Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) has the advantage over conventional Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) of reducing pollutant emissions and energy costs. The use of WMA technologies can be fruitfully coupled with the addition of Reclaimed Asphalt (RA) improving asphalt mixture performance. However, this aspect needs to be investigated in more detail. In this regard, this paper focused on the optimization and performance investigation of a dense graded modified asphalt mixture for wearing courses, produced with WMA technology and percentages of RA up to 25%. Two WMA mixtures with two contents of RA were prepared by using a chemical additive. The results were also compared with an HMA control mixture produced with a lower RA content. Shear gyratory compacted specimens were used for a series of laboratory tests to evaluate the performance. The study of stiffness, water sensitivity, permanent deformation and fracture characteristics pointed out that appropriately designed WMA mixtures with RA can be produced without penalizing the performance with respect to the control mixture.
Use of Modified Reclaimed Asphalt in Warm Mixtures / Ferrotti, G.; Canestrari, F.; Xiaotian, J.; Cardone, F.. - ELETTRONICO. - 27:(2022), pp. 1893-1899. (Intervento presentato al convegno RILEM International Symposium on Bituminous Materials - ISBM 2020. tenutosi a Lyon, France nel December 2020) [10.1007/978-3-030-46455-4_240].
Use of Modified Reclaimed Asphalt in Warm Mixtures
Ferrotti G.
;Canestrari F.;Cardone F.
2022-01-01
Abstract
Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) has the advantage over conventional Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) of reducing pollutant emissions and energy costs. The use of WMA technologies can be fruitfully coupled with the addition of Reclaimed Asphalt (RA) improving asphalt mixture performance. However, this aspect needs to be investigated in more detail. In this regard, this paper focused on the optimization and performance investigation of a dense graded modified asphalt mixture for wearing courses, produced with WMA technology and percentages of RA up to 25%. Two WMA mixtures with two contents of RA were prepared by using a chemical additive. The results were also compared with an HMA control mixture produced with a lower RA content. Shear gyratory compacted specimens were used for a series of laboratory tests to evaluate the performance. The study of stiffness, water sensitivity, permanent deformation and fracture characteristics pointed out that appropriately designed WMA mixtures with RA can be produced without penalizing the performance with respect to the control mixture.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
