RUTTING PREDICTION OF HOT MIX ASPHALT MIXTURES REINFORCED BY CERAMIC FIBERS

Ahmed Ashor  Al-Saad; Mohammed Qadir  Ismael

doi:10.5937/jaes0-38956

Ahmed Ashor Al-Saad Department of Civil Engineering, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Mohammed Qadir Ismael Department of Civil Engineering, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/jaes0-38956

Keywords: rutting resistance, wheel tracking test, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ceramic fibers (CF)

Abstract

One of the most severe problems with flexible asphalt pavements is permanent deformation in the form of rutting. Accordingly, the practice of adding fiber elements to asphalt mix to improve performance under dynamic loading has grown significantly in order to prevent rutting distress and ensure a safe and long-lasting road surface. This paper explores the effects of a combination of ceramic fiber (CF), a low-cost, easily available mineral fiber, and thermal insulator fiber reinforced to enhance the Marshall properties and increase the rutting resistance of asphalt mixes at high temperatures. Asphalt mixtures with 0%, 0.75%, 1.5%, and 2.25% CF content were prepared, and Marshall stability and wheel tracking tests were employed to study the effect of added CF on asphalt mixture performance. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) were also used to investigate the morphologies of CF and reinforced asphalt mixtures and to identify the mechanism of improvement .According to the study results, the ideal ceramic fiber content was 1.5%, which yielded an improve in Marshall stability and reduced rut depth by 22.05% and 27.71% at temperatures of 50°C and 60°C, respectively, when compared to asphalt mixtures without CF. Microscopic analyses clearly revealed the surface properties, particle diameter size, and fiber distribution of the reinforced mixture, including the network structure and strength mechanism, which improved the performance of the asphalt mixture by forming a three-dimensional network.

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