Effect of glass fibers and waste engine oil on the properties of RAP asphalt concretes

ABSTRACT

The increase in the cost of virgin materials and the environmental sustainability have contributed to increasing the incentive to use asphalt mixtures containing high percentages of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP). However, the use of high percentage of RAP into virgin asphalt mixture could negatively affect the performance of some properties of asphalt mixtures. Thus, using an appropriate additive to offset the negative effect of RAP could lead to an increase in the amount of RAP in asphalt mixtures. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of using glass fiber (GF) with different contents (0.0%, 0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.3%) as an additive on the performance of asphalt mixtures containing RAP materials (60%, 70%, and 80%) and rejuvenated with waste engine oil (WEO) i.e., 6%, 9%, and 12%. The performance of RAP mixtures incorporating GF was evaluated using the indirect tensile strength test (ITS), resilient modulus test, and moisture susceptibility test. Hamburg wheel track testing was done to evaluate the rutting performance of the 70% RAP mixture. The results showed that the GF modification enhanced the ITS, rutting resistance, moisture susceptibility, and resilient modulus of rejuvenated mixtures. It was also found that the GF content of 0.2% was the optimum.

KEYWORDS:

• Aged binder
• glass fiber
• pavement rutting
• reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP)
• waste engine oil (WEO)

Disclosure statement

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