Volumetric Analysis and Performance of Hot Mix Asphalt with Variable Rap Content

• Published in: MATEC Web of Conferences Vol. 103; p. 9004
• Main Authors: Arshad, Ahmad Kamil, Mohammad, Masyita, Shaffie, Ekarizan, Hashim, Wardati, Abdul Halim, A. G.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Les Ulis EDP Sciences 01-01-2017
• Subjects: Asphalt pavements; Concrete construction; Design for recycling; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Highway construction; Mixtures; Moisture; Natural resources; Properties (attributes); Public works; Road works; Stiffness; Volumetric analysis
• ISSN: 2261-236X; 2274-7214; 2261-236X
• DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/201710309004

Incorporating Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) to the asphalt concrete mixture for highway construction offer many benefits including energy consumption, conservation of natural resources and preservation of the environment to associated emissions. This paper presents a study on performance of Hot Mix Asphalt with variable RAP content. The study is carried out to evaluate the Marshall Properties and Performance of RAP-Asphalt mixes using conventional asphaltic concrete mix AC14. Marshall Mix Design Method was used to produce control mix (0% RAP) and RAP-Asphalt mixes samples which consist of 15% RAP, 25% RAP and 35% RAP in accordance with Specifications for Road Works of Public Works Department, Malaysia. The Marshall Properties analysis was performed to ensure compliance with Marshall Requirements, The resilient modulus test was performed to measure the stiffness of the mixes while Modified Lottman test was conducted to evaluate the moisture susceptibility of these mixes. The results obtained showed that there were no substantial difference in Marshall Properties, moisture susceptibility and indirect tensile strength between RAP-Asphalt mixes with the control mix. The test results indicated that recycled mixes performed as good as the performance of conventional HMA in terms of moisture susceptibility and resilient modulus. It is recommended that further research be carried out for asphalt mixes containing more than 35% of RAP material.