Impact of Additives on Low-Temperature Cracking Properties of Soft Binders Used in Cold Regions
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 32, Issue 10
Abstract
Low-temperature cracking is the main distress in asphalt pavement in cold regions (such as the arctic and subarctic regions) as the climate in these areas is severe in winter. While soft asphalt binders (such as PG 52-34 and PG 52-28) are used in the cold regions, asphalt pavements can still exhibit premature cracking failures. One of the approaches to solve this issue is to modify binders using additives. However, it is not clear which additives can significantly improve the thermal cracking resistance of binders. Therefore, there is a need to find potential additives resulting in improved resistance to thermal cracking because of extreme low temperatures experienced in cold regions. In this study, five additives [nano , nano , styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS), ground tire rubber (GTR), and corn oil-based softening agent (SA)] were applied at various dosages with two soft base binders (PG 52-28 and PG 64E-40). Performance properties of modified binders were evaluated using the dynamic shear rheometer (DSR), standard bending beam rheometer (BBR), and modified BBR. The testing results indicated that the combination of a 7% softening agent and 7.5% SBS exhibited the highest improvement in the resistance to thermal cracking. Meanwhile, this combination also resulted in two performance grade bumps at high temperatures. Based on the laboratory testing results, the combination of a softening agent and high SBS could be potential additives to create high-performance binders for cold regions.
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All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the published article.
Acknowledgments
The experiments described and the resulting data presented in this study, unless otherwise noted, were funded under PE 0602784A, Project T53 Military Engineering Applied Research, Task 08 under Contract W913E518C0008, managed by the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). The work described in this paper was conducted at Rowan University’s Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATEs), Mullica Hill, NJ. Permission was granted by the Director, Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, to publish this information. Also, the authors would like to thank Bob Kluttz for his help in the asphalt binder modification.
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Volume 32 • Issue 10 • October 2020
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Received: Nov 9, 2019
Accepted: Mar 17, 2020
Published online: Jul 28, 2020
Published in print: Oct 1, 2020
Discussion open until: Dec 28, 2020
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