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Tensile reinforcement
polymer coating
Kwang W. Kim*, Yong-Churl
Department of Agricultural
200-707 South Korea
Received
7 March
Engineering,
Kangwon
National
University,
Chun Cheon,
This study investigates the possibility of utilizing a polyester resin for reinforcing flexible pavements. The application of a thin-layer coating with a polymer, unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) on
the surface of a laboratory-prepared unmodified asphalt concrete mixture was studied as a tensile
reinforcement method for such a material. Selected laboratory performance tests were conducted
and the results are compared with those of a normal (uncoated) asphalt concrete mixture and a
modified asphalt mixture, both mixtures being widely used in Korea. The polymer coating was
found to be effective in improving Marshall stability, tensile strength and flexural strength of
asphalt concrete. These improvements can be explained as the effect of reinforcement by a thin
polymer layer which is fully bonded to the specimen faces. The reinforcement was also effective in
reducing the stiffness of the mixture whilst improving load-carrying capacity. This improvement in
strength and reduction in stiffness resulted in a retardation of crack initiation resulting from cyclic
load application and a significantly improved resistance to crack propagation. The study has shown
that there is a possibility of using the polymer coating as a method of tensile reinforcement with
flexible pavements.
Keywords:
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Test programme
Muteriuls
Absorbed
Figure 1
Figure 2
percentage
Table 2
Material
UPR
Modifier
agg.
of combined
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aggregate
and specification
13
illustration
Three-point
bending
given elsewheret6. To
thin layer of polymer
of the beam by the
samples. Three beams
for each test.
Schematic
Polymer
of polymer
coat
c: 0.27mm
coating
S = 320mm
Specimens
Table 1
polymer
test setup
Test procedure
4.76
2.38
0.59
0.297
0.149
0.074
955100
78-90
48-65
38-50
20-30
12-21
7-16
48
99.8
85.8
58.6
42.8
25.3
16.3
10.3
4.6
Selected properties
modifier
S.G.
(25C)
Viscosity
1.138
0.980
3.00
2.25
Acid value
Styrene
content (%)
20.0
40
(ps)
PH
10.5
Total
solid (/)
_
50
Appearance
Clear liquid
Milky-white liquid
Polymer
reinforcement
for asphalt
plate
-/
Interface
Bonded
AsphaltConcrete
-rl
Strain
Figure 3
Specimen
bonding
Dvnamic
Loading
Interface without
gage
irl
Fixed
Figure 5
Loading
cross
bar
propagation
test
it-
Gap(lomm)
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beam
1 15mm
concrete:
load
plate
Asphalt
~~~~~~~~ ~_~~F&___
beam
4cm
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Physical
properties,
Marshall
values
and
ITS of
three
mixtures
Mixtures
Support
4 -
Gap
Figure 4
Specimens
LVDT
propagation
test
Property
Normal
PMA
Bulk S.G.
Air void (%)
Marshall stability (kN)
Marshall flow (0.1 mm)
ITS (kPa)
2.33
4.21
14.89
28.73
790.70
2.31
4.73
17.07
30.46
974.41
UPR
2.33
4.21
19.79
32.02
1351.49
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at maximum
load
Table 4 Average value of flexural strength test result for three mixtures
Maximum
Mixture
Normal
RMA
UPR
load
W)
(mm)
Flexural strength
(kPa)
-
2.169
2.417
2.587
0.81
0.89
1.03
2711.0
3036.3
3234.0
Deflection
Test
The
and
with
Polymer Modified
Mixture
Normal mixture
0.0
0.0
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0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
0.5
0.0
Deflection
1.0
(4
0))
Polymer-coated
mixture
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
Deflection
(cl
Figure 6 Load-deflection
1.5
Deflection
2.0
2.5
2.0
2.5
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reinforcement
for asphalt
concrete:
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