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Determining the effects of rh-wma on the engineering properties of bitumen
Mohammed, Khansaa Mahmoud1, Abdalla, Ibrahim Khalid2, Mohammed, Ameen Hadi3, Faridah Hanim Khairuddin4, Ahmad Nazrul Hakimi Ibrahim5, Rosyid, Sri Atmaja P6, Mohd Ezree Abdullah7, Nur Izzi Md. Yusof8.
This study aims to investigate the engineering properties (i.e., physical, chemical,
and adhesion properties) of bitumen incorporated with RH-Warm Mix Asphalt (RHWMA) additive. Base bitumen with a penetration grade of 80/100 was added with
3.0, 3.5, and 4.0% RH-WMA (by total weight of bitumen). The Response Surface
Method (RSM) was used to determine the optimum values of the base bitumen and
RH-WMA additive which meet the bitumen specification with penetration and
softening point chosen as responses in the design layout. Three solutions of 3.04,
3.55 and 3.91% RH-WMA additive that were obtained from the RSM analysis were
selected as the optimal values. Results of the physical tests show that adding RHWMA increases the penetration and ductility values whilst simultaneously reducing
the value for the softening point. Analysis of viscosity at various temperatures shows
that RH-WMA additive lowers viscosity when the temperature was raised from 100
to 165 °C. The lower viscosity of the modified binders improves their workability. The
result of the Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) test shows that there is no complex
chemical reaction between the base bitumen and the RH-WMA. The surface free
energy (SFE) test conducted on the base bitumen and the RH-WMA modified
bitumen shows that the total SFE component of the base bitumen increases when
higher amounts of RH-WMA was incorporated. The addition of 3.5% RH-WMA results
in the highest SFE value of 24.98 mJ/m2. The increase in the total SFE suggests good
adhesion between the bitumen and the aggregates.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
- University of Baghdad, Iraq
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
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