Performance of Asphalt Mastic and Asphalt Mixture with Harmless Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Fly Ash

Abstract

In this paper, harmless municipal solid waste incineration fly ash (H-MSWIFA) was used to replace part of the mineral powder in asphalt mastic prepared with different ratios of filler to asphalt (F/A). Cone penetration (CPT), rotational viscosity, low-temperature bending, and full section fracture energy(FSFET) tests on the prepared H-MSWIFA asphalt mastic were carried out to evaluate the viscosity at room temperature, viscosity at high temperature, tensile property at low temperature, and crack resistance at room temperature of the asphalt mastic with different F/A and different H-MSWIFA content. An asphalt concrete mixture with a nominal maximum particle size of 13 mm (AC-13) with different F/A and H-MSWIFA replacement ratios was prepared. The effects of F/A and H-MSWIFA content on the high-temperature stability, water stability, and low-temperature cracking resistance of the asphalt mixture were studied. The results showed that the shear strength and viscosity of the asphalt mastic increased after H-MSWIFA replaced part of the mineral powder; and the greater the F/A, the greater the shear strength and viscosity of the asphalt mastic. H-MSWIFA can greatly improve the viscosity of asphalt mastic at high temperatures, and with the increase in H-MSWIFA content, the improvement effect becomes more obvious. The high-temperature stability of the asphalt mixture is not related to H-MSWIFA content but mainly depends on the F/A. Both the F/A and the H-MSWIFA replacement ratio can significantly affect the water stability of the asphalt mixture, specifically, the water stability reaches the best value when the F/A is around 1.0, and the addition of H-MSWIFA harms water stability. Both the F/A and the H-MSWIFA replacement ratio can significantly affect the low-temperature cracking resistance of the asphalt mixture. The higher the F/A, the worse the low-temperature crack resistance. At the same time, the addition of H-MSWIFA harms low-temperature cracking resistance. From the point of view of water stability and low-temperature crack resistance of the asphalt mixture, the H-MSWIFA replacement ratio should not be too high.