The Effect of Dustler on Reducing Stripping Failure in Hot Mix Asphalt Mixture

Abstract

Hot mix asphalt (HMA) is one type of premix widely used in road construction worldwide. Aggregates for HMA are usually classified by size as coarse aggregates, fine aggregates, or mineral fillers. Moisture damage or stripping is one of the major concerns in HMA industry. The existence of water in asphalt pavement is often one of the major factors affecting the durability of HMA. The water- induced damage in HMA layers may be associated with two mechanisms a loss of adhesion and loss of cohesion. The main focus of this study based on these two objectives which is to develop HMA that involves used of dustler in asphalt mixture and to investigate the performance of dustler against stripping failure. The asphalt mixture of combination virgin aggregate and this waste material was studied. The percentages of dustler used in this study were 0.5%, 1.0% and 2.0% respectively. The method used in this study was Superpave mix design method. From the laboratory test, the indirect tensile strength (ITS) test was conducted to show the stripping performance. The result from that test showed that the value of ITS for dry sample is higher compared to wet sample for all percentages. The moisture sensitivity was determined through tensile strength ratio (TSR) test. From the results, it showed that the percentages of dustler were fulfilled the minimum requirement of AASHTO T283 which is 80% minimum requirement of moisture susceptibility. The highest value of TSR is 0.5% of dustler sample which is 98.55% compared to 1.0% of dustler sample, control sample and 2.0% of dustler sample. So, it can be concluded that dustler inhibits great potential on reducing stripping failure in hot mix asphalt.