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PERFORMANCE INVESTIGATION OF HOT- AND WARM- ASPHALT MIXTURES MODIFIED WITH SUPERPLAST

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Last updated: 23 Jan 2023

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Civil Engineering: structural, Geotechnical, reinforced concrete and s…nd sanitary engineering, Hydraulic, Railway, construction Management.

Abstract

Moisture and stripping damages are the most prevalent cause of defects of both Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) and Warm-Mix Asphalt (WMA). Adhesion between aggregates and bitumen is a crucial factor that affects such defects. Various methods, such as incorporating additives, have strengthened the asphalt mixture's resistance to moisture and stripping. This paper aimed to experimentally investigate the effect of including a low-cost polymer additive (Superplast) into HMA and WMA mixtures. For this goal, a 60/70 penetration grade bitumen was used. For preparing the WMA mixtures, Showax was employed with percentages of 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6% by weight of bitumen. Polymer modified mixtures (HMA and WMA) were prepared by adding 3%, 4, and 5% of Superplast by weight of the binder. Performance characterizations of the unmodified and Superplast-modified mixtures include stiffness, moisture damage resistance, and bonding. These characteristics were evaluated via Marshall, Lottman, and Double Punching tests, respectively. Results revealed that incorporating Superplast improved the adhesion between bitumen and aggregates, which ultimately led to an increase in the stiffness and moisture resistance of both HMA and WMA. Moreover, Superplast-modified WMA mixtures exhibited the best moisture and stripping resistance performance compared to Superplast-modified HMA and other unmodified mixtures.

DOI

10.21608/jesaun.2021.82128.1060

Keywords

Hot-Mix Asphalt, Warm-mix Asphalt, polymer, Moisture susceptibility, Stripping

Authors

First Name

Ghada

Last Name

Moussa

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Affiliation

Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, Egypt.

Email

ghada.moussa@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

0000-0002-0842-5674

First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Sallam

MiddleName

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Affiliation

General Nile Company for Roads and Bridges, Assiut, Egypt.

Email

d336862@gmail.com

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First Name

Hassan

Last Name

Younis

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Affiliation

Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, Egypt.

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younes@aun.edu.eg

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Volume

49

Article Issue

No 5

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18891

Issue Date

2021-09-01

Receive Date

2021-06-23

Publish Date

2021-09-01

Page Start

679

Page End

703

Print ISSN

1687-0530

Online ISSN

2356-8550

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https://jesaun.journals.ekb.eg/article_188810.html

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8

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Research Paper

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1,438

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Publication Title

JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences

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https://jesaun.journals.ekb.eg/

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23 Jan 2023