Application of Recycled Asphalt Pavement Aggregate in Rigid Pavement

Journal: Journal of Building Technology DOI: 10.32629/jbt.v5i2.1300

Dulce Valeria Guzmán Ortiz1, Juan Bosco Hernández Zaragoza1, Teresa López Lara1, Jaime Moisés Horta Rangel1, Diego Alberto Giraldo Posada2

1. Graduate student in the School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico.
2. National Institute of Roads, Studies and Innovation, Colombia.

Abstract

In Mexico, heavy traffic with excess loads is the main cause of pavement deterioration, which has influenced the consumption and exploitation of natural resources, thereby affecting road rehabilitation. The use of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) has been presented as a technique to reduce the aforementioned issues, which consists of milling the material of a flexible pavement during its rehabilitation. The objective of this work is to reuse RAP by using the Los Angeles Wearing Machine to recover fine aggregate, using it in a rigid pavement. By means of compressive strength and diametral tension tests, different mixes were evaluated: RAP in washed recovered condition, LAV, and RAP in unwashed recovered condition, SL. A control mix, MC, and the RAP in original condition, CO, were also evaluated. The aggregates of the different mixes were sieved through the No. 8 sieve to later make concrete cylinders of 10 × 20 cm. By means of compressive strength and indirect tension tests, the performance of the materials as a whole was evaluated, not only giving the use of RAP aggregates, but also showing the work in a similar way to the virgin sand aggregates. The results indicate an increase of 3.97 % in compression and 7.3 % in indirect tension with the LAV material.

Keywords

reclaimed asphalt pavement; resistance; compression; indirect tensile; hydraulic concrete

Funding

I would like to express my gratitude to the National Science and Technology Commission and Pavimentar S.A. for their support throughout the entire research process.

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