This study aims to investigate promising mitigation strategies for improving the cracking performance of high recycled binder ratio (RBR) asphalt mixtures. Moisture-resistant aggregates that do not require anti-stripping agents, reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) were sampled for this study from sources in two climatic zones, south and north. The south-moisture-resistant (SR) mixtures were designed with 0.16 and 0.29 RBRs with RAP, while the north-moisture-resistant (NR) mixtures included 0.21 and 0.37 RBRs with RAP and 0.44 RBR with RAP/RAS. The mitigation strategies evaluated included a softer binder, a different binder source with higher ΔTc, a recycling agent (RA), reduced recycled binder availability (RBA), polymer-modified asphalt (PMA), and hybrid approaches including softer binder + RBA and PMA+RBA. The Indirect Tensile Asphalt Cracking Test (IDEAL-CT) and Disc-Shaped Compact Tension (DCT) test were conducted to capture intermediate-temperature and low-temperature cracking performance, respectively. In addition to the cracking tolerance index (CTindex), an IDEAL-CT interaction diagram analysis was added to further understanding the effect of mixture variables on cracking performance. The findings suggest that while no single strategy works for all RBR mixtures tested, RA, RBA, softer binder, or their combinations yield adequate cracking performance depending on factors including RAP binder stiffness and quantity, RA dose, climatic zone, and RBA.
Establishing Strategies to Improve Cracking Resistance of High Recycled Binder Ratio Asphalt Mixtures
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board ; 2678 , 11 ; 1048-1059
2024-05-05
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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