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Lokesh Gupta1, Rakesh Kumar2, Tulika Chakrabarti3
1Department of Civil Engineering, Sir Padampat Singhania University, Udaipur, India. lokeshgupta699@mail.com.
Abstract:
The presence of water badly affects the moisture susceptibility of the reclaimed asphalt Foamed Bituminous Mix (FBM). The present study is mainly emphasized to assess the moisture susceptibility of reclaimed asphalt FBM, Where RAP is being incorporated as a replacement of fresh aggregates. Moisture susceptibility of the mix is evaluated in terms of tensile strength ratio (TSR) and resilient modulus ratio, subjected to different conditioning procedures namely AASHTO T283, modified IDOT, TG-2 guidelines, and MIST. Further data analytics and regression modeling are also carried out to determine the moisture susceptibility of the mix and to check the statistics among the variables. The findings show that the incorporation of RAP in the FBM improves moisture resistance. Further, FBM containing 100% RAP shows the least moisture susceptibility in terms of TSR and Mr ratio irrespective of any conditioning type. Moreover, MIST conditioning may be preferred to assess the moisture sensitivity as it simulates the field pore pressure effects. Further, mathematical analysis is carried out to predict the moisture susceptibility of mix. Adjusted R square coefficient indicates a better fit of the prediction model developed. Overall, the study may be helpful to highway professionals in analyzing the conditioning procedures and determining the moisture sensitivity of the reclaimed asphalt Foamed Bituminous Mix.
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