The Assessment of Natural Rock Asphalt for Thin Surfacing Mixture Design

Setyawan, Ary; Budiarto, Arif; Djumari, Djumari; Sukmana, Salvatore

doi:10.1051/matecconf/201713807016

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“…They observed that the self-healing performance of Qingchuan rock asphalt was better than that of Uintaite modifier and Buton rock asphalt [ 27 ]. Other efforts showed that refined BRA can also be used for thin layer asphalt pavement [ 28 ]. BRA has also been combined with various modifiers, such as bio-oil, styrene–butadiene rubber, and other rock asphalts to modify the asphalt binder [ 29 , 30 , 31 ].…”

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Experimental Investigation on the Use of Selenice Natural Bitumen as an Additive for Pavement Materials

Mai

Falchetto

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As a good asphalt modifier, natural asphalt has been the focus of more attention because of its low price and ability to improve the performance of modified asphalt. In this paper, the incorporation of a natural asphalt binder in the production of bituminous materials for pavement application in China was experimentally investigated to evaluate the feasibility of such a process and its potential benefits in terms of performance. For this purpose, an asphalt binder conventionally used in the south of China was blended with various percentages of a hard natural binder obtained from the region of Selenice in Albania. The content of Selenice natural bitumen (SNB) was 80.5%, having high molecular weight and the advantages of good stability and compatibility with virgin asphalt. The physical, rheological, and mechanical properties, as well as the modification mechanism of the binder and corresponding asphalt mixture, were evaluated in the laboratory. It was observed that the hard binder improved the response of the binder blend at high and intermediate temperature; this reflected a better stability, improved moisture susceptibility, and enhanced rutting resistance of the mixture. Fluorescence microscopy showed that after dissolving, the size of the SNB modifier became smaller and its distribution was uneven, presenting three forms, granular, agglomerated, and flocculent properties. Chemical test results showed that the modification mechanism of SNB was mainly related to the enhancement of hydrogen bonds and Van der Waals forces caused by sulfoxide and carbonyl along with the stress concentration caused by silica particles. Molecular composition revealed that the proportion of middle molecules has reduced while the proportion of large molecules has increased. It is considered that SNB is a promising low-priced natural modifier with excellent rutting resistance properties. Future research will be focused on the economic analysis, pavement life cycle assessment of SNB modified asphalt, and its application in perpetual pavements.

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