Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
| Title | Assessment of the density and moisture content of asphalt mixtures of road pavements |
| Publication Type | Papers in International Journals |
| Year of Publication | 2017 |
| Authors | Fernandes F., Fernandes A., and Pais, J. |
| Abstract | Distresses on asphalt pavements are associated to the traffic and moisture both in asphalt and granular layers. The traffic on road pavements is responsible by the occurrence of cracks that promote the pavement failure. The quality of the asphalt mixes, measured by its density, is an important factor to ensure the integrity of the pavements. The water in pavement surface decreases the driving comfort and reduces the asphalt-aggregate bond leading to the degradation of the asphalt materials. Thus, this paper uses Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) tests to assess density and moisture content on asphalt mix slabs. Six asphalt mixes were produced in laboratory with the same aggregate gradation and asphalt type, varying the binder content (4.0, 5.0 and 6.0%) and the air-void content (from 3.7% up to 16.9%). For the assessment of the moisture content, each mix was tested with 5, 10, 20 and 40% of the air-void volume filled with water. The effect of the water on GPR results was performed after the sprinkling of the water and 24 h after the water application. Results show that the density of the asphalt mixes can be well predicted by the Complex Refractive Index Model while the presence of water is not easy to identify due to the connectivity of the air-voids inside the asphalt mixes. |
| Journal | Construction and Building Materials |
| Volume | 154 |
| Pagination | 1216–1225 |
| Date Published | 2017-11-15 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.06.119 |
| Keywords | Asphalt mixes, Density, GPR, moisture |
| Rights | restrictedAccess |
| Peer reviewed | yes |
| Status | published |
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 37 researchers holding a PhD of which 27 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt