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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Moisture susceptibility"”.
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The effect of hydrated lime on moisture susceptibility and aging of hot mix asphalt: mastic to mixture scale
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01
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Laboratory and Field Evaluation of Two Warm-Mix Additives in Connecticut and Validation of an Alternative Moisture Susceptibility Test
… <p>Additionally, this study examined the Moisture Induced Stress Test (MiST) as a means of identifying stripping potential in asphalt pavements. Material tested in the MiST included field samples from six Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) test sections as well as field and laboratory …
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Effect of Varying Amounts of Sandstone on the Performance of Asphalt Mixtures in Arkansas
… pavement damage issues, especially regarding the moisture susceptibility of a pavement. This study aimed to analyze the performance effects of using variable amounts of sandstone in order to determine the performance relationship among different amounts of sandstone in mixtures along with those …
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Mechanical and surface free energy characterization of asphalt concrete for moisture damage detection
Moisture damage is defined as the degradation of the mechanical properties of asphalt concrete (AC) caused by moisture. Moisture damage causes a severe loss in the strength and durability of asphalt pavements, leading to a major decrease in pavement performance. Hence, many additives are used to …
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Impact of Aggregate Gradation on Airfield (P-401) Asphalt Mixture
… and volume of effective binder. The rutting, moisture susceptibility, top-down cracking, low temperature cracking, durability (Cantabro mass loss) and permeability performance of each mixture was evaluated. However, broadening the FAA P-401 gradation specification limits did not compromise …
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Design of Cold-In-Place Recycling using Superpave gyratory compactor
… designed CIR mixes were further evaluated for moisture susceptibility and raveling test. Out of the two combinations, the one which performed better in moisture susceptibility and raveling test was chosen as an optimum emulsion content and optimum water content. The tensile strength of CIR …
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Effects of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement on Mechanical Properties of Base Materials
… and evaluations of strength, stiffness, and moisture susceptibility of each material blend. The California bearing ratio (CBR) test was used to measure strength, the free-free resonant column test was used to measure stiffness, and the tube suction test (TST) was used to measure moisture …
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Performance of advera® warm mix asphalt with reclaimed asphalt pavement materials
… evaluated for resilient modulus, rutting and moisture susceptibility. The results show that Advera®. modified binder significantly reduced mixing and compaction temperatures. Modified binder with 5% Advera® show significant increase in rutting resistance for both unaged and short term aged …
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Characterization of Recycled Concrete for use as Pavement Base Material
… strength (UCS), stiffness, freeze-thaw cycling, moisture susceptibility, abrasion, salinity, and alkalinity evaluations. Non-destructive testing was utilized in the field to monitor seasonal variation in stiffness of an RCM pavement base layer over a 1-year period. The testing included a dynamic …
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Evaluation of Superpave mixtures in West Virginia using the asphalt pavement analyzer
… loaded wheel tester method to evaluate rutting, moisture susceptibility, and fatigue cracking.;This research focused on establishing whether there are relationships between the APA rutting potential and field performance. The APA was used to measure the rutting potential of Superpave mixes …
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Development of Antioxidant Treatments for Asphalt Binders and Mixtures
… indirect tensile strength, fracture energy, and moisture susceptibility testing. The results of the study indicate that asphalt aging could be reduced significantly through the use of antioxidant treatments developed during the research.
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Performance of asphalt mixtures containing steel slag aggregate and synthetic fibers
… resilient modulus, dynamic creep, rutting depth, moisture susceptibility, and cracking resistance. The findings of this study showed that the free lime and free magnesia content in the treated steel slag aggregate have significantly decreased. On the other hand, the asphalt mixtures incorporated …
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Performance Characterization of Recycled Asphalt Pavements with Warm Mix Asphalt Technologies
… Laboratory designed mixtures were evaluated for moisture resistance, dynamic modulus, rutting resistance and thermal resistance behavior. Moisture resistance of the mixtures were evaluated by performing the indirect tensile strength test for 0 and 1 freeze-thaw cycles. Resistance to rutting was …
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Performance of recycled polymeric fiber as reinforcement in bituminous mixture for road maintenance works
… testing. The results showed an improvement of moisture susceptibility of RPET FC by 8%, RPET FB by 6% and RPET FA mixture by 5% compared to control mixture. For fatigue, RPET FC mixture has improved by 120% whereas for rutting resistance of RPET FC mixture has improved by 32% compared to …
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Laboratory Comparison of Full Depth Reclamation Stabilization Techniques Using Arkansas Field Materials
… strength and tube suction tests are quantifiable moisture susceptibility tests that worked well with the FDR materials.</p>
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Asphalt binder and mixture performance using Batu Pahat soft clay as modifier
… and high temperatures. It has also the lowest susceptibility for rutting and the temperature susceptibility. In addition, microstructure examinations of the asphalt binders were then achieved by using scanning electron microscopy, hence; images displayed that soft clay particles distributed …
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Evaluation of Evotherm as a WMA technology compaction and anti-strip additive
… concerned about these technologies contribute to moisture susceptibility. In addition, it is important for agencies to know that if adding WMA technologies will affect asphalt mixture stability at different compaction temperatures. Therefore, there are two main objectives to be addressed through …
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Laboratory assessment of asphalt concrete durability utilizing balance mix design
… Test (HWTT). Additionally, mix stiffness and moisture damage susceptibility were evaluated using the output data from I-FIT and HWTT, respectively. The tests results were analyzed using the Illinois Balance Mix Design (I-BMD) approach to evaluate the tradeoffs between flexibility and rutting …
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Assessment of the Tube Suction Test for Identifying Non-Frost-Susceptible Soils Stabilized with Cement
… The distress exhibited is dependent on the frost susceptibility of the soil within the depth of frost penetration, the availability of subsurface water, and the duration of freezing surface temperatures. Cement stabilization is one technique used to mitigate the effects of frost heave. The tube …
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Identification and Stabilization of Problematic Silts
… and performance problems. These soils are highly moisture-sensitive and their stability is greatly influenced by the degree of densification achieved during compaction. The strength and stiffness of silty-subgrade soils is also greatly reduced when moisture infiltrates the compacted soil during …
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