Binder and Mixture Testing to Assess Rutting Performance of Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA)

Warm mix asphalt (WMA) technology is steadily gaining popularity due to the environmental, energy, and cost savings it offers as a sustainable alternative to conventional hot mix asphalt (HMA). However, adoption of WMA for commercial and military airfield pavements has been slow due to lack of documented good performance on airfields and concerns about potential rutting problems. This paper presents testing results for 11 WMA technologies, compared with traditional HMA. One unmodified base binder and one aggregate gradation were utilized throughout. Both laboratory full-scale plant-produced materials are tested. Binder performance grade (PG) data and Asphalt Pavement Analyzer (APA) mixture rutting data are presented. Relationships between laboratory and plant produced binder data and APA rutting are explored. The overall conclusion is that WMA is a viable alternative to HMA to improve the sustainability of airfield pavements.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413197.006
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  • © 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Doyle, Jesse D
  • Mejías-Santiago, Mariely
  • Rushing, John F
• Conference:
  • Second Conference on Green Streets, Highways, and Development
  • Location: Austin Texas, United States
  • Date: 2013-11-3 to 2013-11-6
• Publication Date: 2013-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: pp 68-77
• Monograph Title: Green Streets, Highways, and Development 2013: Advancing the Practice

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bases; Binders; Hot mix asphalt; Pavement performance; Rutting; Warm mix paving mixtures
• Identifier Terms: Asphalt Pavement Analyzer
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Materials; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01499935
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784413197
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Nov 25 2013 10:00AM