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  • Civil Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Pavement Engineering

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  • Conventional roadway materials face limitations in balancing flexibility and stiffness.
  • A novel Semi-Flexible Composite Mixture (SFCM) is introduced, integrating open-graded asphalt with cement mortar.
  • SFCM aims to leverage the benefits of both asphalt concrete and Portland cement concrete.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the engineering properties of the novel SFCM.
  • To assess the constructability of SFCM in laboratory and simulated field conditions.
  • To compare the performance of SFCM against traditional Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA).

Main Methods:

  • Laboratory fabrication of SFCM slab samples to mimic field conditions.
  • Indirect tensile (IDT) testing at various temperatures to assess performance.
  • Evaluation of thermal cracking, fatigue, rutting, and moisture resistance.

Main Results:

  • SFCM exhibited excellent cement mortar filling capability.
  • SFCM demonstrated a higher dynamic modulus compared to the control HMA.
  • SFCM showed enhanced resistance to rutting and moisture damage.

Conclusions:

  • SFCM offers a promising alternative to conventional paving materials.
  • SFCM exhibits superior resistance to thermal cracking based on fracture work.
  • Further research may be needed to optimize fatigue resistance in SFCM.