Laboratory and field characterisations of fibre-reinforced porous asphalt: a Dutch case study

A European research project named FIBRA (2017-2021) has been conducted under the Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR) on fostering the implementation of fibre-reinforced asphalt mixtures by ensuring its safe, optimised and cost-efficient use. This paper presents a Dutch case study on demonstration of a fibre-reinforced PA 8, top layers of two layer porous asphalt, on Dutch motorway A73. The results indicate that PA 8 can be reinforced using both polyacrylonitrile and aramid fibres instead of polymer modification through evaluation of lab performance, production process and initial pavement performance. The addition of fibres may contribute positively to the strength of the mixture, the stiffness and possibly aging resistance of the mortar. The workability of fibre-reinforced PA 8 is better than that with polymer modification. The accelerated load testing results indicate that the PA 8 with fibre reinforcement has an expected service life similar to that with polymer modification.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2023.2181014
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/14680629
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group 2023. Abstract reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Qiu, Jian
  • Huurman, Rien
  • Frunt, Mark
  • Vreugdenhil, Bram
  • Lucas, Jos
  • Lastra-González, Pedro
  • Indacochea-Vega, Irune
  • Castro-Fresno, Daniel
• Publication Date: 2023-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 608-625
• Serial:
  • Road Materials and Pavement Design
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: sup1
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1468-0629
  • EISSN: 2164-7402
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/trmp20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aging (Materials); Aramid fibers; Asphalt mixtures; Case studies; Fiber reinforced materials; Service life; Workability
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01894482
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 25 2023 3:56PM