Rutting (i.e., depressions along the wheel path) is a distress exhibited by flexible asphalt pavements at high in-service temperatures negatively affecting ride comfort and safety. In this regard, fine mortar bitumen filler sand) plays key role in rutting potential of mixtures. Given background, manuscript presents small-scale laboratory experimentation aimed assessing rutting-related performan...

Abstract The performance of asphalt concrete pavements (ACP) is greatly related to the rate rutting. Stone dust mostly used as a filler in ACP. Bagasse ash being cementitious nature, and costless waste can also be filler. overall aim select suitable for better pavements. effectiveness locally available bagasse examined terms its effect on job mix formula, stability, rutting depth, rise temperat...

High content SBS polymer modified asphalt (HCPMA) can serve as pavements under heavy traffic and a wide range of temperatures. However, the applicability validity standard rheological evaluation methods to characterize HCPMA are still unclear. In this study, influence on conventional properties behavior was analyzed. A higher improve performance grade binder PG100-34. The slope Jnr-σ linear cur...

Attacks on humans by wild boar (Sus scrofa) are occasionally reported in rural areas of Turkey. While fatalities are rare, individuals may sustain significant soft tissue trauma. Lower extremity lacerations of up to 10 cm in length and 4 cm deep were seen in the 3 cases reviewed. Injuries to the upper abdomen and chest occurred in one case. Attacks frequently occur in forested areas covered by ...

The bituminous pavement rehabilitation alternatives are mainly overlaying, recycling and reconstruction. In the recycling process the material from deteriorated pavement, known as reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), is partially or fully reused in fresh construction. Some of the advantages associated with pavement recycling are (i) less user delay (ii) conservation of energy (iii) preservation of...

This study explored the feasibility of lignin based biofuel co-product (BCP) for subgrade soil stabilization, and more specifically, its impact on Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) pavement performance using the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG). The HMA pavement systems with BCP stabilized subgrade under different traffic and climate conditions were modeled using mechanistic based damage...

Fall 2013 • Vol. 25 • No. 2 The exceptional fatigue and rutting resistance observed in section N7 made HiMA the material of choice in rehabilitating a nearby pavement test section that was completely failed. Oklahoma’s section N8 has a soft subgrade representative of native Oklahoma soil. The section was originally constructed in 2006 with 10 inches of asphalt over a stiff soil base, simulating...

High modulus bitumens modified by polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene (SBS) with different molecular structure were investigated on dynamic shear rheometer and fluorescence microscopy to evaluate viscoelastic properties and morphology of binders. The results shows that storage modulus (G’) is obviously less than loss modulus (G”), which means viscous behaviour of bitumen is domina...