Applicability of various mixing rules for hot asphalt recycled binders

Abstract

In the mix design process of recycled asphalt pavement, the proportion of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) binder and recycling agent (RA) are decided using mixing rules. However, the efficacy of mixing rules remains a concern due to the assumption of 100% blending between RAP binder and RA. This study revisits the applicability of different mixing rules viz. pure mixing rules, mixing rule with binary interaction parameter, and mixing rule with viscosity blending index (VBI). In this study, nineteen RAP-RA pairs were blended at multiple levels of RAP content. The difference between measured and modeled values was analysed using the chi-square test. The statistical analysis of the limited data set proved that the high performance grade (PG) temperature, softening point, Grunberg & Nissan, and phase angle mixing rules are satisfactory in predicting the property of recycled binders.

KEYWORDS:

• Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
• RAP content
• soft binder grade
• recycling agent
• mixing rules
• blending charts

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

This study was supported by Prime Minister's Fellowship for Doctoral Research, sponsored by industrial body Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd. and Government body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) - Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India.