Long-Term Performance of Modified Nature Asphalt–Derived High Modulus Asphalt Mixtures under Heavy Loads and Humid-Hot Climates
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 36, Issue 8
Abstract
High-modulus asphalt mixtures (HMAMs) are potential materials for achieving long-life pavement performance, and understanding their long-term performance degradation mechanism is crucial for analyzing pavement performance degradation under long-term exposure to traffic and environmental coupling conditions. This paper aims to examine the long-term evolution of high- and low-temperature performance and water stability in HMAMs derived from modified nature asphalt, prepared using microparticle suspension technology, under heavy load and humid heat conditions. Four asphalt mixtures (AC-13, BBME-13, SMA-13, SBSAC-13) were prepared, and then their dynamic moduli were tested. A test plan for the long-term performance of the mixtures was designed, and the performances of HMAMs with different gradations and time were analyzed. Furthermore, corresponding long-term performance degradation models of HMAMs were established. The results show that the HMAMs of modified natural asphalt have better high-temperature performance than HMAMs of high-modulus agent/SBS-modified asphalt. However, following prolonged thermal aging and freeze-thaw cycles, the low-temperature performance shows the opposite trend. In addition, thermal aging had the same effect on the long-term low-temperature performance of both types of HMAM, with the HMAMs of modified natural asphalt being less affected by long-term freeze-thaw cycling. The long-term bending tensile strain attenuation of HMAMs can be simulated using an exponential function. Both types of HMAMs display similar water stability under dry-wet cycles and dynamic water erosion condition. The variations in residual stability during dry-wet cycles can be accurately represented using a power function.
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All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the published article.
Acknowledgments
This study was financially supported by the Science and Technology project of Shaanxi Provincial Department of Transportation (17–09 K).
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Received: Oct 4, 2023
Accepted: Jan 11, 2024
Published online: May 25, 2024
Published in print: Aug 1, 2024
Discussion open until: Oct 25, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Aging (material)
- Asphalt pavements
- Chemical degradation
- Chemical processes
- Chemistry
- Design (by type)
- Deterioration
- Engineering fundamentals
- Environmental engineering
- Hydration
- Infrastructure
- Laminating
- Load factors
- Materials characterization
- Materials engineering
- Materials processing
- Measurement (by type)
- Mixtures
- Pavements
- Structural design
- Temperature effects
- Temperature measurement
- Transportation engineering
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