International Journal of Transportation Engineering

International Journal of Transportation Engineering

Permanent Deformation and Moisture Induced Damage Potential of Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) Containing Barite Powder

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mohammad Mehdi MajidiShad 1
Mohammad Mehdi Mehdi Khabiri 1
FEREIDOON MOGHADAS NEJAD 2
1 Department of Civil Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
10.22119/ijte.2023.416847.1650
Abstract
The aggregate particles in asphalt mixtures get connected by (bitumen + mineral filler) mastic. The goal of this paper is to study the feasibility of partial and total substitution of Limestone (LS) filler by Barite powder (BP) in Stone matrix asphalt (SMA) mixtures. To evaluate barite powder performance, resilient modulus, indirect tensile strength, freeze-thaw cycles, dynamic creep at two different temperatures, and bitumen draindown tests were used. The obtained values revealed that an increase in barite powder content from 50% to 100% improved the Stone matrix asphalt mixture moisture performance by 4.5% after going through 5 freeze-thaw cycles while on the other hand, it had an 18.5% reverse effect on the permanent deformation in higher temperatures. Also, despite barite powder's positive effect on bitumen draindown compared to the control samples; it could not yet thoroughly control SMA bitumen draindown.
Keywords
Filler
Stone matrix asphalt (SMA)
Barite powder
Moisture Damage
Permanent Deformation
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International Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 11, Issue 4 - Serial Number 44
Spring 2024
Pages 1657-1665