Comparative Study on Road Performance of Low-Grade Hard Asphalt and Mixture in China and France
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Abstract
The high-modulus asphalt mixture produced by hard asphalt has played a good role in reducing asphalt pavement rutting and improving pavement durability. It was widely used in the construction of various levels of road engineering in Europe. However, low-grade hard asphalt was rarely used in road engineering in China, and the use of hard asphalt for the design and construction of high modulus asphalt mixtures lacks sufficient engineering experience. Considering the above issues, comparative research on the performance of Chinese and French low-grade hard asphalt and mixture was carried out. In this paper, the performance of French 15# hard asphalt commonly used for EME (Enrobés à Module Elevé Class) high modulus asphalt mixture and China 15# hard asphalt was analyzed comparatively, where six typical high modulus asphalt mixtures corresponding to two low-grade hard asphalts were designed referring to the design requirements of French high modulus asphalt mixtures. The road performance of a high-modulus asphalt mixture was evaluated to verify the feasibility of its application in engineering. The research results show that the performance indicators of both Chinese and French asphalts meet the requirements of binder materials used in high modulus asphalt mixtures, and the performance of their corresponding mixtures of the two asphalts also meet the specifications of high modulus asphalt mixtures. However, the two asphalts and the performance of their corresponding mixture are slightly different. The high modulus asphalt mixture of Chinese low-grade hard bitumen can be used well in road engineering applications in China. It can strongly promote the wide application of high modulus asphalt mixture in China.
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OpenAlex topics: Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation · Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring · Transport Systems and Technology
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Affiliations
Foshan Transportation Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Foshan 528315, China
Shandong Transportation Institute, Jinan 250031, China
Funding
the National Key R&D Program of China · the National Natural Science Foundation of China · Shandong Provincial Natural Science and Foundation · Shandong Provincial Key Research and Development Program
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