Research on Mixture Design and Mechanical Performance of Porous Asphalt Concrete in Cold Regions

2011 ◽  
Vol 299-300 ◽  
pp. 770-773
Author(s):  
Jin Hua Xu ◽  
Si Li Chen ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Gang Li

Porous asphalt pavement (PAC) is constructed with an open-graded porous mixture with 15–25% designed air void and 4–5 cm surface thickness. This paper presents paving material selection and requirements of porous asphalt concrete in the cold regions. Through a series of laboratory tests, optimum gradation of the aggregates and bitumen content (BC) were selected, which met all aspects of performance indexes. Uniform experiment design methods, including Marshall test, immersion Marshall test and Freezing–thaw indirect tensile test, were applied to analyze road performance of PAC, such as temperature stability, water stability, resistance to Freezing and thawing and so on. The results confirmed that PAC studied is an effective pavement surfacing materials in cold climate regions.

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 601-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Shiuh Chen ◽  
Chin Hung Yang

AbstractPorous asphalt concrete (PAC) is an open-graded friction course that is specifically designed to have high air void contents for removing water from the pavement surface. PAC surfaces, which include open-graded friction courses, permeable friction courses, and drainage asphalt pavements, have increasingly gained acceptance among agencies and industry in the world. PAC might be susceptible to freeze-thaw damage in cold climates and require winter maintenance practices. The life span of PAC pavements shows a large variation depending on climates, traffic volumes and loadings, design and construction practices. The objective of this paper was to review design, construction, and performance that could maximize the advantages and minimize the disadvantages associated with the use of PAC mixtures. A consolidated review of the worldwide literature on PAC applications was conducted, with attention to the use of PAC in agency practices, and specifications for PAC from the world were evaluated. Based on an analysis of the results of this review, two key features were emphasized: (1) a recommended practice for material selection and design of PAC, and (2) a recommended practice for PAC construction and maintenance. Key points include a careful assessment of the PAC drainage and an adequate asphalt content to improve the performance of the pavement surface. A proper binder content stabilized by additives such as fibers and polymers is essential to ensure sufficient film thickness that is critical to the durability of the PAC mix in the long run.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1025-1026 ◽  
pp. 749-754
Author(s):  
Chang Hong Zhou ◽  
Shao Hua Liu ◽  
Qiang Yuan

In order to reduce the cost of Porous asphalt concrete and the effective use cheap limestone widely distributed in local, the gradation design works of limestone-typed PAC is presented in this paper. Considering convenience of building and testing for local enterprises, Marshall Design Method, still used in local standards, is adopt. Limestone usually shows low strength and easy break, which obviously affect the performance of mixture. Therefore, Forming temperature and beat numbers of Marshall Test is researched. The results show that: a) Regular aggregate, whose shape is similar to a cube, with low flat ratio and low crushing value is important for improving the performance of limestone-typed PAC. b) Forming temperature and Beat number is suggested taking 155°C and 35 times. c) The standard of limestone-typed PAC should not be as same as basalt-typed. The indices can be suitably lessened according to the actual conditions of aggregates.


2000 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 96-102
Author(s):  
Satoshi KURODA ◽  
Yoshiteru KATO ◽  
Yasuo GUNJI

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1207-1213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quantao Liu ◽  
Erik Schlangen ◽  
Álvaro García ◽  
Martin van de Ven

2020 ◽  
Vol 861 ◽  
pp. 414-420
Author(s):  
Ming Xi Liu ◽  
Jian Guang Xie ◽  
Zhan Qi Wang ◽  
Yan Ping Liu

The sound absorption performance of porous asphalt concrete (PAC) is inseparable from the sizes of voids, as different sizes of voids have different absorption effects on noise in different frequency bands. However, the relationship between the two is not clear. In this study, the equivalent diameter of voids was obtained by the proposed image segmentation algorithm based on the square area, then grey entropy method was used to analyze the effect of different equivalent diameter of voids on the sound absorption performance of PAC in the frequency range of traffic noise. The results show that with the increase of air voids, the peak and average sound absorption coefficient of PAC increase, the sound absorption performance of PAC is improved; and the sound absorption performance of PAC is mainly affected by the equivalent diameter of voids of 3-4mm.


2014 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 431-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sreeyuth Lal ◽  
Lily D. Poulikakos ◽  
Marjan Sedighi Gilani ◽  
Iwan Jerjen ◽  
Peter Vontobel ◽  
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