High-Temperature Performance Evaluation of Asphalt Mixtures by Adding Short-Chopped Basalt Fiber

Abstract

Adding basalt fiber (BF) can effectively enhance the performance of asphalt mixtures and improve the service quality of asphalt pavement. However, the effect of BF on the high-temperature performance of different types of asphalt mixtures and systematic high-temperature performance test analysis are still not well known. To address this issue, three typical types of asphalt mixtures of AC-13, SMA-13, and SUP-13 were selected. Wheel tracking test, uniaxial penetration test, dynamic modulus test, and dynamic creep test were conducted. In addition, relevant parameters of dynamic stability, penetration strength, dynamic modulus index, and flow number were analyzed. The results showed that adding BF into the asphalt mixture could improve the dynamic stability, penetration strength, dynamic modulus index, and flow number significantly, indicating that adding basalt fiber is an effective solution to the rutting deformation damage of asphalt pavement. Moreover, the parameter of dynamic stability presented an approximate polynomial correlation with penetration strength, dynamic modulus index, and flow number, respectively. These findings provide a certain theoretical reference for evaluating the high-temperature performance of BF-modified asphalt mixtures.