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Book Laboratory and Field Performance Evaluation of Pavement Sections With High Polymer Modified Asphalt Overlays

Download or read book Laboratory and Field Performance Evaluation of Pavement Sections With High Polymer Modified Asphalt Overlays written by Jhony Habbouche and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2014, researchers at the Virginia Transportation Research Council initiated a study to evaluate the effectiveness of using high polymer-modified (HP) binders in surface asphalt concrete (AC) mixtures. The results were promising enough to support a field study investigating the use of HP binders in asphalt mixtures over jointed concrete pavement. Since 2015, HP AC overlays have been placed at several sections over existing jointed concrete pavement and cracked asphalt pavements in an effort to mitigate reflective cracking. The purpose of this study was to assess the viability of using HP AC mixtures in Virginia as a reflective crack mitigation technique or when deemed appropriate as a tool for increased crack resistance on higher volume facilities. Information on the state of the practice and lessons learned from the use of HP AC mixtures in the United States and Canada are also provided. In general, HP AC mixtures have been used in a wide range of applications under heavy traffic on interstates and slow-braking loads at intersections. No major field-related construction issues in terms of mixing temperatures and in-place compaction of HP AC mixtures were reported and standard construction practices and equipment were used. Good communication between the polymer/binder supplier and the contractor and solid planning prior to the work being conducted were important lessons learned with regard to paving with HP AC mixtures. The performance characteristics of conventional polymer-modified asphalt (PMA) and HP field-produced mixtures were evaluated in the laboratory in terms of durability and resistance to rutting and cracking. Based on the mixtures tested in this study, HP AC mixtures showed better performance when compared with PMA mixtures regardless of the mixture type (dense-graded surface mixtures and stone matrix asphalt [SMA]). Moreover, SMA mixtures showed better performance when compared with surface mixtures regardless of the asphalt binder type (PMA and HP). Overall, SMA-HP mixtures showed the most promising performance among all evaluated PMA and HP mixtures. Distress survey data collected from VDOT’s Pavement Management System of HP field sections were compiled, documented, and compared with that of their control PMA sections. The HP sections showed the most promising performance 5 years after construction (2015-2020) regardless of the traffic level and the pre-existing pavement conditions. In general, none of the evaluated mixtures (HP or PMA) was able to stop reflective cracking totally. Moreover, performance evaluations using the network-level pavement management data were conducted to estimate the life expectancy of HP AC overlays. Overall, PMA and HP AC overlays had an average predicted service life of 6.2 and 8.3 years, respectively, indicating a 34% extension of performance life of the AC overlays with HP modification. The study recommends continued assessment of the as-constructed properties in future HP projects for the purpose of compiling a materials characterization database. Further, the performance of all existing and future HP sections should be monitored. This will help in updating and revising the service life prediction models and the cost-effectiveness of using HP AC mixtures as the existing sections continue to age and more data are available. Finally, the use of the balanced mix design approach should be investigated to promote further the design of more durable and longer-lasting PMA and HP mixtures in Virginia.

Book Evaluation of Solid polymer modified Asphalt Mixtures

Download or read book Evaluation of Solid polymer modified Asphalt Mixtures written by Christopher J. DeCarlo and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Accelerated Laboratory Rutting Tests

Download or read book Accelerated Laboratory Rutting Tests written by Prithvi S. Kandhal and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2003 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past 25 years, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in collaboration with the Russian Academy of Sciences, have carried out a wide variety of activities to improve understanding of the challenges in containing and reducing ethnic conflicts, violent extremism, and terrorism. Roots and Trajectories of Violent Extremism and Terrorism provides an overview of this cross-ocean program, which has involved American and Russian scientists, engineers, and medical professionals from a large number of government agencies, leading research institutions, think tanks, educational institutions, analytical centers, and consulting and commercial firms in the two countries. This report highlights challenges addressed by the academies over many years that remain of current interest as the U.S., Russian, and other governments continue to cope with old and new forms of aggression that threaten the livelihood of populations at home and abroad.

Book Evaluation of Polymer Modified Asphalt in Hot Mix Pavements

Download or read book Evaluation of Polymer Modified Asphalt in Hot Mix Pavements written by Charles Ifft and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polymer modified asphalts have recently been the focus of much attention in the U.S. due to claims that polymer additives will lengthen the life of an asphalt pavement. Much of the published research on this topic has been concentrated on the effects of polymer modifiers on binder and mixture properties. The goal of this testing is to predict from laboratory testing the actual field performance of an asphalt concrete. Over the years, specifications have been developed for conventional asphalts that allow pavement performance to be predicted from certain binder tests. These conventional binder tests do not fully address the special characteristics of polymer modified asphalt binders and need revision to be an effective tool in predicting pavement service life. This paper presents the findings of a two-part laboratory research program intended to relate binder and mixture properties of polymer modified asphalts. The preliminary testing involved five asphalt binder types and a variety of binder and mixture tests. Promising test procedures were further investigated in the final testing program where ten asphalt binders were examined. Simple linear regression was used to determine the strength of a relationship between pairs of binder properties and mixture properties. The preliminary testing showed penetration, toughness and tenacity, and force ductility to have the most promise in predicting mixture performance. The final testing contained enough data to be analyzed with both simple linear regression and multiple regression. Penetration, toughness and tenacity, force ductility again were the test procedures that had binder properties that correlated well with mixture properties.

Book Asphalt Paving Technology 2014

Download or read book Asphalt Paving Technology 2014 written by Eugene Skok and published by DEStech Publications, Inc. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 777 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New developments in asphalt with bio-oil, rubber and polymer componentsEmpirical data and models on binders, aggregates, RAP, WMA, HMA for pavementSpecial section on asphalt paving research in IndiaFully-searchable text on CD-ROM (included) The latest volume of the AAPT series features over two dozen research presentations devoted to the chemistry, engineering, modeling and testing of asphalt materials and processing. Developments in the use of components like bio-oil are discussed, as are strategies for testing asphalt components for wear and durability at low and high temperatures. The book offers new data on the performance of reclaimed/recycled materials in asphalt paving. A special section focuses exclusively on discussions of binder modifications. The CD-ROM displays figures and illustrations in articles in full color along with a title screen and main menu screen. Each user can link to all papers from the Table of Contents and Author Index and also link to papers and front matter by using the global bookmarks which allow navigation of the entire CD-ROM from every article. Search features on the CD-ROM can be by full text including all key words, article title, author name, and session title. The CD-ROM has Autorun feature for Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or higher products along with the program for Adobe Acrobat Reader with Search 11.0. One year of technical support is included with your purchase of this product.

Book Advances in Pavement Design through Full scale Accelerated Pavement Testing

Download or read book Advances in Pavement Design through Full scale Accelerated Pavement Testing written by David Jones and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-10-08 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pack: Book and CDInternationally, full-scale accelerated pavement testing, either on test roads or linear/circular test tracks, has proven to be a valuable tool that fills the gap between models and laboratory tests and long-term experiments on in-service pavements. Accelerated pavement testing is used to improve understanding of pavement behavior,

Book Laboratory Evaluation of the Effect of Superpave Gradations and Polymer Modified Asphalts on Pavement Performance

Download or read book Laboratory Evaluation of the Effect of Superpave Gradations and Polymer Modified Asphalts on Pavement Performance written by Kalyan Reddy Asam and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Low temperature Cracking

Download or read book Low temperature Cracking written by Hannele K. Kanerva and published by National Research Council. This book was released on 1994 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the field validation program was to evaluate the thermal stress restrained specimen test (TSRST) as the accelerated performance test to predict low-temperature cracking of asphalt concrete mixtures. Construction histories, cracking observations, and temperature data were collected for five test roads. In addition, a validation program was conducted at the United States Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. The laboratory test program consisted of performing the TSRST on specimens fabricated in the laboratory with original materials from the test roads and asphalt concrete pavement specimens cut from the actual test sections. In addition, the field pavements were monitored for crack history and, where possible, crack initiation. TSRST fracture temperature correlated with field cracking temperature and crack frequency. TSRST results can be used to predict field low-temperature cracking of asphalt-aggregate mixtures. Preliminary models to predict cracking frequency and temperature for the test roads were developed.

Book Significant Findings from Full scale Accelerated Pavement Testing

Download or read book Significant Findings from Full scale Accelerated Pavement Testing written by Wynand JvdM. Steyn and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2012 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 433: Significant Findings from Full-Scale Accelerated Pavement Testing documents and summarizes significant findings from the various experimental activities associated with full-scale accelerated pavement testing (f-sAPT) programs that have taken place between 2000 and 2011. The report also identifies gaps in knowledge related to f-sAPT and where future research may be needed. NCHRP Synthesis 433 is designed to expand the f-sAPT base of knowledge documented in NCHRP Syntheses 325 and 235, both with the same title of Significant Findings from Full-Scale Accelerated Pavement Testing. f-sAPT is the controlled application of a wheel loading, at or above the appropriate legal load limit, to a pavement system to determine pavement response in a compressed time period. The acceleration of damage is achieved by one or more of the following factors: increased repetitions, modified loading conditions, imposed climatic conditions, and thinner pavements with a decreased structural capacity which have shorter design lives"--

Book Evaluation of a Modified Asphalt

Download or read book Evaluation of a Modified Asphalt written by G. W. Maupin and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of increased traffic loads and truck tire pressures over the last few years, the rutting of asphalt pavements has worsened. Additives such as polymers are being used in an attempt to improve the performance of these pavements. One such product is Novophalt, which is the registered trademark of an asphalt modified with 4 to 6 percent of a polyolefin polymer, primarily polyethylene. A Novophalt surface mixture was used near an intersection on a new construction project to guard against rutting caused by heavy trucks. This study evaluated the construction and performance of sections of pavement with control and Novophalt mixtures at this location. The polymer-modified mixture was manufactured, placed, and compacted with no difficulty. Severe ruts developed in both the control and Novophalt sections under stopped traffic near the traffic light. The rutting was found to be caused by a weak base mixture under the Novophalt surface; the rutting under the control mixture was probably also related to the base mixture. No significant rutting occurred in the control and Novophalt sections in the areas not subjected to severe traffic loads. Although the comparison between the control and Novophalt mixtures was vitiated by the performance of the underlying base mixture, the project demonstrated that construction with the Novophalt mixture could be accomplished satisfactorily.

Book Initial Performance of Asphalt Overlays on Overlaid Jointed Concrete Pavement JCP and on Flexible Pavements in Field Test Sections in Lufkin Texas

Download or read book Initial Performance of Asphalt Overlays on Overlaid Jointed Concrete Pavement JCP and on Flexible Pavements in Field Test Sections in Lufkin Texas written by Yoon-Hu Cho and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Evaluation of Reclaimed Polyethylene Modified Asphalt Pavements

Download or read book Evaluation of Reclaimed Polyethylene Modified Asphalt Pavements written by V. S. Punith and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year several million tons of low-density polyethylene (PE) carry bags are produced as waste in India. PE is not readily biodegradable and will persist in the environment in a more or less unchanged state for a considerable period of time. Also environmental problems are created due to dumping and also due to limited alternatives for recycling. Utilization of reclaimed PE is of great significance to developed/developing countries particularly for reduction in environmental pollution created due to dumping of PE bags. Since highways require huge amounts of construction materials, incorporation of only a small portion of recycled material will dispose of large quantity of PE bags. In the year 2002, conventional hot mix asphalt (HMA) (control) and PE-modified HMA (PEHMA) test sections were constructed along Outer Ring Road connecting National Highway-4 and Bangalore City. The performances of the control HMA and the PEHMA mixtures were evaluated periodically over a period of 5 years. The control HMA and PEHMA were subjected to a laboratory testing program that included tests to evaluate creep, indirect tensile strength, tensile strength ratio, resilient modulus (MR), gyratory properties, voids in total mixture, and bulk densities. Test results indicated that the PEHMA mixtures had lower moisture susceptibility, higher tensile strength, and resilient modulus. The gyratory properties and creep tests indicate that the PEHMA mixtures are more resistant to rutting. In-place performance was evaluated by pavement deflection and unevenness measurement for 5 years of the pavement's life. Field performance results indicated that wheel path cracking was observed on the control section and no cracks were observed on the PEHMA test section.

Book Collection and Examination of Lab Test and Field Performance Data on Friction and Polishing of Hot Mix Asphalt Surface

Download or read book Collection and Examination of Lab Test and Field Performance Data on Friction and Polishing of Hot Mix Asphalt Surface written by Omid Ghaemi and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As serious concerns have risen about management of highway safety and decreasing vehicle accidents there is regular effort undertaken by most highway agencies including the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). ODOT usually monitors frictional properties of the surface pavement by way of routine measuring of skid number (SN) by using Lock Wheel Skid Trailer (LWST). Through that effort they are able to monitor the polishing and friction behavior of the different types of aggregate and specific types of Hot Mix Asphalt design. There is a desire to develop a new laboratory accelerated polishing machine to simulate the polishing and abrasion behavior of hot mix asphalt in the field. The abrasion that happened in the field by interaction vehicle tires and asphalt pavement is mimicked by rotating the rubber on HMA cylindrical specimens in the lab. The short term tests were conducted in the lab to monitor the realistic field abrasion. A long term field work study has been ongoing since 2008 to establish correlations between laboratory measured polishing and friction behavior and field measured friction properties that is including SN64 (kmph), BPN, DFT and MPD in the same spot in eight identified road pavement sections in the State of the Ohio. In the summary required criteria by using results obtained from the new device were recommended to screen aggregate sources and optimize HMA. The capability of HMA is intended to provide high polishing resistance and high friction value for the expected life duration of asphalt pavement surfaces. The principal objective of the research is exploring time-dependent relationships between lab data and field data to develop of correlation between BPN in the lab and measured SN and BPN in the field for the monitored pavement sections and time series analysis techniques. Additionally, curve fitting techniques were examine to look for potential correlation between the time dependant polishing and friction behavior monitored in the accelerated polishing machine and field long-term measurement data.