Analysis of primary influencing factors and indices distribution law of rutting performance of asphalt mixtures

Rutting deformation is one of the most prominent diseases in asphalt pavement’s early damage. In this paper, the primary influencing factors, indices distribution law, and reasonable range of asphalt mixtures’ rutting are discussed using the Baohan highway in the Qinba mountain area, China, as an en...

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Main Authors: Rui Guo, Fei Zhou, Tengfei Nian
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Case Studies in Construction Materials
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description Rutting deformation is one of the most prominent diseases in asphalt pavement’s early damage. In this paper, the primary influencing factors, indices distribution law, and reasonable range of asphalt mixtures’ rutting are discussed using the Baohan highway in the Qinba mountain area, China, as an engineering example. Firstly, a large number of wheel rutting tests of asphalt mixtures (AC-13, AC-16, GAM-16) was conducted to obtain accurate and reliable data to fit curves and perform calculations. Secondly, the primary and secondary relations of the influencing factors that affect the asphalt mixtures’ rutting performance were analyzed based upon principal component analysis. The results showed that the influencing factors can be divided into three principal components. The first reflects the influence of the asphalt mixture’s internal composition characteristics, the second the influence of the environmental conditions, and the third the influence of human factors. The asphalt mixture’s rutting performance prediction model was established with the parameters of fractal dimension, asphalt dosage, and temperature. Finally, the asphalt mixtures’ distribution law and reasonable range of rutting indices were analyzed with mathematical statistics. The results showed that the distribution function of the AC-13 asphalt mixture’s rutting performance indices that fit best is the Gamma distribution, that of the AC-16 asphalt mixture is the Normal distribution, and that of the GAM-16 asphalt mixture is the Lognormal distribution and Normal distributions. We recommend that the AC-13 asphalt modifier mixture’s DS ranges from 3200~9600 timing∙mm−1, that of the AC-16 asphalt mixture ranges from 1200~2900 timing∙mm−1, and that of the GAM-16 asphalt mixture ranges from 1500~4700 timing∙mm−1, which can provide a reference for the design and construction of highways’ pavement in similar areas.
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spelling doaj.art-dde2a22409e0452580f86b0ab7684d9b2022-12-22T03:29:23ZengElsevierCase Studies in Construction Materials2214-50952022-06-0116e01053Analysis of primary influencing factors and indices distribution law of rutting performance of asphalt mixturesRui Guo0Fei Zhou1Tengfei Nian2School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China; Corresponding author.School of Civil Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, ChinaRutting deformation is one of the most prominent diseases in asphalt pavement’s early damage. In this paper, the primary influencing factors, indices distribution law, and reasonable range of asphalt mixtures’ rutting are discussed using the Baohan highway in the Qinba mountain area, China, as an engineering example. Firstly, a large number of wheel rutting tests of asphalt mixtures (AC-13, AC-16, GAM-16) was conducted to obtain accurate and reliable data to fit curves and perform calculations. Secondly, the primary and secondary relations of the influencing factors that affect the asphalt mixtures’ rutting performance were analyzed based upon principal component analysis. The results showed that the influencing factors can be divided into three principal components. The first reflects the influence of the asphalt mixture’s internal composition characteristics, the second the influence of the environmental conditions, and the third the influence of human factors. The asphalt mixture’s rutting performance prediction model was established with the parameters of fractal dimension, asphalt dosage, and temperature. Finally, the asphalt mixtures’ distribution law and reasonable range of rutting indices were analyzed with mathematical statistics. The results showed that the distribution function of the AC-13 asphalt mixture’s rutting performance indices that fit best is the Gamma distribution, that of the AC-16 asphalt mixture is the Normal distribution, and that of the GAM-16 asphalt mixture is the Lognormal distribution and Normal distributions. We recommend that the AC-13 asphalt modifier mixture’s DS ranges from 3200~9600 timing∙mm−1, that of the AC-16 asphalt mixture ranges from 1200~2900 timing∙mm−1, and that of the GAM-16 asphalt mixture ranges from 1500~4700 timing∙mm−1, which can provide a reference for the design and construction of highways’ pavement in similar areas.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509522001851Road engineeringAsphalt mixtureMathematical statisticsPrincipal component analysisMain influencing factorsRutting indices distribution law
spellingShingle Rui Guo
Fei Zhou
Tengfei Nian
Analysis of primary influencing factors and indices distribution law of rutting performance of asphalt mixtures
Case Studies in Construction Materials
Road engineering
Asphalt mixture
Mathematical statistics
Principal component analysis
Main influencing factors
Rutting indices distribution law
title Analysis of primary influencing factors and indices distribution law of rutting performance of asphalt mixtures
title_full Analysis of primary influencing factors and indices distribution law of rutting performance of asphalt mixtures
title_fullStr Analysis of primary influencing factors and indices distribution law of rutting performance of asphalt mixtures
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of primary influencing factors and indices distribution law of rutting performance of asphalt mixtures
title_short Analysis of primary influencing factors and indices distribution law of rutting performance of asphalt mixtures
title_sort analysis of primary influencing factors and indices distribution law of rutting performance of asphalt mixtures
topic Road engineering
Asphalt mixture
Mathematical statistics
Principal component analysis
Main influencing factors
Rutting indices distribution law
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509522001851
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