Experimental Study of Permeable Asphalt Mixture Containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement

Abstract

The current focus of research attention on reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) utilization is expanding the applications of RAP. This study aims to analyze the road performance of recycled permeable asphalt mixtures (RPAMs), which represents a novel direction for utilizing RAP. Firstly, the Marshall design method was used to carry out the material composition design of the RPAM with varying RAP contents (10%, 20%, and 30%). Subsequently, the performance of the RPAM with different RAP contents (10%, 20%, and 30%) and preheating temperatures (120 °C, 130 °C, 140 °C, 150 °C, and 160 °C) was tested with a permeable asphalt mixture containing 12% high-viscosity asphalt as the control group. The mixture’s performance included high-temperature stability, low-temperature crack resistance, water stability, anti-raveling performance, and dynamic mechanical properties. The results indicate that the higher the RAP content, the better the high-temperature performance of the RPAM, while the low-temperature performance, water stability, and anti-raveling performance deteriorate. At 30% RAP content, its pavement performance is comparable to that of the control group mixture. However, increasing RAP preheating temperature can improve low-temperature and water stability but may reduce high-temperature performance. The optimal RAP preheating temperature for pavement performance is between 140 and 150 °C. The dynamic modulus test showed that the higher the RAP content, the greater the dynamic modulus of the RPAM, leading to better high-temperature stability but reduced low-temperature crack resistance. The influence of RAP preheating temperature is the opposite. These test results demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing RAP for paving permeable asphalt pavement under controlled RAP content and preheating temperature conditions.