题名: |
Determination of die PG Binder Grade to
UseinaRAP Mix |
作者: |
Jack E. Stephens, James Mahoney, Cory Dippold |
关键词: |
Hot-Mix Asphalt, RAP, Blending Charts,
PG Binder, PG Grade
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摘要: |
The use of Recycled Asphalt Pavement(RAP) in new Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) has become routine L the past few years. This
preface is spurred by the increased amounts of pavement being milled off prior to overlaying. Using RAP has economical and
environmental benefits. The drawback to using RAP in pavements is determining the correct virgin binder grade to add to the mixture. This problem has been accentuated by using the Superpave System for determining the asphalt binder grade.
This asphalt binder in RAP is typically much stiffer than the binder grade required by the Superpave System. Determining the correct
virgin binder to use in the HMA is critical to ensure that the pavement will be durable enough to last for its ’ anticipated service life.
The current methods of determining the correct virgin binder assumes complete blending of the RAP binder and the virgin binder
which does not occur. The simple physical testing procedure presented in this paper does not require the Superpave binder test
equipment could be carried out at the mix plant.
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科技报告 |