Influence of Waste Engine Oil on Asphalt Mixtures Containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 27, Issue 12
Abstract
This paper presents the results from a laboratory study in which the influence of waste engine oil on the performance of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) containing reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) was evaluated. The lab test consists of binder test and mixture test. For binder test, the extracted RAP binder was blended with virgin binder and waste oil to investigate the rheological properties as well as fatigue properties. The waste engine oil was collected from a local auto repair shop. Performance Grade 64-22 was selected as virgin binder. For mixture test, the HMA containing RAP was evaluated at three RAP contents [(1) 0%, (2) 25%, and (3) 40%] and three waste oil contents [(1) 0%, (2) 2%, and (3) 5%]. Binder master curves, linear amplitude sweep, Superpave indirect tension, beam fatigue, and asphalt pavement analyzer rutting tests were conducted to evaluate the engineering properties of asphalt and asphalt mixtures. The results from the research reported in this paper indicated that the incorporation of waste engine oil into HMA with RAP may offset the increase of stiffness caused by aged binder in RAP. The inclusion of waste engine oil decreased optimum asphalt content, and reduced rut resistance. Meanwhile, it may also have limited improvements on fatigue resistance of the mixtures.
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Acknowledgments
Special thanks are expressed to Virginia Paving Company which provided the raw materials and reference mix design in the research reported in this paper. The Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division is especially acknowledged for their assistance with the preparation of some laboratory specimens.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 27 • Issue 12 • December 2015
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Received: Mar 26, 2014
Accepted: Jan 28, 2015
Published online: Apr 6, 2015
Discussion open until: Sep 6, 2015
Published in print: Dec 1, 2015
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