Characteristics of Waste Oil-rejuvenated RAP Bitumen: An Experimental Study

Abstract

In recent years, Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) has become very popular in pavement construction due to its benefits to the economy and the environment. The present study investigates the feasibility of employing Waste Cooking Oil (WCO) and Waste Engine Oil (WEO) as rejuvenators blended with reusable asphalt binder through physical and rheological properties at high and intermediate temperatures. Examined conventional properties of WCO-and WEO-modified bitumen include softening point, penetration, ductility and viscosity. In addition to these rheological properties, they also include Amplitude Sweep, Frequency Sweep, Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR), Linear Amplitude Sweep (LAS) and High-temperature Performance Grading (HTPG) tests carried out by Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR). The experimental outcomes revealed that both WCO and WEO could reduce deformation resistance and improve stiffness, workability and viscous behavior of aged bitumen. Moreover, the addition of waste oils improves the fatigue lives of rejuvenated bitumen and enhance fatigue cracking resistance, but at the cost of rutting resistance. Overall, WCO performs better in restoring stiff binder properties than WEO as per rheological testing. KEYWORDS: Dynamic shear rheometer (DSR), Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), Rejuvenators, Waste cooking oil (WCO), Waste engine oil (WEO).