Fatigue Performance of Rubberized Stone Matrix Asphalt by a Simplified Viscoelastic Continuum Damage Model
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 28, Issue 4
Abstract
The study investigated the fatigue performance of rubberized stone matrix asphalt (SMA) in the dry process and compared its fatigue characterization with SMAs with other typical binders. Five SMA mixtures were used with the following asphalt binders: (1) virgin asphalt of PG 67-22, (2) crumb rubber modifier (CRM) modified in wet process, (3) CRM modified in dry process, (4) terminal-blend binder, and (5) styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) modified binder. Dynamic modulus and direct-tension fatigue tests were performed using the asphalt mixture performance tester (AMPT) system. In addition, improved linear amplitude sweep (LAS) tests were performed on the binders by a dynamic shear rheometer (DSR). The fatigue test data were analyzed by the simplified viscoelastic continuum damage (S-VECD) theory. The results showed that (1) dynamic modulus of the rubberized SMA in the dry process was similar to that of the wet process and higher than that of SMA with virgin asphalt, although a little lower than those of SMAs with terminal-blend binder or SBS binder at high temperatures; (2) the damage resistance and fatigue life of the rubberized SMA in the dry process are higher than those of SMA with virgin asphalt and similar or slightly higher than with the wet process, but lower than SMAs with terminal-blend binder or SBS binder; and (3) the virgin binder had lower damage resistance and fatigue life, followed by the CRM binder in the wet process, the terminal-blend binder and SBS binder had higher damage resistance and fatigue life. This is consistent with the mixture results for the direct-tension fatigue tests.
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Acknowledgments
This research work was sponsored by the Georgia DOT Research Project. The authors gratefully acknowledge their financial support.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 28 • Issue 4 • April 2016
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Received: Mar 1, 2015
Accepted: Aug 24, 2015
Published online: Oct 8, 2015
Discussion open until: Mar 8, 2016
Published in print: Apr 1, 2016
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