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Comparison of Asphalt Rubber and Conventional Mixture Properties: Considerations for Mechanistic–Empirical Pavement Design Guide Implementation

Accession Number:

01124834

Record Type:

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Abstract:

In 1999 the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) started outlining and developing a long-range pavement research program. This research program was established in cooperation with Arizona State University (ASU) and had the ultimate goal of implementing the Mechanistic–Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) for Arizona. Since ADOT uses asphalt rubber (AR) mixes for new and rehabilitation pavement designs, an integral part of the MEPDG calibration effort must include AR mixtures, which were not included in the MEPDG’s development. The objective of this study was to perform a comparison between AR properties and those of the conventional dense graded asphalt mixtures typically used for MEPDG development, calibration, and validation. Another important task was to evaluate how these mixes could be implemented into the MEPDG in the short term and to make recommendations on how to use them in future designs. A total of 23 AR mixtures were available for analysis from a joint ADOT-ASU database. The database contains several engineering properties of AR mixes and binders. These data were used to compare properties, select MEPDG input parameters, generate design analysis for permanent deformation and fatigue cracking, run case studies to predict performance, and compare results with field performance data. Several issues were identified pertaining to the implementation of AR mixes in the MEPDG, and recommendations were provided.

Monograph Accession #:

01147489

Report/Paper Numbers:

09-3292

Language:

English

Authors:

Rodezno, Maria Carolina
Kaloush, Kamil E

Pagination:

pp 132-141

Publication Date:

2009

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Issue Number: 2126
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

9780309142564

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (6) ; References (7) ; Tables (8)

Geographic Terms:

Subject Areas:

Highways; Materials; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 30 2009 7:42PM

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