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Effects of Aged Conditions on the Self-Healing Performance of Asphalt Mixtures: A Comparative Study of Long-Term and
Zhenqing He1, Anhua Xu1, Aipeng Wang2
1Key Laboratory of High Altitude and Mountain Passway Construction and Maintenance, Qinghai Vocational Technical University, Xining 810003, China.
Abstract:
This study investigates how short- and long-term aging affect the microwave self-healing of steel slag asphalt mixtures (SSAMs). Binder-level healing was tested using a dynamic shear rheometer (DSR), and mixture-level crack behavior was analyzed using beam bending tests (BBTs) and digital image correlation (DIC). Aging clearly reduced self-healing, with long-term aging causing the largest decline. Among the mixtures, OGFC-13 was most sensitive, while SMA-13 was least affected. Aging increased stiffness, reduced crack resistance, and shortened crack initiation time, leading to lower healing efficiency under microwave treatment. After heating, cracks propagated faster, indicating increased brittleness. These results quantify the impact of aging on performance and highlight the limitations of microwave repair, providing guidance for maintenance strategies and mixture design to improve long-term pavement performance.
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