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Change in fatigue behavior of asphalt hot mixes produced with asphalt rubber binders

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Resumo:Fatigue life of asphalt hot mixes is given as a function of both stiffness and tensilestrains induced in the bottom of the wearing courses of flexible pavements. In conventional as-phalt hot mixes the increase of stiffness leads to a decrease of fatigue life. However, this work shows that there is an increase of both fatigue life and stiffness of asphalt rubber hot mixes in comparison with the asphalt hot mixes produced with straight binders. In this work laboratory tests were performed in asphalt hot mixes with dense and gap gradation produced with straight binder (AC 50/70) and asphalt rubber binder manufactured by the wet process. Resilient mod-ulus and fatigue life tests under four point bending procedure were used to determine the me-chanical behavior of studied mixtures. The results show that the use of asphalt rubber binder produced an increase of both fatigue life and stiffness of the studied mixtures.
Autores principais:Neto, Silvrano Adonias Dantas
Outros Autores:Farias, Farias, Márcio Muniz de; Pais, Jorge C.
Assunto:Fatigue life Asphalt hot mixes Rubber binders
Ano:2009
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:comunicação em conferência
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade do Minho
Idioma:inglês
Origem:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
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Resumo:Fatigue life of asphalt hot mixes is given as a function of both stiffness and tensilestrains induced in the bottom of the wearing courses of flexible pavements. In conventional as-phalt hot mixes the increase of stiffness leads to a decrease of fatigue life. However, this work shows that there is an increase of both fatigue life and stiffness of asphalt rubber hot mixes in comparison with the asphalt hot mixes produced with straight binders. In this work laboratory tests were performed in asphalt hot mixes with dense and gap gradation produced with straight binder (AC 50/70) and asphalt rubber binder manufactured by the wet process. Resilient mod-ulus and fatigue life tests under four point bending procedure were used to determine the me-chanical behavior of studied mixtures. The results show that the use of asphalt rubber binder produced an increase of both fatigue life and stiffness of the studied mixtures.