The research and development of high-performance pavement materials has been intensified owing to the demand for long-life pavements.This study is performed to develop a novel pavement material using waste rubber powd...The research and development of high-performance pavement materials has been intensified owing to the demand for long-life pavements.This study is performed to develop a novel pavement material using waste rubber powder,waste lubricating by-product(LBP),and asphalt.Subsequently,the aging properties and aging mechanism of activated waste rubber powder modified asphalt(ARMA)are investigated based on its rheological properties and microcharacterization.The rheological results show that,compared with waste rubber powder modified asphalt(RMA),ARMA offers a higher aging resistance and a longer fatigue life.A comparison and analysis of the rheological aging parameters of ARMA and RMA show that LBP activation diminishes the aging sensitivity of ARMA.The microcharacterization result shows that the aging of ARMA may be caused by the fact that LBP-activated waste rubber powder is more reactive and can form a dense colloidal structure with asphalt.Therefore,the evaporation loss of asphalt light components by heat and the damage to the colloidal structure by oxygen during the aging process are impeded,and the thermal-oxidative aging resistance of ARMA is improved.展开更多
High viscosity asphalt(HVA)has been a great success as a drainage pavement material.However,the larger porosity of drainage asphalt mixtures weakens the cohesion and adhesion and leads to premature rutting,water damag...High viscosity asphalt(HVA)has been a great success as a drainage pavement material.However,the larger porosity of drainage asphalt mixtures weakens the cohesion and adhesion and leads to premature rutting,water damage,spalling and cracking.The purpose of this study was to investigate the rheological properties of HVA prepared using different high viscosity modifiers through conventional tests,Brookfield viscosity tests,dynamic shear rheometer tests and bending beam rheometer tests.The conventional performance results demonstrated SBS+rubber asphalt(SRA1/2)exhibited excellent elastic recovery and low-temperature flexibility.The 60℃ dynamic viscosity results indicated TPS+rubber asphalt(TRA)had the excellent adhesion.The rotational viscosity results and rheological results indicated that SRA-2 not only exhibited excellent temperature stability and workability,as well as excellent resistance to deformation and rutting resistance,but also exhibited excellent low-temperature cracking resistance and relaxation performance.Based on rheological results,the PG classification of HVA was 16%rubber+asphalt for PG76-22,20%rubber+asphalt for PG88-22,TRA and SRA-1/2 for PG88-28.From comprehensive evaluation of the viscosity,temperature stability and sensitivity,as well as high/low temperature performance of HVA,SRA-2 was found to be more suited to the requirements of drainage asphalt pavement materials.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51778136)the Technology Research and Development Project of China Railway(No.J2019G003)The authors would like to thank the staff at the National Demonstration Center for Experimental Road and Traffic Engineering Education(Southeast University)for their active contributions to this study.
文摘The research and development of high-performance pavement materials has been intensified owing to the demand for long-life pavements.This study is performed to develop a novel pavement material using waste rubber powder,waste lubricating by-product(LBP),and asphalt.Subsequently,the aging properties and aging mechanism of activated waste rubber powder modified asphalt(ARMA)are investigated based on its rheological properties and microcharacterization.The rheological results show that,compared with waste rubber powder modified asphalt(RMA),ARMA offers a higher aging resistance and a longer fatigue life.A comparison and analysis of the rheological aging parameters of ARMA and RMA show that LBP activation diminishes the aging sensitivity of ARMA.The microcharacterization result shows that the aging of ARMA may be caused by the fact that LBP-activated waste rubber powder is more reactive and can form a dense colloidal structure with asphalt.Therefore,the evaporation loss of asphalt light components by heat and the damage to the colloidal structure by oxygen during the aging process are impeded,and the thermal-oxidative aging resistance of ARMA is improved.
基金The work described in this paper is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.51778136Technology Research and Development Project of China Railway under No.J2019G003.
文摘High viscosity asphalt(HVA)has been a great success as a drainage pavement material.However,the larger porosity of drainage asphalt mixtures weakens the cohesion and adhesion and leads to premature rutting,water damage,spalling and cracking.The purpose of this study was to investigate the rheological properties of HVA prepared using different high viscosity modifiers through conventional tests,Brookfield viscosity tests,dynamic shear rheometer tests and bending beam rheometer tests.The conventional performance results demonstrated SBS+rubber asphalt(SRA1/2)exhibited excellent elastic recovery and low-temperature flexibility.The 60℃ dynamic viscosity results indicated TPS+rubber asphalt(TRA)had the excellent adhesion.The rotational viscosity results and rheological results indicated that SRA-2 not only exhibited excellent temperature stability and workability,as well as excellent resistance to deformation and rutting resistance,but also exhibited excellent low-temperature cracking resistance and relaxation performance.Based on rheological results,the PG classification of HVA was 16%rubber+asphalt for PG76-22,20%rubber+asphalt for PG88-22,TRA and SRA-1/2 for PG88-28.From comprehensive evaluation of the viscosity,temperature stability and sensitivity,as well as high/low temperature performance of HVA,SRA-2 was found to be more suited to the requirements of drainage asphalt pavement materials.
