Study of the quantification of recycled binder activity in asphalt mixtures with RAP

Many environmental and economic benefits can be achieved by employing reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) in asphalt mixtures. However, due to the high stiffness and brittleness of recycled materials, cracking issues may arise when utilizing them at high contents. Recycled binder activity is one of the primary factors that influences the performance of recycled asphalt pavements. Recycled binder activity represents the amount of RAP or RAS binder that becomes active at production temperatures for mixing with the virgin binder. Previous studies have indicated that recycled binders are only partially active; however, the majority of state department of transportations assume full activity. Designing recycled asphalt mixtures under the assumption of full recycled binder activity may result in mixtures with insufficient binder content and thus increasing the susceptibility for cracking and moisture damage. This paper compares two recycled binder activity quantification methods; the first method quantifies activity using recycled asphalt mixtures of virgin and RAP materials, while the second method uses 100 percent recycled materials. The two methods showed to produce relatively similar recycled binder activity values; however, the use of 100 percent RAP materials showed to be a more promising approach due to its practicality.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125189
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061821029330
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• Authors:
  • Abdelaziz, Amal
  • Epps Martin, Amy
  • Arámbula Mercado, Edith
  • Sobieski, Timothy
• Publication Date: 2021-11-22

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Serial:
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Volume: 309
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0950-0618
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09500618?sdc=1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous binders; Hot mix asphalt; Reclaimed asphalt pavements; Recycled materials
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01787190
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 1 2021 9:43AM