Research on Water Stability and Crack Resistance of Waste Cellulose Acetate–Reinforced Asphalt Mixtures Based on Response-Surface Methodology
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 35, Issue 9
Abstract
The objective of this study was to explore the engineering application potential of waste cigarette butts and to investigate the effect of waste cellulose acetate (WCA) as reinforcement material on the performance of asphalt mixtures. A performance prediction model was also constructed to explore the optimal mixture preparation scheme. In this study, a scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to visually characterize the surface morphology of WCA. The elemental composition of the cellulose surface was determined semiquantitatively using an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). The experimental design was carried out following the face-centered central composite design (FCCD) of the response-surface methodology (RSM), taking WCA shearing time, WCA content, and asphalt-aggregate ratio as variable factors, and the splitting strength (), freeze–thaw splitting strength (), and tensile strength ratio (TSR) of the mixtures as response variables. The software Design-Expert was adopted to construct and optimize the model under multiple responses. The road performance was verified by rutting test, low-temperature bending test, and water immersion Marshall test. The results showed that WCA is a kind of organic cellulose with a smooth surface and cloverlike cross section, which can significantly improve the mixture’s crack resistance and water stability. The performance prediction models all achieved a fit of 90% or higher. The best parameters recommended by Design-Expert were WCA content of 0.201%, WCA shearing time of 11.847 min, and asphalt-aggregate ratio of 5.683%, and the WCA-reinforced asphalt mixture , , and TSR values were 1.38 MPa, 1.24 MPa, and 89.86%, respectively, all of which were within the 95% prediction interval of the model predicted values. In addition, the road performance tests showed that WCA significantly improved the mixture’s flexural strength and water stability, but harmed the high-temperature rutting resistance. WCA has a significant reinforcing effect on asphalt mixture, which has a certain reference value for recycling waste cigarette butts and developing green road materials. In addition, the FCCD model has high accuracy and can effectively guide the road material preparation process.
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All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the published article.
Acknowledgments
The authors acknowledge the Science and Technology Project of the Department of Transportation of Jiangxi Province (No. 2020H0023), Changsha University of Science and Technology Practical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program (CLSJCX22010), Changsha University of Science and Technology Graduate Research Innovation Project (CXCLY2022013), and Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department (22B0984).
Author contributions: Chuangmin Li contributed to the methodology, investigation, data curation, software, validation, writing (review and editing), and funding acquisition. Qinhao Deng contributed to the conceptualization, methodology, data curation, writing the original draft, and writing (review and editing). Youwei Gan contributed to the writing (review and editing), resources, data curation, and software; and Ting Yu contributed to the methodology, writing (review and editing), resources, and validation. Yurong Xiao contributed to the data curation, writing the original draft, and validation. Wei Wang contributed to the writing (review and editing) and validation.
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Volume 35 • Issue 9 • September 2023
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Received: Jul 22, 2022
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