Asphalt concrete (AC) overlays have been one of the most common treatments used by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for maintaining/rehabilitating pavements. However, when the overlay is placed on existing composite pavements or cracked AC pavements, differential movements across any cracks or joints can result in physical tearing of the AC overlay. Thus, the long-term performance of many AC overlays will highly depend on their ability to resist cracking. The purpose of this study was to assess the viability of using high polymer-modified (HP) AC mixtures in Virginia as a crack mitigation technique or when deemed appropriate as a tool for increased resistance to rutting and cracking on higher volume facilities. Another objective was to assess the ability of various testing protocols to discern the performance of pavements through a comprehensive evaluation of three conventional polymer-modified (PMA) and five HP field-produced mixtures placed in Virginia. This included laboratory testing at multiple levels of complexity (basic, intermediate, and advanced) on collected asphalt binders, plant-produced asphalt mixtures, and field cores. The performance characteristics of PMA and HP mixes were evaluated in the laboratory in relation to durability and resistance to rutting and cracking. Based on the mixes tested, stone matrix asphalt (SMA) mixes showed better performance than dense-graded surface mixes (SM) regardless of the asphalt binder type. Moreover, HP mixes showed better performance than PMA mixes regardless of the mixture type. Overall, SMA-HP mixes showed the most promising performance among all evaluated mixes.


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    Title :

    Multi-Level Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Conventional and High Polymer-Modified Asphalt Mixtures


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


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    Publication date :

    2021-11-11




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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