Effectiveness of Micro-and Nanomaterials in Asphalt Mixtures through Dynamic Modulus and Rutting Tests

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Article

Publication Date

1-1-2016

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© 2016 Hui Yao and Zhanping You. The objectives of this research are to use micro-and nanomaterials to modify the asphalt mixture and to evaluate the mechanical performance of asphalt mixtures. These micro-and nanomaterials, including carbon microfiber, Nanomer material, nanosilica, nonmodified nanoclay, and polymer modified nanoclay, were selected to blend with the control asphalt to improve the overall performance of the modified asphalt binders and mixtures. The microstructures of original materials and asphalt binders were observed by the field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). The mixture performance tests were employed to evaluate the resistance to rutting and permanent deformation of the modified asphalt mixtures. Test results indicate that (1) the dynamic modulus of micro-and nanomodified asphalt mixtures improved significantly; (2) the rutting susceptibility of the modified asphalt mixtures was reduced significantly compared to that of the control asphalt mixture; (3) the microstructures of modified asphalt binders were different from the control asphalt, and the structures determine the improvement in the performance of modified asphalt mixtures. These results indicate that the addition of micro-and nanomaterials enhanced the rutting performance and strength of asphalt mixtures. In addition, the analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the modifying effects of micro-and nanomaterials on the performance.

Publication Title

Journal of Nanomaterials

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