Durability Evaluation of Inorganic Micro Powder-Modified Asphalt and Its Mixtures

Xiaodong Jia; Naixing Liang; Yiwen Peng

doi:10.6180/jase.202210_25(5).0012

Durability Evaluation of Inorganic Micro Powder-Modified Asphalt and Its Mixtures

Xiaodong Jia ^1,2, Naixing Liang¹, and Yiwen Peng³

¹School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
²Chongqing Technology and Business Institute, School of Urban Construction Engineering, Chongqing 400052, China
³School of Economics and Management, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China

Received: September 1, 2021
Accepted: December 3, 2021
Publication Date: December 23, 2021

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ABSTRACT

The effects of inorganic micro powder particle size and type on the water stability, low-temperature crack resistance, and fatigue performance of asphalt and its mixtures were evaluated through various tests, including asphalt foundation, freeze–thaw splitting, low-temperature bending beam, and indirect tensile fatigue tests. The evaluation results show that the addition of inorganic micro powder particles, specifically, hydrated lime and cement, resulted in significant improvement of the asphalt mixture splitting strengths and freeze–thaw splitting strength ratio. Moreover, a decrease in the additive particle size increased its specific surface area, further enhancing the asphalt mixture splitting strength and freeze–thaw splitting strength ratio. Under the same stress level, the smaller the additive particle size, the better the fatigue performance of the asphalt mixture. Althoug micro powder particles have an adverse effect on the low-temperature performance of asphalt mixtures, this effect gradually decreases with the micro powder particle size. Furthermore, compared with cement, hydrated lime exhibited better fatigue performance but poor water stability.

Keywords: inorganic micro powder; particle size; interface interaction; Weibull distribution, fatigue performance

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