changes of the internal molecular content of the three asphalts were determined during the aging process. Its test results showed that aging effect accelerated the conversion of small molecules to large molecules in asphalt, and the value of large molecular size (LMS) increases more after long-term aging. The microwave activation made the swelling reaction more intense, thereby delayed the conversion of LMS in the rubber asphalt. In addition, LMS has a high correlation with test indicators. The fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) test was used to measure the functional group changes of each asphalt. The FTIR spectra indicated that microwave activation is mainly a process of physical change. The carbonyl and sulfoxide functional group indices of MACRMA were lower than those of MA and CRMA, which also confirmed that MACRMA has a better anti-aging ability.

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