Physical and Mechanical Properties of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Incorporated into Unbound Pavement Layers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Review of Related Studies
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Methodology
3.2.1. General Description
3.2.2. Physical Properties: Grain Size Analysis
3.2.3. Physical Properties: OMC and Dry Density
3.2.4. Mechanical Properties: CBR
3.2.5. Mechanical Properties: Resilient Modulus and Permanent Deformation
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Physical Properties
4.2. CBR Results
4.3. Triaxial Test Results
4.3.1. Resilient Modulus
4.3.2. Permanent Deformation
5. Conclusions and Future Recommendations
- ▪ Compared to pure VA, the addition of RAP to VA results in a somewhat finer blend, while the gradation and compaction properties of RAP-VA blends are acceptable and within the specified limits;
- ▪ The addition of RAP to the blend lowers the CBR value and this reduction reaches up to 50% when 40% RAP is added to VA;
- ▪ The value of MR is higher than that of pure VA in all the RAP-VA blends studied;
- ▪ All the blends with RAP develop lower permanent deformations than the blend with 100% VA for the same loading history of 1500 cycles. In particular, blend E with the higher percentage of RAP has the lowest deformation value among all the blends;
- ▪ Based on the current experimental findings, it seems that selecting RAP proportions up to 40% is a rational approach to develop RAP-VA mixes that are to be incorporated into unbound pavement layers, since the physical and especially mechanical properties of RAP-VA blends are similar or better than natural aggregates.
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Blend | RAP (%) | VA (%) |
---|---|---|
A | 0 | 100 |
B | 10 | 90 |
C | 20 | 80 |
D | 30 | 70 |
E | 40 | 60 |
Coefficients | Blend A | Blend B | Blend C | Blend D | Blend E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CU * | 29 | 40 | 30 | 23 | 23 |
CC ** | 1.24 | 1.225 | 1.87 | 1.64 | 2.07 |
Blend A | Blend B | Blend C | Blend D | Blend E | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
OMC * | 6.9% | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 5.9% |
MDD ** (kg/m3) | 2196 | 2130 | 2083 | 2065 | 2041 |
Sequence No. | A | B | C | D | E | |||||
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MR (MPa) | Smax (kN) | MR (MPa) | Smax (kN) | MR (MPa) | Smax (kN) | MR (MPa) | Smax (kN) | MR (MPa) | Smax (kN) | |
1 | 86.88 | 20.91 | 66.46 | 20.93 | 111.65 | 20.82 | 119.85 | 20.82 | 129.78 | 20.96 |
2 | 80.85 | 41.14 | 88.36 | 41.14 | 127.60 | 41.14 | 127.17 | 41.15 | 148.19 | 41.26 |
3 | 84.00 | 61.41 | 98.47 | 61.05 | 137.55 | 61.52 | 137.76 | 61.58 | 158.46 | 61.47 |
4 | 94.52 | 34.86 | 81.13 | 34.93 | 150.09 | 34.89 | 157.07 | 34.90 | 192.03 | 34.89 |
5 | 103.83 | 68.29 | 100.50 | 68.03 | 178.17 | 68.12 | 177.42 | 68.11 | 206.17 | 68.01 |
6 | 120.39 | 101.53 | 109.25 | 101.47 | 191.95 | 101.65 | 182.20 | 101.67 | 212.84 | 101.37 |
7 | 217.20 | 69.70 | 109.26 | 69.73 | 284.59 | 69.71 | 262.52 | 69.66 | 287.88 | 69.71 |
8 | 258.12 | 134.41 | 153.08 | 134.21 | 322.68 | 134.40 | 290.74 | 134.33 | 327.16 | 134.42 |
9 | 293.16 | 199.00 | 189.08 | 199.12 | 339.26 | 198.84 | 316.06 | 199.15 | 342.86 | 199.03 |
10 | 271.82 | 69.91 | 118.77 | 69.89 | 343.25 | 69.92 | 340.80 | 70.06 | 348.23 | 69.85 |
11 | 287.07 | 101.56 | 136.83 | 101.51 | 364.08 | 101.76 | 363.45 | 101.75 | 372.16 | 101.57 |
12 | 341.26 | 199.02 | 213.13 | 198.73 | 406.55 | 198.82 | 393.75 | 198.92 | 406.59 | 198.74 |
13 | 340.84 | 104.22 | 158.68 | 104.07 | 420.92 | 103.94 | 420.30 | 103.97 | 425.91 | 104.26 |
14 | 351.91 | 135.01 | 175.66 | 134.84 | 436.23 | 134.92 | 436.50 | 134.94 | 442.02 | 134.92 |
15 | 406.99 | 261.75 | 252.26 | 262.02 | 464.49 | 262.10 | 454.35 | 262.17 | 415.29 | 262.15 |
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Plati, C.; Tsakoumaki, M.; Gkyrtis, K. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Incorporated into Unbound Pavement Layers. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 362. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010362
Plati C, Tsakoumaki M, Gkyrtis K. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Incorporated into Unbound Pavement Layers. Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(1):362. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010362
Chicago/Turabian StylePlati, Christina, Maria Tsakoumaki, and Konstantinos Gkyrtis. 2023. "Physical and Mechanical Properties of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Incorporated into Unbound Pavement Layers" Applied Sciences 13, no. 1: 362. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010362
APA StylePlati, C., Tsakoumaki, M., & Gkyrtis, K. (2023). Physical and Mechanical Properties of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Incorporated into Unbound Pavement Layers. Applied Sciences, 13(1), 362. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010362