Effect of Temperature on Geotechnical Properties of Recycled Asphalt Shingle Mixtures
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 141, Issue 2
Abstract
Shear strength, compressibility, and hydraulic conductivity of recycled asphalt shingles (RASs) mixed with bottom ash (BA) or stabilized with self-cementing fly ash (FA) were evaluated in a systematic manner at temperatures ranging from 5 to 35°C, representing seasonal field temperature variation. Increasing temperature reduced the shear strength and increased the compressibility and hydraulic conductivity of compacted RAS-BA and RAS-FA mixtures. When the temperature increased from 5 to 35°C, the effective friction angle () of the compacted RAS-BA mixture containing 25% RAS decreased from 41 to 35°. The mixture containing 50% RASs decreased from 41 to 29°. The of the compacted RAS-FA mixture containing 20% FA decreased from 46 to 26°; however, the effective cohesion () increased from 45 to 70 kPa, and the compressive strength remained higher than that of compacted sand. In contrast, the secondary compression ratio () increased with temperature. The of the RAS-BA mixture is an exponential function of temperature. Thermal cycling induced thermal precompression to the compacted RAS-BA and RAS-FA mixtures and significantly reduced the compressibility. Thermal precompression reduced for the compacted RAS-BA mixture containing 25% RASs from 0.0078 to 0.0004 and that of the RAS-FA mixture from 0.0016 to 0.0002, which are comparable with for compacted sand (). Therefore, to reduce long-term settlement of an embankment made with materials containing RAS, construction is recommended during warm seasons. In this way, most settlement occurs during construction, and settlement during service life of the embankment becomes negligible. The hydraulic conductivity of the compacted RAS-BA and RAS-FA mixtures increased with increasing temperature, which is beneficial to drainage capacity of structural fills containing RASs.
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Acknowledgments
Funding for this research was provided by the Recycled Material Resource Center (RMRC) and Solid Waste Research Program (SWRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The authors also greatly appreciate B. R. Amon & Sons for providing recycled asphalt shingles for this research.
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