This study investigated the effect of distribution aged binder from reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) on fracture tolerance recycled mixtures. Two RAP sources (one coarse, one fine), virgin polymer-modified binder, and four contents (0 %, 20 30 40 %) were used to produce a total seven Fracture was assessed in terms energy density (FED) at three levels: interstitial component (IC) (composed effec...

Background In the early 1970s, due to concern over asphalt cement supply issues and an anticipated over abundance of elemental sulfur, many organizations Société Nationale des Pétroles d’Aquitaine (SNPA), Gulf Oil of Canada, Sulfur Development Institute of Canada (SUDIC), Texas Chemical Company, U.S. Bureau of Mines, and the Texas Transportation Institute) began to evaluate the potential for su...

Conductive asphalt concrete with high thermal conductivity has been proposed to improve the solar energy collection and snow melting efficiencies of asphalt solar collector (ASC). This paper aims to provide some insight into choosing the basic materials for preparation of conductive asphalt concrete, as well as determining the evolution of thermal characteristics affected by environmental facto...

The main objective of this paper is to investigate the relations of rubber size, rubber content, and binder content in determination of optimum binder content for open graded friction course (OGFC). Mix gradation type B as specified in Specification for Porous Asphalt produced by the Road Engineering Association of Malaysia (REAM) was used in this study. Marshall specimens were prepared with fo...

Background The modification of asphalt binder to improve performance properties has grown significantly since the implementation of the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) binder specifications. There has been increased use of polymers, crumb rubber modifier and Polyphosphoric Acid (PPA). There has been concern by many highway agencies about the performance characteristics of PPA modifica...

The application of asphalt hot mix recycling is one challenge in sustainable road pavement research. In addition to the vast amount research on performance recycled asphalt–concrete, frictional resistance still limited. effects aged and aggregates skid were investigated this carefully extracted from field-reclaimed pavement, engineering mechanical properties virgin measured. degradation was sim...

This paper presents parts of the results from a research project sponsored by Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA), investigating both the physical and environmental properties of asphalt mixtures using different amount of incinerator bottom ash (IBA) as fine aggregate substitution. The Marshall mix design method was used to determine the design asphalt content and evaluate the...

rutting in asphalt concrete is a very common form of distress in asphalt concrete pavement which unfortunately has been incurable to date. one of the prime reasons of rutting is attributed to the behaviour of asphalt binder at elevated temperature. this study has investigated the performance of polypropylene fibres modified asphalt concrete mix against rutting. two types of asphalt concrete sam...

This study made comparisons of the expected noise and durability performance of asphalt surface mixes based on laboratory testing only, and recommended a set of surface mixes for field test sections with improved surface performance properties. The study included a series of experiments to investigate the effects of several important mix variables identified in studies of field test sections, i...