Advanced Testing and Characterization of Bituminous Materials, Two Volume Set

Andreas Loizos, Manfred N. Partl, Tom Scarpas, Imad L Al-Qadi, Andreas Loizos, Manfred N. Partl, Tom Scarpas, Imad L. Al-Qadi, Andreas Loizos, Manfred N. Partl, Tom Scarpas, Imad L. Al-Qadi

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2009
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780203092989
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Civil Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Bituminous materials are used to build durable roads that sustain diverse environmental conditions. However, due to their complexity and a global shortage of these materials, their design and technical development present several challenges. Advanced Testing and Characterisation of Bituminous Materials focuses on fundamental and performance testing

Table of contents

• Front cover
• Table of contents
• Preface
• Organization
• 1. Evaluation of binder properties
• Laboratory study on interlayer bonding using cationic tack coats
• Factors affecting recovered asphalt binder properties: A theoretical and experimental study
• Influence of low temperature behaviour of PmB on life cycle
• Influence of granular polymer additives on the asphalt quality
• Phase angle determination and interrelationships within bituminous materials
• Evaluation of initial road performance correlating with different tests of binders
• Laboratory study of environmental performance of binders by headspace gas chromatography
• New fatigue test on bituminous binders and mastics using an annular shear rheometer prototype and waves propagation
• Functional forms for master curve analysis of bituminous materials
• Linear viscoelastic spectra of asphalt binders from DSR and BBR
• Principal component analysis of rheological and hardening data from bituminous binders
• Rheological and functional evaluation of the interactions between bitumen and rubber
• A thermodynamic approach to healing in bitumen
• Nanoclay for binder modification of asphalt mixtures
• First-principles investigation of the multiple phases in bituminous materials: The case of asphaltene stacking
• The morphology of SBS modified bitumen in binders and in asphalt mix
• 2. Testing and modeling the influence of climate and ageing effects
• Developing a test method for the accelerated ageing of bituminous mixtures in the laboratory
• Chemical characterization of laboratory and field bitumen aging in Porous Asphalt Concrete
• Influence of temperature and aging on laboratory fatigue performance of asphalt mixtures
• Aging of SBS polymer in hot and cold bituminous coatings. Relationship between microstructure and performances: Low temperature and cohesion properties
• Impact of freeze-thaw cycles on the performance of asphalt mixture based permeability
• Formulation of authoritative temperature gradients for an analytical design process of flexible pavements using statistical techniques
• Performance evaluation of prepared gelled hot sealant in cold climates
• Age hardening behaviour of bituminous stabilized materials
• Investigation of friction properties of various road surfaces affecting road safety
• Combined experimental and numerical analysis of moisture infiltration in the modified Lottman test
• Assessment of moisture effect on open graded mixes using water sensitivity and Cántabro after immersion tests
• Moisture damage on bituminous stabilized materials using a MIST device
• Determination of gradual reduction of the flexible pavement bearing capacity
• Testing of low temperature behaviour of asphalt mixtures in bending creep test
• Effect of beam size on the creep stiffness of asphalt mixtures at low temperatures
• Assessment of water sensitivity of asphalt rubber mixtures for wearing course
• Development of a laboratory bituminous mixtures ageing protocol
• 3. Hot bituminous mixtures characterization and design
• Optimum loading speed for deformation strength test of bitumen mixtures
• Enhanced algorithms for the derivation of material parameters from triaxial cyclic compression tests on asphalt specimen
• Reliability and suitability for standardization of methods for HMA density measurements: Experimental investigation on transve se vs longitudinal variations
• Research on coordinating deformation between Fiber Bragg Grating strain sensor and asphalt mixture
• Influence of treatments on the surface characteristics of aggregate
• Mix design of grouted porous asphalt concrete for wearing course layers
• “Liquefaction” of asphalt caused by cyclic loading, as a potential reason of extreme rutting
• Experimental investigation on the dynamic properties of asphalt concrete using filler with waste hydrated lime
• Monitoring and designing of wearing courses for orthotropic steel decks throughout the five-point bending test
• Evaluation of modified bitumen, High Modulus Asphalt Concrete and steel mesh as materials for road upgrading
• Theoretical investigation of the stress distribution in a Bimodular IDT specimen
• Investigation of Alkali-Silica Reaction in asphalt mixtures exposed to potassium acetate deicing solution
• Laboratory tests used in Cuba as low financial resources country for the evaluation of the mechanical properties of the asphal mix
• Polypropylene fiber modification of asphalt by using mechanical and optical means
• Evaluation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soil effect on the properties of hot-mix asphalt concrete using dynamic modulus |E*| and indirect tensile tests
• Overview of the LOT meso mechanical research into porous asphalt raveling
• Monitoring the introduction of Enrobé à Module Élevé class 2 onto UK roads
• On the fracture properties of epoxy asphalt mixture with SCB test
• Viscoelastic response of asphalt-aggregate mixes to transient confining conditions
• Evaluation of creep compliance of rubberized asphalt in compare with conventional hot mix asphalt
• Characterizing volumetric deformation behavior of naturally occurring bituminous sand materials
• Alternative materials for asphalt mixture—steel slags
• Evaluation on the shear performance of asphalt mixture through triaxial shear test
• Development of a Dog-Bone Direct Tension Test (DBDT) for asphalt concrete
• Evaluation of performance grading parameters for crumb rubber modified asphalt binders and mixtures
• 4. Warm and cold bituminous mixtures characterization
• Design method for cold and warm emulsion mixtures based on links between laboratory and field
• Fundamental property evaluation of styrene monomer modified warm-mix asphalt concrete
• An evaluation of use of synthetic waxes in warm mix asphalt
• Study of the mechanical behaviour of gravel-emulsions using triaxial tests
• Laboratory performance-based assessment of half-warm mix asphalts with high recycling rate by means of the factorial experimen design approach
• Evaluation of the rheological behaviour of Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) modified binders
• Author index
• Table of contents
• Preface
• Organization
• 5. Cracking in bituminous pavement materials
• Modeling of Top-Down Cracking (TDC) propagation in asphalt concrete pavements using fracture mechanics theory
• The cracking device with temperature control for the laboratory identification of the road material performance
• Mode II cracking in asphalt concrete
• Experimental study on resistance to cracking of bituminous mixtures using the Fénix test
• Fatigue effects in uniaxial cyclic tensile stress test: The link between stiffness decrease and accumulation of irreversible s rain
• Experimental study of the waveform shape effect on asphalt mixes fatigue
• Experimental investigation of crack propagation in asphalt concrete
• Theoretical analysis of the 4 point bending test
• Investigation of the PH model as a prediction tool in fatigue bending tests with rest periods
• Fatigue behaviour of bitumen in tension-compression loading mode: Rheological analysis and comparison with mix fatigue
• Mixed-mode cracking in asphalt concrete
• Fatigue lines for asphalt mixtures used in wearing course
• Mechanism of fatigue crack growth and fracture behavior in bituminous roads
• Simplified fatigue performance modeling of ALF pavements using VECD+3-D Finite Element Modeling
• Size effect investigation on fracturing of asphalt concrete using the cohesive softening Discrete Element Model
• 6. Fundamental laboratory test methods and models
• On the importance of performing accurate material characterization tests for bituminous materials
• Prediction of rutting risk of bituminous concrete using complex modulus
• Application of simplified VECD modeling to the fatigue life prediction of asphalt concrete mixtures
• Experimental observation of asphalt mix characteristics in the range of low temperatures
• Calibration and validation of a visco-elasto-plastic constitutive model for bituminous conglomerates
• Modulus measurement: European standardisation possibilities
• The influence of the specimen shape on the results of the uniaxial tensile test
• Experience with triaxial loading systems for the testing of road construction materials
• The estimation of the dynamic modulus of asphalt mixture from creep test results
• Application of a balanced mix-design concept to thin asphalt overlay mixes: Minimizing rutting and reflective-cracking
• 3D finite element modeling of polymer modified asphalt base course mixes
• Neural networks in rheology: Theory and application
• 7. Test methods and models for permanent deformation
• Permanent deformation behaviour of bituminous mixtures containing incinerator bottom ash aggregates under uniaxial testing conditions
• A new performance related test method for rutting prediction: MSCRT
• Effect of binder type on the permanent deformation resistance of asphalt mix at different temperatures
• Rutting evaluation of asphalt binders and mixes
• An integrated approach to modeling rutting of flexible pavements
• Equiviscous temperature based on Low Shear Viscosity: Evaluation as binder indicator for rutting and critical discussion of the test procedure
• The effect of volumetric properties of asphalt concrete mixture to wheel track rutting with respect to EN and BS rutting test methods
• Rutting resistance of SMA determined with triaxial and wheel-tracking tests
• Rut resistance of asphalt concretes of different aggregate gradation
• 8. Field methods for structural behavior assessment
• Damage identification in flexible pavements using FWD technique
• Dynamic approach for the evaluation of the load carrying capacity and stability of flexible pavements with the Falling Weight Deflectometer
• Behavior of asphalt pavements subjected to non-standard heavy vehicles
• Field behavior of foamed bitumen pavement material
• Evaluation of cracking in overlays in Quebec: A case study
• 9. Recycling of bituminous pavement materials
• Utilization of aggregate production waste filler in cold recycling mix optimization
• Rehabilitation of an Italian highway by Cold In-Place Recycling techniques
• Fracture energy evaluation of Cold In-Place Recycling mixtures
• The use of marginal materials in road constructions: Proposal of an eco-compatible section
• Influence of active filler, curing time, and moisture content on the strength properties of emulsion and foamed bitumen stabilized mix
• An experimental study on the recycling of powder extinguishers into bituminous mixtures
• Key characteristics of materials stabilised with foamed bitumen
• In-plant aspalt cold recycling in rehabilitation of Babaei expressway project
• 10. Synthesis of international coordinated research initiatives
• RILEM interlaboratory test on interlayer bonding of asphalt pavements
• RILEM interlaboratory test on pavement performance prediction and evaluation
• New tests for polymer-modified binders: Results of a Belgian round robin test
• Comparative test on indirect tension modulus test
• Binder fatigue properties and the results of the Rilem Round Robin Test
• 11. Other topics
• Skid-resistance capability of two newly resurfaced runways in Israel
• Chemical spill tolerance of hot mix asphalts: New research and gaps identification
• Result of numerical analysis of efficacy geogrids on reinforced pavements' vertical and horizontal deformations
• Life cycle costs of typical asphalt pavement rehabilitation techniques in Colorado
• Performance of hot mix asphalt surface under high tire pressure aircraft landing gear configuration at the FAA National Airport Pavement Test Facility
• Quantification of the highway costs as a function of the road traffic and speed
• Author index
• Back cover