China Plastics ›› 2024, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (10): 48-54.DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2024.10.009

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Study on properties and mechanism of asphalt modified with active rubber powder/nano⁃calcium carbonate composites

DING Tianyu(), YANG Yang(), YAN Yong, ZHANG Shibo ZHAO Yanfang   

  1. Faculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanics,Kunming University of Science and Technology; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Disaster Reduction in Civil Engineering; International Joint Laboratory for Green Construction and Intelligent Maintenance of Yunnan Province,Kunming 650500,China
  • Received:2024-01-29 Online:2024-10-26 Published:2024-10-21

Abstract:

At present the increasing traffic axle load brings a greater pressure to asphalt pavement. In this study, the waste rubber powders with different activation degrees and the surface⁃modified nano⁃CaCO3 were employed as modifiers to prepare activated rubber powder/nano⁃CaCO3 composite⁃modified asphalts, and three optimal modification systems were proposed through comparing the penetration and softening point ductility of the modified asphalts. The high⁃temperature performance of the modified asphalts was investigated by DSR, their anti⁃aging performance was evaluated by a thin film oven test, their storage stability was assessed by a segregation test, and their morphology and functional groups were analyzed by fluorescence microscopy and Fourier⁃transform infrared spectroscopy. The results indicated that an activation treatment improved the compatibility between rubber powders and asphalt, thus enhancing the storage stability of the modified asphalts. The modified asphalts obtained from the three optimal modification systems exhibited good high⁃ and low⁃temperature performance, anti⁃aging performance, workability, and storage stability. Both physical reaction and chemical reaction occurred in the modification of activated rubber powders and activated rubber powder/nano⁃CaCO3 composite⁃modified asphalts. Among the three optimal modification systems, the sample 5# exhibited the best comprehensive performance.

Key words: rubber powder, nano?CaCO3, asphalt, property, mechanism

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