Évaluation de l'effet de la température de cure sur le comportement des matériaux bitumineux de type MR-5 traités à la mousse de bitume

Abstract

Cold recycling mixes and cold mixes with RAP are used in Quebec since 1991. However, this practice is not recommended at temperatures below 10 ° C. Very little research on this subject and the effects of low temperatures on the behavior of early mixes are being done. The present study compares the behavior of a MR-5 mix under different cure temperature, 0 ° C, 5 ° C, 10 ° C, and 23 ° C as the reference temperature. The cold curing conditions are explained in details. The research is based on two main aspects: the effect of curing temperature on the cold recycling materials with foamed asphalt and the comparison between two methods of testing the mechanical properties, there are the Marshall stability and the Indirect Tensile Strenght ITS. The study is divided into three stages. The first stage is the optimization of the foam properties and the mix design of test. The second stage is to prepare the specimens of MR-5 MB and the storage on the predefined cure conditions. Finally, the third stage consists of mechanical strength testing of briquettes at the curing time appointed. Meanwhile, at each stage, we evaluate the associated parameters, which are little known and highly useful in road construction. Firstly, we assess the foam index and the surface of contraction, which is used for formulating and optimization of the foam bitumen mixes. Secondly, we evaluate the index of fracture (IF) and the ductility index (ID) associated with the mechanical strength. At the end of the project, we compare the resistance of the MR-5 foamed bitumen used in this research with the MR-5 bitumen emulsion. The latter is more used in the road industry in Quebec and serves as a reference for the comparison. Both tests show that there is an increase in the resistance of the materials with time, even at temperature below 10 ° C. We notice that the percentage of increase in the esistance of the materials is significantly different in both tests. However, the ITS is highly effective in cold mixes characterization and gives more details on the behavior of the MR-5 materials in different temperature.

Date	6 Sept 2013
Original language	French
Awarding Institution	École de technologie supérieure
Supervisor	Alan Carter (Supervisor) & Daniel Perraton (Co-supervisor)