Noura, Sajjad, Ben Salem, Fahd et Carter, Alan.
2026.
« Effect of a recycling agent on binder and mixture performance of cold recycled asphalt mixes: A dual-scale evaluation with variability assessment ».
Infrastructures, vol. 11, nº 3.
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Cold recycled asphalt mixtures incorporate a high amount of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), which offers more economic and environmental advantages than hot recycling techniques. Nevertheless, the presence of aged RAP binder frequently leads to reduced low-temperature performance and uncertainty in mechanical response. The influence of slack wax on full-depth reclamation (FDR) mixtures with bitumen emulsion is assessed in this study using a dual-scale approach. The approach integrates both chemical and rheological binder-scale characterization with mixture-scale mechanical performance with variability assessment. At the binder scale, the binder beam rheometer (BBR), dynamic shear rheometer (DSR), and Fourier transform spectroscopy (FTIR) indicated that the addition of 10% recycling agent improved the low-temperature properties. The improvement at lower temperatures shifted the BBR temperature from −23 °C to −30 °C, which ultimately resulted in a less negative ΔTc, from −0.7 °C to −0.3 °C, and moderately improved high-temperature stiffness. Moreover, the FTIR analysis indicated a reduction in oxidation-related chemical markers, as evidenced by the reduced carbonyl and sulfoxide indices. At the mixture scale, complex modulus shows a systematic decrease in stiffness, particularly at lower temperatures of −25 °C and −15 °C, and a reduced phase angle, suggesting higher elastic dominance. The reduction is observed at all temperatures and frequencies. Rutting resistance of both formulations remains below 3% after 30,000 cycles. The complex modulus coefficient of variability was found to be 8–12%, comparable to that of hot mix asphalt. In conclusion, the findings suggest that the recycling agent provides a controlled restoration of viscoelastic properties in cold recycled mixtures without compromising structural integrity. This underscores the significance of multi-scale evaluation and variability assessment when characterizing high RAP recycling agents under the studied materials and dosage.
| Type de document: | Article publié dans une revue, révisé par les pairs |
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| Chercheur(-euse): | Chercheur(-euse) Carter, Alan |
| Affiliation: | Génie de la construction |
| Date de dépôt: | 29 avr. 2026 15:44 |
| Dernière modification: | 22 mai 2026 21:06 |
| URI: | https://espace2.etsmtl.ca/id/eprint/33676 |
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