The effect of aggregate gradation on creep and moisture susceptibility performance of warm mix asphalt

It is clear that the purpose of mixture design is to select optimum asphalt content for a desired aggregate structure to meet the prescribed criteria. Aggregate makes up high proportion of volume and mass of mixtures; hence, it is considered as an important constituent of asphalt concrete. This stud...

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Published in:The international journal of pavement engineering 2014-02, Vol.15 (2), p.133-141
Main Authors: Sangsefidi, Ebrahim, Ziari, Hasan, Mansourkhaki, Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggregates
Asphalt pavements
Civil engineering
Concrete pavements
Materials creep
Moisture absorption
moisture susceptibility
optimum gradation
permanent deformation
Sasobit
WMA
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Summary:It is clear that the purpose of mixture design is to select optimum asphalt content for a desired aggregate structure to meet the prescribed criteria. Aggregate makes up high proportion of volume and mass of mixtures; hence, it is considered as an important constituent of asphalt concrete. This study postulates that the gradation is an important characteristic of the aggregate in adoption of the optimum mixture. One aggregate source, three gradations and different percentages of Sasobit ® was used to manufacture hot mix asphalt and warm mix asphalt. The test results indicated that the aggregate gradation affects the rutting resistance and especially the moisture susceptibility of the introduced mixtures, differently. Rutting resistance was evaluated using the flow number parameter, and in order to determine the moisture sensitivity mechanism, a mechanical and visual inspection tests were carried out. At the end, it is concluded that the optimum aggregate gradation for these two types of mixtures is different.
ISSN:1029-8436
1477-268X
DOI:10.1080/10298436.2012.752824