Study on Water Stability of Bitumen Mixture Under High Temperature and Moisture Conditions

2011 ◽  
Vol 374-377 ◽  
pp. 1451-1454
Author(s):  
Hong Ying Liu

The Work made use of two different asphalts-Shengli and Kalamayi and two different aggregates-Granite and Lime-stone to study the performance of asphalt mixtures under high temperature and moisture condition. Two modifers AST-3 and hydrated lime were investigated as prospective performance enhancers. Film stripping and marshall’s Retained stability tests were used to determined the adhesion characteristics and Moisture susceptibility of mixture, immersion wheel tracking test was used to study the rutting potential at high temperature in the presence of moisture.

Author(s):  
Fan Yin ◽  
Chen Chen ◽  
Randy West ◽  
Amy Epps Martin ◽  
Edith Arambula-Mercado

The Hamburg wheel-tracking test (HWTT) is commonly used to evaluate the rutting resistance and moisture susceptibility of asphalt mixtures. Over the years, different test parameters have been proposed, including the traditional ones specified in AASHTO T 324 and several alternatives developed by asphalt researchers. This study was undertaken to refine the HWTT method toward enhancing its implementation as part of balanced mix design specifications for asphalt mixtures. A HWTT database was developed including test results of over 70 mixtures with a wide range of mixture components and production parameters. Data analyses were conducted to examine the relationships among various HWTT parameters, determine their correlations to field performance data, and estimate the within-laboratory repeatability of the test results. Two alternative rutting parameters, rutting resistance index ( RRI) and corrected rut depth ( CRD), were found to be advantageous over the traditional parameters of total rut depth ( TRD) and creep slope ( CS). RRI allows for direct comparison of results with different termination points, and CRD isolates the rut depth resulting from permanent deformation from that caused by stripping. Among all the rutting parameters, RRI had the best correlation to field rut depth, followed by CS, CRD, and TRD. Receiver operating characteristic analysis was conducted to determine the correspondence between HWTT results and pavement field performance related to moisture susceptibility. The analysis identified 9,000 passes as the best criterion for stripping inflection point and 2,000 passes for the alternative moisture susceptibility parameter, stripping number. Finally, the within-laboratory repeatability of HWTT rut depth measurements was determined.


2004 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Kondo ◽  
Akihiro Moriyoshi ◽  
Takaki Yoshida ◽  
Shouichi Takahashi

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 3269
Author(s):  
Wei-Han Wang ◽  
Chien-Wei Huang

The Hamburg wheel tracking test (HWTT) is widely used to evaluate the performance of asphalt mixtures. According to HWTT specifications, the stripping inflection point (SIP) and the rut depth at a certain number of load cycles are two common indicators for evaluating the moisture susceptibility and rutting resistance of asphalt mixtures, respectively. Although these indicators have been used extensively by several transportation institutions, the reliability and stability in evaluating asphalt mixture behaviors of these indicators have been questioned. To more effectively evaluate the performance of asphalt mixture in the HWTT, this study introduces a novel method of analysis for the HWTT and novel indicators of rutting resistance and moisture susceptibility. The proposed method and indicators were employed to analyze the HWTT results of 14 field core specimens, and the proposed indicators were compared with conventional HWTT indicators to assess their capability of distinction between asphalt mixtures with different performance behaviors in the HWTT. The results indicate that the conventional HWTT indicators cannot effectively evaluate the asphalt mixtures with different performance in the HWTT. By contrast, the proposed analytic method and indicators have significant advantages to effectively evaluate and distinguish the rutting resistance and moisture susceptibility of asphalt mixtures.


2012 ◽  
Vol 174-177 ◽  
pp. 82-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju Nan Shen ◽  
Zhao Xing Xie ◽  
Fei Peng Xiao ◽  
Wen Zhong Fan

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of nano-sized hydrated lime on the moisture susceptibility of the hot mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures in terms of three methodologies to introduce into the mixtures. The experimental design for this study included the utilizations of one binder source (PG 64-22), three aggregate sources and three different methods introducing the lime. A total of 12 types of HMA mixtures and 72 specimens were fabricated and tested in this study. The performed properties include indirect tensile strength (ITS), tensile strength ratio (TSR), flow, and toughness. The results indicated that the nano-sized lime exhibits better moisture resistance. Introducing process of the nano-sized lime will produce difference in moisture susceptibility.


2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Kavussi ◽  
Leila Hashemian

One of the main advantages of warm mix asphalt (WMA) used as an alternative to conventional hot mix asphalt (HMA), is to reduce mixing and compaction temperatures. This laboratory study was conducted with the aim of determining physical properties of WMA mixes produced using foam bitumen technology (WMA–Foam), while applying different mixing and compaction temperatures. The effect of laboratory compaction method on mix properties was also investigated. WMA–Foam mixes were produced, adding a soft bitumen to coarse aggregate particles at the first stage, then a hard bitumen, transformed into foam bitumen using a laboratory foam making device, was directly added to aggregates at the next stage. Compaction was performed separately applying both Marshall and gyratory compactors (GC) at different temperatures. Marshall Stability and void contents of the samples were determined as two major parameters for characterizing WMA–Foam mixes. Moisture susceptibility and rutting potential of WMA–Foam samples were evaluated using indirect tensile strength (ITS) and wheel tracking tests. In addition, separate samples were prepared, in which hydrated lime powder was added as an anti-stripping agent to improve adhesion properties of the mixes. Comparing the results of WMA–Foam mixes with control HMA of the same content, resulted in mixes with similar properties of the control HMA, with appreciably lower production and compaction temperatures of the former. It was also resulted that mixes compacted with gyratory compactor were less sensitive to temperature variations than those compacted with Marshall Hammer. Santrauka Pagrindinis šiltai maišyto asfalto mišinių privalumas, lyginant su įprastiniais karštai maišyto asfalto mišiniais, yra galimybė sumažinti asfalto mišinio maišymo ir tankinimo temperatūras. Šio laboratorinio tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti šiltai maišyto asfalto mišinių, gaminamų pagal putoto bitumo technologiją (WMA-Foam), fizines savybes taikant skirtingas maišymo ir tankinimo temperatūras. Taip pat buvo tirtas skirtingų laboratorinių tankinimo metodų poreikis asfalto mišinio savybėms. WMA-Foam technologijos mišiniai gaminti pirmame etape į stambiąsias mineralines medžiagas dedant minkštąjį bitumą, o kitame etape – kietajį bitumą specialiu laboratoriniu putojimo įrenginiu pavertus putotu bitumu dedant į pirmame etape paruoštas mineralines medžiagas. Tankinta atskirai Maršalo plūktuvu ir giratoriaus presu skirtingose mišinio temperatūrose. Maršalo bandinių pastovumas ir oro tuštumų skaičius buvo nustatyti kaip du pagrindiniai WMA-Foamtechnologijos mišinius charakterizuojantys parametrai. WMA-Foam technologijos bandinių jautrumas vandeniui ir atsparumas provėžų susidarymui buvo vertinti pagal netiesioginio tempimo jėgos ir rato riedėjimo vėžės nustatymo bandymus. Keletas bandinių papildomai buvo pagaminti su gesintosiomis kalkėmis, t. y. asfalto mišinio sukibimą gerinančiu priedu. Lyginant WMA-Foam technologijos ir karštai maišyto asfalto mišinių bandymų rezultatus nustatyta, kad identiškos sudėties WMA-Foam technologijos mišinių savybės yra panašios į karštai maišyto asfalto mišinių savybes, tačiau jos pasiekiamos pastebimai žemesnėse maišymo ir tankinimo temperatūrose. Taip pat nustatyta, kad asfalto mišinio bandiniai, pagaminti giratoriaus presu, buvo ne tokie jautrūs gamybos temperatūros kitimui, lyginant su bandiniais, pagamintais Maršalo plūktuvu.


2018 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 958-965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Ameri ◽  
Mostafa Vamegh ◽  
Seyed Farhad Chavoshian Naeni ◽  
Mohammad Molayem

Author(s):  
Moses Akentuna ◽  
Louay N. Mohammad ◽  
Sanchit Sachdeva ◽  
Samuel B. Cooper ◽  
Samuel B. Cooper

Moisture damage of asphalt mixtures is a major distress affecting the durability of asphalt pavements. The loaded wheel tracking (LWT) test is gaining popularity in determining moisture damage because of its ability to relate laboratory performance to field performance. However, the accuracy of LWT’s “pass/fail” criteria for screening mixtures is limited. The objective of this study was to evaluate the capability of the LWT test to identify moisture susceptibility of asphalt mixtures with different moisture conditioning protocols. Seven 12.5 mm asphalt mixtures with two asphalt binder types (unmodified PG 67-22 and modified PG 70-22), and three aggregate types (limestone, crushed gravel, and a semi-crushed gravel) were utilized. Asphalt binder and mixture samples were subjected to five conditioning levels, namely, a control; single freeze–thaw-; triple freeze–thaw-; MiST 3500 cycles; and MiST 7000 cycles. Frequency sweep at multiple temperatures and frequencies, and multiple stress creep recovery tests were performed to evaluate asphalt binders. LWT test was used to evaluate the asphalt mixture samples. Freeze–thaw and MiST conditioning resulted in an increase in stiffness in the asphalt binders as compared with the control. Further, freeze–thaw and MiST conditioning resulted in an increase in rut depth compared with the control asphalt mixture. The conditioning protocols evaluated were effective in exposing moisture-sensitive mixtures, which initially showed compliance with Louisiana asphalt mixture design specifications.


2013 ◽  
Vol 668 ◽  
pp. 292-296
Author(s):  
Ya Li Ye ◽  
Chuan Yi Zhuang ◽  
Jia Bo Hu

With the early asphalt pavements have been into the stage of medium maintenance or overhaul, recycling is a very important way for waste asphalt mixtures. A sample was taken in the expressway from Huhhot to Baotou, and the waste mixtures were extracted from field and sieved; so that the new aggregates can be determined and mix design was carried. With the aid of the penetration, the softening point and the viscosity in 135°C test, the quantity of the regenerant and the asphalt content were ascertained. Through the high temperature stable performance, the anti-low temperature performance, the water stability and the Hamburg wheel-tracking test, the appropriate gradation and the optimum asphalt content were determined. The test results showed that the pavement performance of the waste asphalt mixture was enhanced obviously with hot in-place recycling, and it has achieved technical parameters for old asphalt mixture.


Author(s):  
N. Khosla ◽  
Brian G. Birdsall ◽  
Sachiyo Kawaguchi

Evaluation of a mixture’s moisture sensitivity is currently the final step in the Superpave® volumetric process. This step is accomplished by using AASHTO T-283, which tolerates a range of values in the test variables of sample air voids and degree of saturation. The tensile strength ratios determined for the mixes in this study varied with the air void level and degree of saturation. Although the levels of conditioning were within the specifications for AASHTO T-283, test results both passed and failed the 80 percent criterion, depending on the severity of conditioning. An alternative to measuring indirect tensile strength is a test that evaluates a mixture’s fundamental material properties. A relatively simple test is proposed that measures the cohesion and friction angle for asphalt mixtures. In addition, the Superpave shear tester (SST) was incorporated as a tool in evaluating moisture sensitivity. The proposed axial test determined the cohesion and angle of friction of the mix. The friction angle remained constant for the conditioned and unconditioned samples. Hence, conditioning of the samples had practically no effect on the mixture’s internal friction. The cohesion of the mix decreased when the mix was subjected to conditioning. The reduction in cohesion was greater in the case of the Fountain aggregate, which is known to be highly moisture susceptible. The shear tests to failure performed on the SST confirmed the results of the new apparatus, which provides a simple method for determining a mixture’s cohesion. The loss of cohesion due to conditioning can be used to determine a mixture’s moisture susceptibility. The three antistrip additives used in this study were hydrated lime, a liquid amine, and a liquid phosphate ester.


2012 ◽  
Vol 178-181 ◽  
pp. 1338-1343
Author(s):  
Wei Jiang ◽  
Jing Jing Xiao

According to the porous asphalt concrete’s big void structure as well as high temperature and rainy application environment, the author point out that using the conventional evaluation index such as high temperature stability and water stability to evaluate the PAC’s performance seem single, and then put up with estimating the PAC’s pavement performance by means of Hamburg Wheel Tracking under the water-high temperature’s comprehensive action. Studied on the PAC with the same raw materials and different gradations, and compared with the experimental results of AC-13 modified asphalt mixture and SMA-13, the results shows that, Hamburg Wheel Tracking test not only considered the water-high temperature’s comprehensive action on mixture, but also considered the mixture’s performance decay under long-term loading. Hamburg Wheel Tracking test can evaluate the PAC’s performance more practically, the PAC which materials and graduations reasonably designed have good performance, and its Hamburg Wheel Tracking final deformation is only 3.89mm, it can satisfy the demand from the high temperature and rainy environment. As well, the test results also comes to the conclusions that under the same materials and the same air voids, the PAC with coarse framework structure own better water stability and water-high temperature stability.


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