The Effect of Wetfix and Nanohydrated Lime Additives on Bitumen Aging and the Cohesion and Adhesion Failure Mechanisms of Hot Asphalt Mixtures

Aging due to sunlight and the passage of time is an effective element in the occurrence of moisture damage in hot asphalt mixtures. Still, the effects of this parameter are scarcely considered in the experiments examining the moisture damage potential. Accordingly, this study investigated the effect...

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Main Authors: Mahyar Arabani, Kaveh Ghasemdoost Abadi, Gholam Hossein Hamedi
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Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/4756773
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description Aging due to sunlight and the passage of time is an effective element in the occurrence of moisture damage in hot asphalt mixtures. Still, the effects of this parameter are scarcely considered in the experiments examining the moisture damage potential. Accordingly, this study investigated the effect of aging on the performance of hot asphalt mixtures and examined the improvement of moisture damage performance by using antistripping additives via mechanism and functional tests. Two types of aggregates (limestone and granite) with different degrees of moisture sensitivity, two types of bitumen (PG64-16 and PG58-22) with different performances, and two additives (Wetfix liquid additive and nanohydrated lime) as bitumen modifiers were used. Bitumen samples and asphalt mixtures were subjected to short- and long-term aging. The pull-off test was performed to explore the aging effect on different failure mechanisms (cohesion and adhesion), and the indirect tensile stiffness modulus (ITSM) test was conducted to study the asphalt mixture’s performance against moisture damage. The results specify that aging, in terms of hot asphalt mixture hardening in dry and wet conditions, decreased the MSR (resilient modulus wet to resilient modulus dry ratio), and this decline was greater in long-term aging. The pull-off test results exhibited that aging, especially in the long term, decreased the asphalt mixture’s adhesive strength in dry and wet conditions; this decline in adhesion was greater in the wet than in the dry state, and this difference decreased the wet-to-dry adhesion strength ratio (the pull-off ratio). The additives relatively improved the yield modulus of the asphalt mixture, but their effect was greater in the wet state. A comparison of the pull-off test results in cohesion and adhesion failure demonstrated that Wetfix was more effective in improving bitumen–aggregate adhesion, whereas nanohydrated lime was more effective in enhancing bitumen adhesion. The resilient modulus (Mr) ratio in wet-to-dry conditions indicated that nanohydrated lime had better effects on the overall performance of the aged asphalt mixture against moisture damage. To investigate the effect of additives on the performance of asphalt mixtures, a t-test was performed in all modes of control, short-term aging, and long-term aging. The findings showed the effect of Wetfix and nanohydrated lime on increasing the modulus of elasticity of the samples.
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spelling doaj-art-b625132a367148e78cfff3c3a545d52b2025-08-20T02:23:20ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80942023-01-01202310.1155/2023/4756773The Effect of Wetfix and Nanohydrated Lime Additives on Bitumen Aging and the Cohesion and Adhesion Failure Mechanisms of Hot Asphalt MixturesMahyar Arabani0Kaveh Ghasemdoost Abadi1Gholam Hossein Hamedi2Department of Civil EngineeringDepartment of Civil EngineeringDepartment of Civil EngineeringAging due to sunlight and the passage of time is an effective element in the occurrence of moisture damage in hot asphalt mixtures. Still, the effects of this parameter are scarcely considered in the experiments examining the moisture damage potential. Accordingly, this study investigated the effect of aging on the performance of hot asphalt mixtures and examined the improvement of moisture damage performance by using antistripping additives via mechanism and functional tests. Two types of aggregates (limestone and granite) with different degrees of moisture sensitivity, two types of bitumen (PG64-16 and PG58-22) with different performances, and two additives (Wetfix liquid additive and nanohydrated lime) as bitumen modifiers were used. Bitumen samples and asphalt mixtures were subjected to short- and long-term aging. The pull-off test was performed to explore the aging effect on different failure mechanisms (cohesion and adhesion), and the indirect tensile stiffness modulus (ITSM) test was conducted to study the asphalt mixture’s performance against moisture damage. The results specify that aging, in terms of hot asphalt mixture hardening in dry and wet conditions, decreased the MSR (resilient modulus wet to resilient modulus dry ratio), and this decline was greater in long-term aging. The pull-off test results exhibited that aging, especially in the long term, decreased the asphalt mixture’s adhesive strength in dry and wet conditions; this decline in adhesion was greater in the wet than in the dry state, and this difference decreased the wet-to-dry adhesion strength ratio (the pull-off ratio). The additives relatively improved the yield modulus of the asphalt mixture, but their effect was greater in the wet state. A comparison of the pull-off test results in cohesion and adhesion failure demonstrated that Wetfix was more effective in improving bitumen–aggregate adhesion, whereas nanohydrated lime was more effective in enhancing bitumen adhesion. The resilient modulus (Mr) ratio in wet-to-dry conditions indicated that nanohydrated lime had better effects on the overall performance of the aged asphalt mixture against moisture damage. To investigate the effect of additives on the performance of asphalt mixtures, a t-test was performed in all modes of control, short-term aging, and long-term aging. The findings showed the effect of Wetfix and nanohydrated lime on increasing the modulus of elasticity of the samples.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/4756773
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The Effect of Wetfix and Nanohydrated Lime Additives on Bitumen Aging and the Cohesion and Adhesion Failure Mechanisms of Hot Asphalt Mixtures
Advances in Civil Engineering
title The Effect of Wetfix and Nanohydrated Lime Additives on Bitumen Aging and the Cohesion and Adhesion Failure Mechanisms of Hot Asphalt Mixtures
title_full The Effect of Wetfix and Nanohydrated Lime Additives on Bitumen Aging and the Cohesion and Adhesion Failure Mechanisms of Hot Asphalt Mixtures
title_fullStr The Effect of Wetfix and Nanohydrated Lime Additives on Bitumen Aging and the Cohesion and Adhesion Failure Mechanisms of Hot Asphalt Mixtures
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Wetfix and Nanohydrated Lime Additives on Bitumen Aging and the Cohesion and Adhesion Failure Mechanisms of Hot Asphalt Mixtures
title_short The Effect of Wetfix and Nanohydrated Lime Additives on Bitumen Aging and the Cohesion and Adhesion Failure Mechanisms of Hot Asphalt Mixtures
title_sort effect of wetfix and nanohydrated lime additives on bitumen aging and the cohesion and adhesion failure mechanisms of hot asphalt mixtures
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