Natural Mineral Fiber Improved Asphalt Mixture 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.

2011 ◽  
Vol 266 ◽  
pp. 175-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Xun Zheng ◽  
Ying Chun Cai ◽  
Ya Min Zhang

In order to discuss the effect of the basalt fiber on reinforcing pavement performance of asphalt mixtures, the optimum dosage of asphalt and fibers were studied by the method of Marshall test and rut test firstly. Then pavement performances of basalt fiber-modified asphalt mixtures were investigated through tests of high temperature stability, water stability and low temperature crack resistance, and compared with that of polyester fiber, xylogen fiber and control mixture. The testing results showed that the pavement performance of fiber-modified asphalt mixture are improved and optimized comparing with control asphalt mixture, and the performance of basalt fiber-modified asphalt mixture with best composition were excelled than those of polyester fiber and xylogen fiber.


2014 ◽  
Vol 919-921 ◽  
pp. 1079-1084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sen Han ◽  
Dong Yu Niu ◽  
Ya Min Liu ◽  
De Chen ◽  
Deng Wu Liu

The types and contents of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) modifier are two important factors of SBS modified asphalt mixtures. Nowadays, SBS are extensively utilized to modified asphalt in order to improve the performance of the flexible pavement. The objective of this study is to determine a best selection of types and contents of SBS modifier, which can improve high-temperature stability; low-temperature anti-cracking performance and moisture susceptibility of SBS modified asphalt mixture. The mixtures with four types of SBS (Linear A, Linear B, Star A, Star B) and the different contents of each type SBS including Linear SBS of 0%, 3%, 4%, 4.5% and Star SBS of 0%, 3%, 3.5%, 4%, were evaluated for the pavement performance of them under laboratory conditions. Wheel tracking test, beam bending test and freeze-thaw tensile strength test were chosen and carried out to determine high-temperature stability, low-temperature anti-cracking performance and the moisture susceptibility respectively. The laboratory testing results indicate that Star SBS show the more effective effects than Linear SBS to improve the high-temperature stability, low-temperature anti-cracking performance and moisture susceptibility of SBS modified asphalt mixture, and the optimum content of SBS can also play a key role the improvement of the pavement performance.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Zhenxia Li ◽  
Tengteng Guo ◽  
Yuanzhao Chen ◽  
Menghan Zhang ◽  
Qingyu Xu ◽  
...  

In order to improve the road performance of drainage SBS modified asphalt mixture, basalt fiber was added to prepare drainage styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) modified asphalt mixture. The viscosity-toughness, toughness, and 60°C dynamic viscosity of SBS modified asphalt were tested. The modification effect was evaluated from the perspective of high and low temperature rheological properties by dynamic shear rheometer (DSR) and bending beam rheometer (BBR) tests. The high temperature stability, water stability, low temperature crack resistance, and drainage of basalt fiber SBS drainage asphalt mixture were evaluated and compared with nonfiber SBS drainage asphalt mixture and TPS drainage asphalt mixture. The morphology characteristics of asphalt mixture and the distribution of basalt fiber in the mixture were analyzed from a micro perspective. The results showed the following: the overall performance of basalt fiber is better than that of lignin fiber. SBS modifier content in 7% can meet the requirements of drainage asphalt pavement on asphalt binder. The optimum asphalt content of SBS modified asphalt mixture with basalt fiber content of 0, 0.15, 0.25, and 0.35% is 4.9, 5.05, 5.15, and 5.2%. The fiber is irregularly distributed in the mixture to form a three-dimensional network structure, which has a series skeleton function. It plays a tensile role in the initial cracking of asphalt mixture and prevents further expansion of cracks.


Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongchun Cheng ◽  
Di Yu ◽  
Yafeng Gong ◽  
Chunfeng Zhu ◽  
Jinglin Tao ◽  
...  

This study proposed an asphalt mixture modified by basalt fiber and diatomite. Performance of diatomite modified asphalt mixture (DAM), basalt fiber modified asphalt mixture (BFAM), diatomite and basalt fiber compound modified asphalt mixture (DBFAM), and control asphalt mixture (AM) were investigated by experimental methods. The wheel tracking test, low-temperature indirect tensile test, moisture susceptibility test, fatigue test and freeze–thaw cycles test of four kinds of asphalt mixtures were carried out. The results show that the addition of basalt fiber and diatomite can improve the pavement performance. Diatomite has a significant effect on the high temperature stability, moisture susceptibility and resistance to moisture and frost damage under freeze–thaw cycles of asphalt mixture. Basalt fiber has a significant effect on low-temperature cracking resistance of asphalt mixture. Composed modified asphalt mixture has obvious advantages on performance compared to the control asphalt mixture. It will provide a reference for the design of asphalt mixture in seasonal frozen regions.


2019 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 03010
Author(s):  
Ma Qingna ◽  
Zhao Zhiqin ◽  
Xu Qian ◽  
Sun Feng

Adding sulphur dilution asphalt modifier SEAM to asphalt mixture is not only a modifier of asphalt mixture, but also an additive of asphalt mixture. When the modifier is added into the asphalt mixture, the road performance of the asphalt mixture can be improved. This paper studies SEAM modified asphalt mixture the Marshall property index, temperature stability, Water stability and fatigue feature in the Laboratory. On the based of the result of the experiment and analysis, SEAM can improve the high temperature stability, Water stability and fatigue feature. But the low temperature stability can’t improve.


2012 ◽  
Vol 238 ◽  
pp. 22-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Zhao Chen ◽  
Zhen Xia Li

In order to discuss the effectiveness of basalt fiber in reinforcing pavement performance of asphalt mixtures, the pavement performances of basalt fiber asphalt mixtures were investigated by tests of high temperature stability, water stability and low temperature crack resistance, and compared with the pavement performance of asphalt mixtures with polyester fiber and xylogen fiber, and that of reference mixture. The results show that pavement performance of fiber asphalt mixture are improved and optimized comparing with reference asphalt mixture, the performance of asphalt mixture with basalt fiber are excelled than those with polyester fiber and xylogen fiber while the dosage of fibers is keeping at the optimum.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Wenhui Zhao ◽  
Xiangbing Xie ◽  
Guanghui Li ◽  
Jiuguang Geng ◽  
Meng Bao ◽  
...  

To expand the application range of modified asphalt and mixtures and effectively reduce the aggregation of nanomaterials in asphalt, nanocarbon/styrene butadiene styrene (SBS)/rubber powder composite-modified asphalt is proposed. This paper presents a laboratory study on the performance of nanocarbon/copolymer SBS/rubber powder composite-modified asphalt, and nanocarbon particles modified by titanate coupling agents as modifiers are selected. The nanocarbon/copolymer SBS/rubber powder composite-modified asphalt was prepared by a high-speed shearing method. The physical properties and rheological performance were assessed using ductility tests, softening point tests, penetration tests, dynamic shear rheometer (DSR) tests, and bending beam rheometer (BBR) tests. Furthermore, the mixture properties, including the high-temperature stability, low-temperature cracking resistance, moisture stability, and freeze-thaw splitting, were evaluated in the laboratory. The micromorphology of the base asphalt and composite-modified asphalt was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the reactions between the modifiers and AH-70 base asphalt were studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results reveal that the surface-modified nanocarbon and rubber powder additives substantially increased the softening point and penetration index of the base asphalt, with little obvious influence on the low-temperature performance. In addition, when nanocarbon/copolymer SBS/rubber powder composite-modified asphalt was used, the high-temperature stability and low-temperature cracking resistance of the nanocarbon/copolymer SBS/rubber powder composite-modified asphalt mixture were approximately 1.3 times those of the nanocarbon/rubber powder asphalt mixture. In terms of the micromorphology and reaction, the addition of the nanocarbon can increase the compatibility between the base asphalt and rubber powder, and then the addition of copolymer SBS can improve the structure of nanocarbon (after surface modification)/rubber powder-modified asphalt to form a stable network. Moreover, the physical reaction plays the dominant role in the modification process for the rubber powder and base asphalt, and chemical reactions occur in the modification process for the surface-modified nanocarbon and base asphalt.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yafeng Gong ◽  
Haipeng Bi ◽  
Zhenhong Tian ◽  
Guojin Tan

The objective of this research is to evaluate the pavement performance degradation of nano-TiO2/CaCO3 and basalt fiber composite modified asphalt mixtures under freeze‒thaw cycles. The freeze‒thaw resistance of composite modified asphalt mixture was studied by measuring the mesoscopic void volume, stability, indirect tensile stiffness modulus, splitting strength, uniaxial compression static, and dynamic creep rate. The equal-pitch gray prediction model GM (1, 3) was also established to predict the pavement performance of the asphalt mixture. It was concluded that the high- and low-temperature performance and water stability of nano-TiO2/CaCO3 and basalt fiber composite modified asphalt mixture were better than those of an ordinary asphalt mixture before and after freeze‒thaw cycles. The test results of uniaxial compressive static and dynamic creep after freeze‒thaw cycles showed that the high-temperature stability of the nano-TiO2/CaCO3 and basalt fiber composite modified asphalt mixture after freeze‒thaw was obviously improved compared with an ordinary asphalt mixture.


2013 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 1689-1692
Author(s):  
Yan Hai Yang ◽  
Xiao Xi Gao ◽  
Zhuo Liu ◽  
Yang Shen ◽  
Jing Xiong Gao

By adding Sasobit, DAT and BLT additives to reach the purpose of hot mix asphalt mixture construction temperature decreasing, achieve energy conservation and environmental protection. With an AC-13 SBS modified hot mix asphalt as reference, the high and low temperature performance and water stability of three energy-saving and environment-protecting road materials are evaluated through laboratory tests. The results show that compared with HMA, all the three kinds of energy-saving and environment-protecting road materials exhibited a significant increase by 8%-15% in high temperature stability. While the low temperature cracking resistance and anti-water damage performance of Sasobit mixture were decreased somewhat, little changes in these two aspects of the performance of the other two materials. Finally, analyses the economic benefits, and provide the basis for the choice of asphalt mixture cooling additives.


2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 4323-4327
Author(s):  
Gang Xu ◽  
Li Hua Zhao ◽  
Jing Zhao

This paper selects three different fibers: short-cut mineral fiber, mineral cotton fiber and lignin fiber, through the laboratory test to analysis the homogeneity and way-use performance of fiber SMA. Contrast test results show that the homogeneity of adding mineral cotton fiber and lignin fiber of SMA mixture is nearly at the same degree, which are all better than adding short-cut mineral fiber. Adding short-cut mineral fiber with SMA has poor water stability, but the high temperature stability is the best; At the same time, the homogeneity of the fiber asphalt mixture in this paper has a certain effect with the road performance, but impacts little with the absolute value of it.


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