Potential Use of Ground Tire Rubber in Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) - A Laboratory Evaluation

Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) is a gap-graded stone-to-stone mix whereby stiffer asphalt cement is required to bind the stones within the matrix together. Although various asphalt additives are traditionally available, the use of crumb rubber in SMA is still relatively new. Many developed and developing countries around the world are facing the serious problem of reject or discarded tires and some gains have been reported on practical use of these tires. This research project was a collaborative work between University of Putra Malaysia and South Dakota State University, USA. Commercial truck tires which have approximately 70% natural rubber were ground and supplied by Sime Tire Technology of Malaysia. The ground tire rubber was pre-blended with 80-100 penetration asphalt for use in SMA mixtures. This paper looks into the laboratory performance of rubberized SMA in terms of stability, resilient modulus, dynamic creep and tensile strength ratio. It was observed that the performance of SMA with ground tire rubber is far superior as compared to SMA Mix with unmodified asphalt. Sulfur and Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) were used in rubberized SMA mixes as additives to test the sensitivity of SMA mixtures.

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  Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

  Rua da Consolacao, 930
  , Sao Paulo  Brazil 
• Authors:
  • Selim, Ali A
  • Muniandy, Ratnasamy
  • Abdelrahman, Magdy
• Conference:
  • 2005 International Symposium on Pavement Recycling
  • Location: Sao Paulo , Brazil
  • Date: 2005-31-4 to 2005-31-6
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 13p
• Monograph Title: 2005 International Symposium on Pavement Recycling
• Serial:
  • 2005 International Symposium on Pavement Recycling
  • ISSN: 1807-9458

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt mixtures; Asphalt rubber; Crumb rubber; Recycled materials; Recycling; Rubber; Stone matrix asphalt; Styrene butadiene rubber
• Uncontrolled Terms: Resilient modulus
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I33: Other Materials used in Pavement Layers;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01084976
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 28 2008 8:14AM