scholarly journals Field Evaluation of High Modulus Asphalt Concrete Resistance to Low-Temperature Cracking

Materials ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 369
Author(s):  
Marek Pszczola ◽  
Dawid Rys ◽  
Mariusz Jaczewski
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stress ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Field Evaluation ◽  
High Modulus ◽  
Field Investigations ◽  
Low Temperature Cracking ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Statistical Term

High-modulus asphalt concrete has numerous advantages in comparison to conventional asphalt concrete, including increased resistance to permanent deformations and increased pavement fatigue life. However, previous studies have shown that the construction of road pavements with High Modulus Asphalt Concrete (HMAC) may significantly increase the risk of low-temperature cracking. Those observations were the motivation for the research presented in this paper. Four test sections with HMAC used in base and binder courses were evaluated in the study. Field investigations of the number of low-temperature cracks were performed over several years. It was established that the number of new low-temperature cracks is susceptible to many random factors, and the statistical term “reversion to the mean” should be considered. A new factor named Increase in Cracking Index was developed to analyze the resistance of pavement to low-temperature cracking. For all the considered field sections, samples were cut from each asphalt layer, and Thermal Stress Restrained Specimen Tests were performed in the laboratory. Correlations of temperature at failure and cryogenic stresses with the cracking intensity observed in the field were analyzed. The paper provides practical suggestions for pavement designers. When the use of high modulus asphalt concrete is planned for binder course and asphalt base, which may result in lower resistance to low-temperature cracking of pavement than in the case of conventional asphalt concrete, it is advisable to apply a wearing course with improved resistance to low-temperature cracking. Such an approach may compensate for the adverse effects of usage of high modulus asphalt concrete.

Prediction of Low-Temperature Cracking of Asphalt Concrete Mixtures with Thermal Stress Restrained Specimen Test Results

1996 ◽  
Vol 1545 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannele K. Zubeck ◽  
Ted S. Vinson
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stress ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Probabilistic Model ◽  
Deterministic Model ◽  
Crack Spacing ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Concrete Mixtures ◽  
Specimen Test ◽  
Low Temperature Cracking

A deterministic model and a probabilistic model were developed to predict low-temperature crack spacing as a function of time using thermal stress restrained specimen test results, pavement thickness and bulk density, pavement restraint conditions, and air temperature. The effect of aging on pavement properties was incorporated in the models by predicting the field aging with long-term oven aging treatment in the laboratory. The calculation of the crack spacing is based on the theory that the pavement slab cracks when the pavement temperature reaches the cracking temperature of the mixture and the slab is fully restrained. The deterministic model predicts crack spacing with time, whereas the probabilistic model predicts crack spacing and its variation with time and yields the reliability of the design with regard to a minimum acceptable crack spacing criterion defined by road authorities. The probabilistic model is recommended for use in predicting the low-temperature cracking of asphalt concrete mixtures.

Field Validation of Thermal Stress Restrained Specimen Test: Six Case Histories

1996 ◽  
Vol 1545 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannele K. Zubeck ◽  
Huayang Zeng ◽  
Ted S. Vinson ◽  
Vincent C. Janoo
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stress ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Temperature Data ◽  
Field Validation ◽  
Case Histories ◽  
Test Program ◽  
Concrete Mixtures ◽  
Specimen Test ◽  
Low Temperature Cracking

Construction histories, cracking observations, and temperature data were collected for five test roads in Alaska, Pennsylvania, and Finland. A full-scale and fully controlled low-temperature cracking test program was conducted at the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. Specimens were fabricated in the laboratory with original asphalt cements and aggregates from the test roads. The thermal stress restrained specimen test (TSRST) results obtained for these samples were correlated with the field observations. On the basis of a statistical analysis of the data, the TSRST fracture temperature is associated with the field cracking temperature and crack frequency for the test roads where mixture properties dominated low-temperature cracking. It was concluded that the TSRST can be used to simulate low-temperature cracking of asphalt concrete mixtures.

Investigation of low-temperature cracking in newly constructed high-modulus asphalt concrete base course of a motorway pavement

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (sup1) ◽  
pp. 362-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jozef Judycki ◽  
Piotr Jaskula ◽  
Bohdan Dolzycki ◽  
Marek Pszczola ◽  
Mariusz Jaczewski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
High Modulus ◽  
Concrete Base ◽  
Low Temperature Cracking ◽  
Base Course

Research on Basalt Fiber Asphalt Concrete's Low Temperature Performance

2014 ◽  
Vol 505-506 ◽  
pp. 35-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun Mei Gao ◽  
Shuo Han ◽  
Shuang Chen ◽  
He Li
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Failure Strain ◽  
Basalt Fiber ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Temperature Performance ◽  
Low Temperature Cracking ◽  
Indirect Tensile ◽  
Low Temperature Performance ◽  
Temperature Damage

Conduct experimental study on low temperature performance about asphalt concrete with 6mm basalt fiber and without basalt, 6mm fibers whose dosage is 0.12%0.15% and 0.17%, test method is the indirect tensile test,test temperature is-10±0.5°C. The results show that basalt fiber improved the strength and failure strain of asphalt concrete in low temperature damage, reduced the failure stiffness,in which the maximum increased value of breaking strength is 3.41%, the maximum increased value of failure strain is 38.83%,and the maximum reduced value of failure stiffness is 25.52%,obviously improved low temperature cracking resistance of asphalt concrete;for low temperature performance, the optimum amount of value about 6mm basalt fiber is 0.15% .

Effect of Anti-Rut Agents on Properties of Asphalt Mixture

2014 ◽  
Vol 599 ◽  
pp. 110-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Hua Wang ◽  
Kuang Yi Liu ◽  
Hai Xia Zhang ◽  
Shan Li
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Temperature Stability ◽  
High Temperature Stability ◽  
Damage Resistance ◽  
Damage Stability ◽  
Low Temperature Cracking ◽  
Water Damage

Anti-rut agent, named RPS-3000,was added into AC-25 asphalt mixture and its effects on high temperature stability, low temperature cracking resistance, water damage resistance and fatigue life were investigated in this paper. Results showed that the high temperature stability and low temperature crack resistance of the asphalt mixture improved significantly, the water damage stability increase slightly due to the introduction of anti-rut agents. Besides, the result of fatigue life test presented that excess amount of anti-rut agent may lead a deterioration of fatigue life. Keywords: Anti-rut agent; High temperature stability; Asphalt mixture

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