Performance evaluation and durability assessment of bamboo fiber-reinforced stone mastic asphalt mixtures

This study comprehensively evaluates the performance characteristics of bamboo fiber-reinforced asphalt mixtures for road applications, with particular emphasis on fatigue resistance, through comparative analysis with conventional lignin fiber mixtures. The experimental investigation employed a syst...

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Main Authors: Kun Cao, Shengtao Duan, Wenyin Yu, Jian Kang, Lei Xu, Yanping Sheng
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
Series:Case Studies in Construction Materials
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author Kun Cao
Shengtao Duan
Wenyin Yu
Jian Kang
Lei Xu
Yanping Sheng
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Wenyin Yu
Jian Kang
Lei Xu
Yanping Sheng
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description This study comprehensively evaluates the performance characteristics of bamboo fiber-reinforced asphalt mixtures for road applications, with particular emphasis on fatigue resistance, through comparative analysis with conventional lignin fiber mixtures. The experimental investigation employed a systematic approach, including rutting tests at elevated temperatures to assess high-temperature stability and low-temperature bending tests to evaluate crack resistance. Water stability performance was quantitatively analyzed through Marshall immersion tests and freeze-thaw splitting experiments. Furthermore, the study incorporated durability assessments focusing on thermo-oxidative aging characteristics, freeze-thaw cycle resistance, and fatigue performance using indirect tensile fatigue testing. The experimental results demonstrate significant performance advantages of bamboo fiber-modified stone matrix asphalt mixtures (SMA). Specifically, these mixtures exhibited a 10.4 % improvement in high-temperature stability and a 16.9 % increase in maximum tensile strain, indicating enhanced low-temperature crack resistance. Comparative analysis revealed superior performance characteristics of bamboo fiber mixtures over lignin fiber mixtures, particularly in water stability and fatigue resistance, with measurable improvements in residual stability (2.8 % increase) and flexural tensile strength (6 % enhancement). These findings substantiate that bamboo fiber-reinforced asphalt mixtures offer superior road performance characteristics and enhanced fatigue resistance, presenting a technically viable and potentially sustainable alternative to traditional lignin fiber mixtures in asphalt pavement applications.
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spelling doaj-art-d7db82a5cb334a088674124ca33f151a2025-08-20T02:30:14ZengElsevierCase Studies in Construction Materials2214-50952025-07-0122e0479010.1016/j.cscm.2025.e04790Performance evaluation and durability assessment of bamboo fiber-reinforced stone mastic asphalt mixturesKun Cao0Shengtao Duan1Wenyin Yu2Jian Kang3Lei Xu4Yanping Sheng5School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710061, ChinaGaode Highway Construction (Dezhou) Co., Ltd, Dezhou 253500, ChinaDeda Transportation Construction Development Group Co., Ltd, Dezhou 253076, ChinaShandong Zhijun Project Management Co., Ltd, Dezhou 253000, ChinaShandong Zhixing Survey and Design Institute Co., Ltd, Dezhou 253000, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710061, China; Correspondence to: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China.This study comprehensively evaluates the performance characteristics of bamboo fiber-reinforced asphalt mixtures for road applications, with particular emphasis on fatigue resistance, through comparative analysis with conventional lignin fiber mixtures. The experimental investigation employed a systematic approach, including rutting tests at elevated temperatures to assess high-temperature stability and low-temperature bending tests to evaluate crack resistance. Water stability performance was quantitatively analyzed through Marshall immersion tests and freeze-thaw splitting experiments. Furthermore, the study incorporated durability assessments focusing on thermo-oxidative aging characteristics, freeze-thaw cycle resistance, and fatigue performance using indirect tensile fatigue testing. The experimental results demonstrate significant performance advantages of bamboo fiber-modified stone matrix asphalt mixtures (SMA). Specifically, these mixtures exhibited a 10.4 % improvement in high-temperature stability and a 16.9 % increase in maximum tensile strain, indicating enhanced low-temperature crack resistance. Comparative analysis revealed superior performance characteristics of bamboo fiber mixtures over lignin fiber mixtures, particularly in water stability and fatigue resistance, with measurable improvements in residual stability (2.8 % increase) and flexural tensile strength (6 % enhancement). These findings substantiate that bamboo fiber-reinforced asphalt mixtures offer superior road performance characteristics and enhanced fatigue resistance, presenting a technically viable and potentially sustainable alternative to traditional lignin fiber mixtures in asphalt pavement applications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509525005881Bamboo fiberLignin fiberStone matrix asphaltPavement performanceDurable performance
spellingShingle Kun Cao
Shengtao Duan
Wenyin Yu
Jian Kang
Lei Xu
Yanping Sheng
Performance evaluation and durability assessment of bamboo fiber-reinforced stone mastic asphalt mixtures
Case Studies in Construction Materials
Bamboo fiber
Lignin fiber
Stone matrix asphalt
Pavement performance
Durable performance
title Performance evaluation and durability assessment of bamboo fiber-reinforced stone mastic asphalt mixtures
title_full Performance evaluation and durability assessment of bamboo fiber-reinforced stone mastic asphalt mixtures
title_fullStr Performance evaluation and durability assessment of bamboo fiber-reinforced stone mastic asphalt mixtures
title_full_unstemmed Performance evaluation and durability assessment of bamboo fiber-reinforced stone mastic asphalt mixtures
title_short Performance evaluation and durability assessment of bamboo fiber-reinforced stone mastic asphalt mixtures
title_sort performance evaluation and durability assessment of bamboo fiber reinforced stone mastic asphalt mixtures
topic Bamboo fiber
Lignin fiber
Stone matrix asphalt
Pavement performance
Durable performance
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509525005881
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