EVALUATION OF ASPHALT CEMENTS FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE

The primary objective of this research project was an evaluation of the temperature susceptibility and low-temperature fracture characteristics of asphalt cements from heavy crude sources in western Canada. Six samples of asphalt of grades 85/100 and 200/300 formulated from crude oils from Cold Lake, Lloydminster, and Redwater sources were tested to determine their physical properties. They were also used to prepare Marshall specimens for testing by the low-temperature indirect tensile test method at temperatures of 0 deg C, -10 deg C, -20 deg C and -30 deg C. From the results of the laboratory tests, it is concluded that the Redwater asphalt is the most temperature susceptible of the three asphalts studied. It was also confirmed that temperature as well as grade and crude source of asphalts have quite marked effects on the tensile properties of asphalt concrete mixtures. The asphalt cements produced from heavy crude sources of the Cold Lake and Lloydminster areas have been found to perform better at low temperature than those produced from the lighter crude source of the Redwater area. The 200/300 asphalt is also expected to perform better than the 85/100 asphalt. These observations are based on failure strain and stiffness values obtained by means of the indirect tensile test at various temperatures.

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• Authors:
  • Leung, Sui C
  • Anderson, Kenneth O
• Conference:
  • 66th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1987-1-12 to 1987-1-15
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 23-32
• Monograph Title: Asphalt Materials and Mixtures
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1115
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt cement; Asphalt concrete; Deformation curve; Laboratory tests; Low temperature; Performance evaluations; Physical properties; Stiffness; Tensile properties; Tension tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Indirect tensile test
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

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• Accession Number: 00467868
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309044603
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 31 1988 12:00AM