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Book Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction II

Download or read book Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction II written by K. Anupam and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired from the legacy of the previous four 3DFEM conferences held in Delft and Athens as well as the successful 2018 AM3P conference held in Doha, the 2020 AM3P conference continues the pavement mechanics theme including pavement models, experimental methods to estimate model parameters, and their implementation in predicting pavement performance. The AM3P conference is organized by the Standing International Advisory Committee (SIAC), at the time of this publication chaired by Professors Tom Scarpas, Eyad Masad, and Amit Bhasin. Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction II includes over 111 papers presented at the 2020 AM3P Conference. The technical topics covered include: - rigid pavements - pavement geotechnics - statistical and data tools in pavement engineering - pavement structures - asphalt mixtures - asphalt binders The book will be invaluable to academics and engineers involved or interested in pavement engineering, pavement models, experimental methods to estimate model parameters, and their implementation in predicting pavement performance.

Book The Effect of Mixing Moisture  Oxidative Aging and Tire Pressures on the Performance of Asphalt Mixes

Download or read book The Effect of Mixing Moisture Oxidative Aging and Tire Pressures on the Performance of Asphalt Mixes written by Ok-kee Kim and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research undertaken consisted of the study of three topics affecting the performance of asphalt concrete mixtures, that is, mixing moisture, oxidative aging and higher tire pressures and axle loads. This thesis presents the findings of the research comprising these three topics. In the first study, the effects of mixing moisture (0,1,3%) and additives (lime, Pavebond Special) on performance of asphalt mixtures were evaluated using repeated load diametral testing of laboratory samples in terms of resilient modulus, fatigue life, and permanent deformation. To evaluate the long-term durability of mixes, the modified Lottman conditioning procedure was used. Test results show that inferior performance occurred for mixes with 3% moisture and the addition of lime resulted in distinct improvement of performance for moist mixtures. In the second study, the effects of oxidative aging on asphalt mixtures used in the construction of three projects in Oregon were evaluated. The repeated load diametral test for mixtures and Fraass test for asphalt cements were used. A modified Pressure Oxidation Bomb (POB) laboratory accelerated aging method with pure oxygen was adopted. As evaluation parameters, the modulus ratio and Fraass breaking temperature are good indicators of the aging rate of mixtures and asphalt cements, respectively. The third study, the effect of increased axle loads and tire pressures of trucks on the performance of asphalt concrete pavements, included a survey of existing truck operating characteristics in Oregon and an investigation of the current mix design criteria. In particular, stability of asphalt mixtures was evaluated. Six different aggregate gradations including the Fuller maximum density gradation using aggregate from four different sources were used. The correlation analyses between creep behavior and mix design criteria of asphalt mixtures were made. The results of the survey showed that 87% of the tires were of radial construction, and the average measured tire pressures of radial and bias are 102 and 82 psi, respectively. Theoretical equivalency factors taking into account the effect of tire pressures were developed. A 25% increase in tire pressure could result in a 40 to 60% increase in equivalency for a dual tired single axle of 18 kips and a tandem axle of 34 kips.

Book Proceedings of the RILEM International Symposium on Bituminous Materials

Download or read book Proceedings of the RILEM International Symposium on Bituminous Materials written by Hervé Di Benedetto and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-25 with total page 1806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume highlights the latest advances, innovations, and applications in bituminous materials and structures and asphalt pavement technology, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the RILEM International Symposium on Bituminous Materials (ISBM), held in Lyon, France on December 14-16, 2020. The symposium represents a joint effort of three RILEM Technical Committees from Cluster F: 264-RAP “Asphalt Pavement Recycling”, 272-PIM “Phase and Interphase Behaviour of Bituminous Materials”, and 278-CHA “Crack-Healing of Asphalt Pavement Materials”. It covers a diverse range of topics concerning bituminous materials (bitumen, mastics, mixtures) and road, railway and airport pavement structures, including: recycling, phase and interphase behaviour, cracking and healing, modification and innovative materials, durability and environmental aspects, testing and modelling, multi-scale properties, surface characteristics, structure performance, modelling and design, non-destructive testing, back-analysis, and Life Cycle Assessment. The contributions, which were selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, present a wealth of exciting ideas that will open novel research directions and foster new multidisciplinary collaborations.

Book Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements   Mairepav9

Download or read book Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements Mairepav9 written by Christiane Raab and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-06-19 with total page 955 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers the proceedings of an international conference held at Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for materials Science and Technology) in Dübendorf, Switzerland, in July 2020. The conference series was established by the International Society of Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Transport Infrastructure (iSMARTi) for promoting and discussing state-of-the-art design, maintenance, rehabilitation and management of pavements. The inaugural conference was held at Mackenzie Presbyterian University in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2000. The series has steadily grown over the past 20 years, with installments hosted in various countries all over the world. The respective contributions share the latest insights from research and practice in the maintenance and rehabilitation of pavements, and discuss advanced materials, technologies and solutions for achieving an even more sustainable and environmentally friendly infrastructure.

Book Application of Direct Tension Testing to Laboratory Samples to Investigate the Effects of Hot Mix Asphalt Aging

Download or read book Application of Direct Tension Testing to Laboratory Samples to Investigate the Effects of Hot Mix Asphalt Aging written by Meghana Padigala and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the oxidation of binders in hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavements and its subsequent detrimental effects on pavement life have been well recognized in the last few years, many important issues have not yet been investigated. Understanding how best to design mixtures taking this phenomenon into account and achieving maximum durability is an important and complex issue. This study was aimed at characterizing the effects of oxidative aging on durability in terms of mixture fatigue resistance of laboratory mixed-laboratory compacted (LMLC) samples. Direct tension tests were conducted on HMA samples to measure mixture stiffness and a Modified Calibrated Mechanistic with Surface Energy (CMSE*) analysis method was used to predict fatigue life. The effect of various mix design parameters was evaluated to understand their importance with respect to the aging phenomena and mixture fatigue resistance. Analysis of the results showed that aging has a significant negative effect on mixture fatigue resistance. Considerable increase in the stiffness modulus (Eve) of the mixtures was observed with age for all three mixtures analyzed. Air voids (AV) played a substantial role in affecting the fatigue resistance with aging, but a difference of 0.5% in binder content near the optimum level did not statistically change mixture durability in terms of fatigue resistance with aging. For the three mixtures in Texas included in this study, when comparing Eve, one month of artificial aging in the laboratory was equivalent to 10.5 months of natural aging in the field. A good correlation was also found between the Eve of the mixture and the Carbonyl Area (CA) and Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR) function of the extracted binder. Thus, a connection exists between the properties of the extracted binder, laboratory mixtures and field mixtures. This relationship will facilitate development of a more mechanistic aging component in pavement performance prediction models. The electronic version of this dissertation is accessible from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/148213

Book Modeling and Design of Flexible Pavements and Materials

Download or read book Modeling and Design of Flexible Pavements and Materials written by Dallas N. Little and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook lays out the state of the art for modeling of asphalt concrete as the major structural component of flexible pavements. The text adopts a pedagogy in which a scientific approach, based on materials science and continuum mechanics, predicts the performance of any configuration of flexible roadways subjected to cyclic loadings. The authors incorporate state-of the-art computational mechanics to predict the evolution of material properties, stresses and strains, and roadway deterioration. Designed specifically for both students and practitioners, the book presents fundamentally complex concepts in a clear and concise way that aids the roadway design community to assimilate the tools for designing sustainable roadways using both traditional and innovative technologies.

Book Evaluation of Short Term Aging Effect of Hot Mix Asphalt Due to Elevated Temperatures and Extended Aging Time

Download or read book Evaluation of Short Term Aging Effect of Hot Mix Asphalt Due to Elevated Temperatures and Extended Aging Time written by Rubben Lolly and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heating of asphalt during production and construction causes the volatilization and oxidation of binders used in mixes. Volatilization and oxidation causes degradation of asphalt pavements by increasing the stiffness of the binders, increasing susceptibility to cracking and negatively affecting the functional and structural performance of the pavements. Degradation of asphalt binders by volatilization and oxidation due to high production temperature occur during early stages of pavement life and are known as Short Term Aging (STA). Elevated temperatures and increased exposure time to elevated temperatures causes increased STA of asphalt. The objective of this research was to investigate how elevated mixing temperatures and exposure time to elevated temperatures affect aging and stiffening of binders, thus influencing properties of the asphalt mixtures. The study was conducted in two stages. The first stage evaluated STA effect of asphalt binders. It involved aging two Performance Graded (PG) virgin asphalt binders, PG 76-16 and PG 64-22 at two different temperatures and durations, then measuring their viscosities. The second stage involved evaluating the effects of elevated STA temperature and time on properties of the asphalt mixtures. It involved STA of asphalt mixtures produced in the laboratory with the PG 64-22 binder at mixing temperatures elevated 25OF above standard practice; STA times at 2 and 4 hours longer than standard practices, and then compacted in a gyratory compactor. Dynamic modulus (E*) and Indirect Tensile Strength (IDT) were measured for the aged mixtures for each temperature and duration to determine the effect of different aging times and temperatures on the stiffness and fatigue properties of the aged asphalt mixtures. The binder test results showed that in all cases, there was increased viscosity. The results showed the highest increase in viscosity resulted from increased aging time. The results also indicated that PG 64-22 was more susceptible to elevated STA temperature and extended time than the PG 76-16 binders. The asphalt mixture test results confirmed the expected outcome that increasing the STA and mixing temperature by 25oF alters the stiffness of mixtures. Significant change in the dynamic modulus mostly occurred at four hour increase in STA time regardless of temperature.

Book Long term Aging of Asphalt Mixtures for Performance Testing and Prediction

Download or read book Long term Aging of Asphalt Mixtures for Performance Testing and Prediction written by Y. Richard Kim and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 973: Long-Term Aging of Asphalt Mixtures for Performance Testing and Prediction: Phase III Results refines the aging procedure developed in the original NCHRP Research Report 871: Long-Term Aging of Asphalt Mixtures for Performance Testing and Prediction. The updates field calibrate the original project aging model (PAM), develop procedures to estimate the PAM inputs, and develop a framework by which the predicted changes in asphalt binder properties that are due to oxidative aging can be related to corresponding changes in asphalt mixture performance.

Book Evaluation of the Effects of Aging on Asphalt Rubber

Download or read book Evaluation of the Effects of Aging on Asphalt Rubber written by Jordan Reed and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxidative aging is an important factor in the long term performance of asphalt pavements. Oxidation and the associated stiffening can lead to cracking, which in turn can lead to the functional and structural failure of the pavement system. Therefore, a greater understanding of the nature of oxidative aging in asphalt pavements can potentially be of great importance in estimating the performance of a pavement before it is constructed. Of particular interest are the effects of aging on asphalt rubber pavements, due to the fact that, as a newer technology, few asphalt rubber pavement sections have been evaluated for their full service life. This study endeavors to shed some light on this topic.

Book Binder Characterization and Evaluation  Test methods

Download or read book Binder Characterization and Evaluation Test methods written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Asphalt Pavements

Download or read book Asphalt Pavements written by Y. Richard Kim and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-11-06 with total page 1966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asphalt Pavements contains the proceedings of the International Conference on Asphalt Pavements (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, 1-5 June 2014), and discusses recent advances in theory and practice in asphalt materials and pavements. The contributions cover a wide range of topics:- Environmental protection and socio-economic impacts- Additives and mo

Book Evaluation of Long Term Oven Aging of Asphalt Mixtures  AASHTO PP2 95  on Superpave Thermal Cracking Performance Predictions

Download or read book Evaluation of Long Term Oven Aging of Asphalt Mixtures AASHTO PP2 95 on Superpave Thermal Cracking Performance Predictions written by P. Romero and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study was conducted to determine the effects of long term oven aging of asphalt mixtures (AASHTO PP2-95) on the thermal cracking performance evaluation of mixtures using the SUPERPAVE Indirect Tensile Test (IDT). Asphalt mixtures were aged according to the procedures developed by the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) and tested using the SUPERPAVE Indirect Tensile Test after short- and long-term oven aging. The results were used to make thermal cracking performance predictions using the Penn State Thermal Cracking Model, which is a part of the SUPERPAVE mixture analysis system. The analyses indicated that: 1) long-term oven aging of mixtures produced changes in mixture compliance that led to differences in thermal cracking performance predictions, 2) long-term oven aging can produce excessive aging which results in erroneous (unconservative) performance predictions and 3) the relative ranking of thermal cracking performance of short-term oven-aged mixtures is, for most cases, the same as that of long-term oven aged mixtures. In other words, the system distinguished between mixtures with significantly different performance levels regardless of whether the mixtures were tested after short-term oven aging or long-term oven aging. This finding implies that long-term oven aging may not be justified for mixture specification purposes when the SUPERPAVE low temperature performance evaluations are used.

Book Influence of Mixture Characteristics on the Oxidative Aging of Asphalt Binders

Download or read book Influence of Mixture Characteristics on the Oxidative Aging of Asphalt Binders written by Nathaniel Evan Morian and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 1802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this research effort focused on the evaluation of asphalt mixtures with respect to thermal cracking. Preliminary investigations soon indicated that a fundamental evaluation of thermal cracking was highly dependent upon the more complicated understanding of asphalt binder oxidation. The oxidation of asphalt binders within an asphalt mixture were understood to potentially be influenced by the mixture characteristics (i.e. air void levels, binder content, etc.) and aggregate properties (i.e. aggregate absorption, gradation, etc.). Therefore, this study was conducted in order to investigate and quantify the effects different aggregate sources and mixture properties may have on the oxidation and thermal cracking performance of asphalt mixtures. The investigation specifically focused on quantifying the oxidation of the asphalt binder alone and as part of the asphalt mixture when subjected to isothermal oven aging. The oxidation parameters of pan-aged asphalt binders were quantified, according to the standard of practice in the industry. These parameters were then compared to extracted and recovered mixture-aged asphalt binders to examine the influence of the main aggregate and mixture factors on the binder oxidation. The study observed differences between the pan-aged and mixture-aged asphalt binders in terms of oxidation kinetics, rheological measures, and the combined effect represented as the hardening susceptibility. Further evaluation of the binder oxidation based upon the dynamic modulus measures indicated marked influences of the mixture characteristics, the individual component materials, and the interactions between the investigated factors. Differentiation of the experimental factors was further identified by the newly developed low-temperature evaluation method, Uniaxial Thermal Stress and Strain Test (UTSST). The UTSST provides a fundamental approach to characterize the thermo-viscoelastic properties of asphalt mixtures permitting the pragmatic evaluation of changes in the stiffness and overall behavior of mixtures as a function of oxidative aging. Five distinct stages in the UTSST modulus were identified as thermo-viscoelastic properties, which are identified as a function of temperature: viscous softening, viscous-glassy transition, glassy hardening, crack initiation, and fracture stages. Through consideration of the thermo-viscoelastic properties, marked differences in the binder oxidation were noted between the experimental factors. Typically, decreases in the viscous response of the mixtures as well as increases in both the stiffness and brittle behavior were observed with aging. The evaluation method provides definitive measures to monitor multiple aspects of the performance of asphalt mixtures subjected to thermal loading.