Laboratory Assessment of Workability of Asphalt Rubber Hot Mixes Using Warm Mix Technology

Abstract:

Using the waste crumb rubber modified asphalt to pave the road surface could reduce cost and save energy. However，in order to obtain adequate workability, the mixing temperature and compaction temperature of rubberized asphalt binder and its mixture is much higher than those of conventional asphalt mixtures. Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) is the name given to certain technologies that reduce the production and placement temperatures of asphalt mixes. One of the main benefits advertised is the increased workability at conventional and lower compaction temperatures with the WMA addition. This paper evaluates whether there are any synergy effects of using warm mix technologies and Asphalt Rubber(AR) hot mixes. This paper summarizes a lab research to evaluate the workability of Asphalt Rubber hot mixes containing warm mix technologies. Both asphalt binder and asphalt mixture were evaluated and compared. The research suggests that combining WMA technology with Asphalt Rubber mixtures is a win-win.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 193-194)
• Pages: 452-457
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.193-194.452
• Online since: August 2012
• Authors: Meng Yun Huang, Jing Hui Liu, Xi Zhang, Dan Ni Li
• Keywords: Asphalt Rubber (AR), Viscosity, Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA), Workability

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