Evaluating Rutting and Fatigue Characteristics of Binder Containing SBS and PPA and Their Relationship with the Mixture Stiffness Parameter
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 29, Issue 9
Abstract
The paper assessed the rutting and fatigue resistances of binders containing styrene butadiene styrene (SBS) and polyphosphoric acid (PPA). For this purpose, a performance grade (PG) 58-22 base binder was modified in two manners: SBS polymer and reduced SBS polymer plus PPA. The SBS content of the SBS binder and the PPA content of the binders were kept constant. Two binders were investigated, for which the reduced SBS contents were determined differently: one had the same continuous high-temperature PG as the SBS binder, and the other had the same viscosity at 135°C. Multiple stress creep and recovery (MSCR) tests were performed at 40 and 55°C for determining the rutting characteristic, and linear amplitude sweep (LAS) tests were performed at 25°C for determining the fatigue characteristic of the binders. To depict the nonlinearity and predict the rutting resistance more clearly, the high stress levels of 12.8 and 25.6 kPa were added to the MSCR standard procedure. A complex modulus test was also used to evaluate the effectiveness of the new test methods for the SBS and binders and to relate the results to the mixtures’ stiffness parameters. Based on the results, it is found that the nonlinearity caused by the high stress levels (rutting potential) and the fatigue damage of the SBS binder are less than those of the binder with the same continuous PG, but are more than those of the binder with the same viscosity. The results also show good correlations between the binders and mixtures tests data.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to express their sincere appreciation to Dr. Manouchehr Latifi Namin, supervisor of the pavement laboratory at the School of Civil Engineering, University of Tehran, and also wish to acknowledge Mr. Changiz Arfaee for his support and constructive suggestions. Moreover, the authors express their gratitude to all the members of the Pasargad Oil Company. Special thanks are extended to Seyed Hadi Seyedin, Yashar Azimi, Ishagh Babaee, and Rohollah Kazemi for their expert assistance in the tests.
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Volume 29 • Issue 9 • September 2017
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Received: Jul 21, 2016
Accepted: Feb 27, 2017
Published online: May 31, 2017
Published in print: Sep 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Oct 31, 2017
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