This study evaluated the low-temperature performance of foamed warmmix asphalt (WMA) produced by water injection and compared it with that of hot-mix asphalt (HMA). Two asphalt binders (PG 70–22 and PG 64–28), two aggregate types (limestone and crushed gravel), and two aggregate gradations [nominal maximum aggregate size (NMAS)] (12.5-mm NMAS and 19.0-mm NMAS) were used in this study. The low-temperature properties of the asphalt binders were measured with the bending beam rheometer, and the low-temperature behavior of the asphalt mixtures was evaluated with the thermal stress restrained specimen test after being subjected to short-term and long-term aging. As expected, the fracture temperatures obtained for the short-term aged specimens were lower than those obtained for the long-term aged specimens. This was the case for both foamed WMA and HMA mixtures. The HMA mixtures exhibited colder fracture temperatures than did the foamed WMA mixtures for the short-term aged specimens, but fracture temperatures comparable to those for the long-term aged specimens. This comparison suggests that the traditional HMA mixtures may have better resistance to low-temperature cracking than foamed WMA does during the initial service life of the asphalt layer, but may have similar resistance to low-temperature cracking at later stages. This study also showed that the low-temperature binder grade had the most significant effect on fracture temperature, whereas the aggregate type had the most significant effect on fracture stress.


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    Title :

    Low-Temperature Characterization of Foamed Warm-Mix Asphalt Produced by Water Injection


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


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    Publication date :

    2014-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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