INVESTIGATION OF THE MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF STONE MASTIC ASPHALT MIXTURES MODIFIED BY RECYCLED WASTE POLYMERS

Authors

  • Sady Tayh Highway and Transportation Engineering Department, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6826-6345
  • Doua Yousif Highway and Transportation Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Mustansiriayah University, Baghdad, Iraq Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31272/jeasd.27.4.2

Keywords:

Mechanical Performance, Stone Mastic Asphalt, Drain-down, repeated load axial test, Rutting Test, Marshall Stability

Abstract

The usage of polymer-modified asphalt binders has increased as a result of the significant increase in the number of conventional cars operating on Iraqi roads in recent years. This has resulted in increased strains being placed on pavement structures and materials. Global exploration has focused on the development of stabilizing Stone Mastic Asphalt mixtures for improved pavement behavior. Numerous effective efforts were made to stabilize stone mastic asphalt mixes with polymers and fibers. Iraq produces a considerable amount of waste polymer materials each year. Usually, they are sent to landfills for disposal. These wastes are dumped, occupying a sizable portion of landfill space and creating various serious environmental issues. The study focuses on how waste polymer additions, such as recycled plastic bottles, shopping boxes, and tire crumb rubber, affect the mechanical performance and durability of stone mastic asphalt mixtures. The mechanical performance attributes were assessed. It is evident from the findings that the drain-down amounts were within the permissible requirement range. The findings also showed that the indirect tensile strength, Marshall Stability, moisture damage resistance, and resistance for permanent deformation of stone mastic asphalt mixtures have all increased as a result of the use of waste polymer components. The recycled polymer-modified mixes are the combinations that are most resistant to rutting, according to the results of the repeated load axial creep tests. Iraq may have new options to employ the significant volumes of recycled polymers that are becoming accessible as a result of recycling waste polymers.

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INVESTIGATION OF THE MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF STONE MASTIC ASPHALT MIXTURES MODIFIED BY RECYCLED WASTE POLYMERS. (2023). Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development, 27(4), 429-447. https://doi.org/10.31272/jeasd.27.4.2

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