Asphalt tack coats are applied during pavement construction to ensure bond between pavement layers, thus providing a more durable pavement. A prototype tack coat evaluation device (TCED) was developed to evaluate the tensile and torque-shear strength of tack coat materials. Three emulsions (SS-1, CSS-1, and CRS-2) and one asphalt binder (PG 67-22), commonly used as tack coats, were evaluated using the TCED at various application temperatures, application rates, dilutions, and set times. A laboratory bond interface strength device (LBISD) was developed to assess interface shear strength of laboratory-prepared specimens. Mass loss testing was performed to evaluate moisture evaporation and visual breaking properties of emulsions. Study results indicate application rate, tack coat, and emulsion set time significantly affect TCED strength. Application rate also affected evaporation rate of emulsions.

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Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Civil Engineering / Mustaque A. Hossain / Tack coat is a thin layer of asphaltic material used to bind a newly-placed lift of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) pavement to a previously-placed lift or a new HMA overlay/inlay and existing pavement. The purpose of a tack coat is to ensure that a proper bond occurs so that traffic loads are carried by the entire HMA structure. Proper bonding exists when HMA layers act as a monolithic structure, transferring loads from one layer to the next. This depends on appropriate selection of tack coat material type and application rate, and is essential to prevent slippage failure and premature cracking in the wearing surface. This study focuses on development of a three-dimensional finite element (FE) model of HMA pavement structure in order to assess HMA interface bonding. The FE model was constructed using commercially available ABAQUS software to simulate an Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT) experiment conducted at the Civil Infrastructure Systems Laboratory (CISL) at Kansas State University. Mechanistic responses measured in the CISL experiment, such as localized longitudinal strain at the interface, were used to calibrate the FE model. Once calibrated, the model was used to predict mechanistic responses of the pavement structure by varying the tack coat property to reflect material characteristics of each application. The FE models successfully predicted longitudinal strains that corresponded to APT results.

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A aplicação de pintura de ligação entre camadas asfálticas é prática comum em obras de pavimentos novos ou restaurações, sendo importante para garantir a aderência entre as camadas. Esse tratamento da interface geralmente é feito com emulsão asfáltica, que faz com que a estrutura do pavimento trabalhe como um sistema monolítico, evitando problemas de trincamento precoce por fadiga, ou escorregamentos. Esse trabalho tem como objetivo estudar a variabilidade de comportamento dos revestimentos asfálticos quanto à aderência na interface, tendo em vista a taxa aplicada de pintura de ligação, o tipo de emulsão (convencional ou modificada por polímero), a superfície de contato entre as camadas e a presença, ou não, de um sistema anti-reflexão de trincas (geotêxtil e grelha de fibra de vidro). A aderência foi medida por meio do ensaio de cisalhamento direto Leutner, em amostras produzidas em laboratório e extraídas de pista. Foram produzidas placas com dupla camada de revestimento asfáltico, sendo a camada superior um CBUQ (Concreto Betuminoso Usinado a Quente) e a inferior, ora SAMI (Stress Absorbing Membrane Interlayer), ora CBUQ, variando a taxa de aplicação de pintura de ligação na interface (0,0; 0,25; 0,5 e 0,75 L/m2) e o tipo de emulsão aplicada (RR-1C, RR- 1C-E e RR-2C-E), além de testar duas diferentes dimensões para as amostras cilíndricas ensaiadas (100 e 150 mm de diâmetro). Os ensaios de cisalhamento direto foram feitos com carregamento monotônico, à taxa de deslocamento de 50mm/min e à temperatura de 20ºC. Realizou-se o mesmo ensaio também com velocidade de 1 mm/min para avaliar a influência desse parâmetro nos resultados de aderência para as três emulsões testadas. As amostras de pista, com 100 mm de diâmetro, foram retiradas de um trecho experimental na Rodovia Ayrton Senna (SP- 070), do km 38,000 ao 39,500. Os resultados do teste de aderência em laboratório demonstraram influência do tipo de emulsão, da presença de geotêxtil/grelha na interface, do diâmetro da amostra, da textura superficial entre camadas e da velocidade de ensaio nos valores de tensão cisalhante máxima e na taxa ótima de aplicação de emulsão. Os valores de taxa ótima de pintura de ligação foram maiores quando na presença de geotêxtil na interface e para superfícies de contato com maior macrotextura. Quanto à aderência, as amostras com grelha não apresentaram diferença significativa comparadas ao uso de interface somente com pintura de ligação, enquanto as amostras com geotêxtil na interface resultaram em valores bem 8 inferiores de tensão cisalhante máxima. Para ensaios com diferentes tipos de pintura de ligação, as amostras com emulsão modificada nem sempre apresentaram melhores resultados em relação às amostras com emulsão convencional. / Asphalt tack coat is commonly applied at the interface between asphalt layers during new pavement construction or overlay to ensure proper bond between the layers. This treatment at the interface, usually done with asphalt emulsion, allows the pavement structures to function as a monolithic system, avoiding problems like premature fatigue cracking, or slippage. This study aims to evaluate: (i) the influence of the tack coat type (neat or polymer modified asphalt emulsion), (ii) the application rate, (iii) the surface type, and (iv) the presence, or not, of an anti-reflective cracking interlayer (geotextile and fiber glass grid), in the adhesion properties between asphalt concrete layers. The adhesion between layers was tested through the Leutner shear test in laboratory and field samples. A double-layer system was produced with HMA as the top layer and SAMI (Stress Absorbing Membrane Interlayer), or HMA, as the bottom layer, varying the tack coat type (RR-1C, RR-1C-E e RR-2C-E), the application rate at the interface (0,0; 0,25; 0,50 and 0,75 L/m²) and the samples diameter (100 and 150 mm diameter). It was used the standard shear displacement rate of 50 mm/min, and the test temperature was set at 20°C. The same procedure was run with a displacement rate of 1 mm/min to evaluate its influence on the adhesion of three asphalt emulsions used as the tack coat. An experimental test section was constructed on Rodovia Ayrton Senna (SP-070), from km 38,000 to 39,500, and core samples (100 mm diameter) were extracted. The results of maximum shear stress demonstrate the influence of the tack coat type, the surface type, the sample diameter, the test displacement rate and the presence of a geotextile/grid on the adhesion at the interface between the asphalt layers,. Samples with grid at the interface presented similar results when compared with the samples with only tack coat at the interface. Samples with geotextile, however, presented significant lower values of maximum shear stress. The Leutner results showed that not always the modified asphalt emulsions present higher shear strength when compared to the neat asphalt emulsions.

A aplicação de pintura de ligação entre camadas asfálticas é prática comum em obras de pavimentos novos ou restaurações, sendo importante para garantir a aderência entre as camadas. Esse tratamento da interface geralmente é feito com emulsão asfáltica, que faz com que a estrutura do pavimento trabalhe como um sistema monolítico, evitando problemas de trincamento precoce por fadiga, ou escorregamentos. Esse trabalho tem como objetivo estudar a variabilidade de comportamento dos revestimentos asfálticos quanto à aderência na interface, tendo em vista a taxa aplicada de pintura de ligação, o tipo de emulsão (convencional ou modificada por polímero), a superfície de contato entre as camadas e a presença, ou não, de um sistema anti-reflexão de trincas (geotêxtil e grelha de fibra de vidro). A aderência foi medida por meio do ensaio de cisalhamento direto Leutner, em amostras produzidas em laboratório e extraídas de pista. Foram produzidas placas com dupla camada de revestimento asfáltico, sendo a camada superior um CBUQ (Concreto Betuminoso Usinado a Quente) e a inferior, ora SAMI (Stress Absorbing Membrane Interlayer), ora CBUQ, variando a taxa de aplicação de pintura de ligação na interface (0,0; 0,25; 0,5 e 0,75 L/m2) e o tipo de emulsão aplicada (RR-1C, RR- 1C-E e RR-2C-E), além de testar duas diferentes dimensões para as amostras cilíndricas ensaiadas (100 e 150 mm de diâmetro). Os ensaios de cisalhamento direto foram feitos com carregamento monotônico, à taxa de deslocamento de 50mm/min e à temperatura de 20ºC. Realizou-se o mesmo ensaio também com velocidade de 1 mm/min para avaliar a influência desse parâmetro nos resultados de aderência para as três emulsões testadas. As amostras de pista, com 100 mm de diâmetro, foram retiradas de um trecho experimental na Rodovia Ayrton Senna (SP- 070), do km 38,000 ao 39,500. Os resultados do teste de aderência em laboratório demonstraram influência do tipo de emulsão, da presença de geotêxtil/grelha na interface, do diâmetro da amostra, da textura superficial entre camadas e da velocidade de ensaio nos valores de tensão cisalhante máxima e na taxa ótima de aplicação de emulsão. Os valores de taxa ótima de pintura de ligação foram maiores quando na presença de geotêxtil na interface e para superfícies de contato com maior macrotextura. Quanto à aderência, as amostras com grelha não apresentaram diferença significativa comparadas ao uso de interface somente com pintura de ligação, enquanto as amostras com geotêxtil na interface resultaram em valores bem 8 inferiores de tensão cisalhante máxima. Para ensaios com diferentes tipos de pintura de ligação, as amostras com emulsão modificada nem sempre apresentaram melhores resultados em relação às amostras com emulsão convencional. / Asphalt tack coat is commonly applied at the interface between asphalt layers during new pavement construction or overlay to ensure proper bond between the layers. This treatment at the interface, usually done with asphalt emulsion, allows the pavement structures to function as a monolithic system, avoiding problems like premature fatigue cracking, or slippage. This study aims to evaluate: (i) the influence of the tack coat type (neat or polymer modified asphalt emulsion), (ii) the application rate, (iii) the surface type, and (iv) the presence, or not, of an anti-reflective cracking interlayer (geotextile and fiber glass grid), in the adhesion properties between asphalt concrete layers. The adhesion between layers was tested through the Leutner shear test in laboratory and field samples. A double-layer system was produced with HMA as the top layer and SAMI (Stress Absorbing Membrane Interlayer), or HMA, as the bottom layer, varying the tack coat type (RR-1C, RR-1C-E e RR-2C-E), the application rate at the interface (0,0; 0,25; 0,50 and 0,75 L/m²) and the samples diameter (100 and 150 mm diameter). It was used the standard shear displacement rate of 50 mm/min, and the test temperature was set at 20°C. The same procedure was run with a displacement rate of 1 mm/min to evaluate its influence on the adhesion of three asphalt emulsions used as the tack coat. An experimental test section was constructed on Rodovia Ayrton Senna (SP-070), from km 38,000 to 39,500, and core samples (100 mm diameter) were extracted. The results of maximum shear stress demonstrate the influence of the tack coat type, the surface type, the sample diameter, the test displacement rate and the presence of a geotextile/grid on the adhesion at the interface between the asphalt layers,. Samples with grid at the interface presented similar results when compared with the samples with only tack coat at the interface. Samples with geotextile, however, presented significant lower values of maximum shear stress. The Leutner results showed that not always the modified asphalt emulsions present higher shear strength when compared to the neat asphalt emulsions.

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Civil Engineering / Mustaque Hossain / A Superpave asphalt mixture with 4.75-mm nominal maximum aggregate size (NMAS) is a promising, low-cost pavement preservation treatment for agencies such as the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). The objective of this research study is to develop an optimized 4.75-mm NMAS Superpave mixture in Kansas. In addition, the study evaluated the residual tack coat application rate for the 4.75-mm NMAS mix overlay. Two, hot-in-place recycling (HIPR) projects in Kansas, on US-160 and K-25, were overlaid with a 15- to 19-mm thick layer of 4.75-mm NMAS Superpave mixture in 2007. The field tack coat application rate was measured during construction. Cores were collected from each test section for Hamburg wheel tracking device (HWTD) and laboratory bond tests performed after construction and after one year in service. Test results showed no significant effect of the tack coat application rate on the rutting performance of rehabilitated pavements. The number of wheel passes to rutting failure observed during the HWTD test was dependent on the aggregate source as well as on in-place density of the cores. Laboratory pull-off tests showed that most cores were fully bonded at the interface of the 4.75-mm NMAS overlay and the HIPR layer, regardless of the tack application rate. The failure mode during pull-off tests at the HMA interface was highly dependent on the aggregate source and mix design of the existing layer material. This study also confirmed that overlay construction with a high tack coat application rate may result in bond failure at the HMA interface. Twelve different 4.75-mm NMAS mix designs were developed using materials from the aforementioned but two binder grades and three different percentages of natural (river) sand. Laboratory performance tests were conducted to assess mixture performance. Results show that rutting and moisture damage potential in the laboratory depend on aggregate type irrespective of binder grade. Anti-stripping agent affects moisture sensitivity test results. Fatigue performance is significantly influenced by river sand content and binder grade. Finally, an optimized 4.75-mm NMAS mixture design was developed and verified based on statistical analysis of performance data.

The diploma thesis deals with using of reinforcing composite materials in asphalt layers. These geosynthetic materials are in road construction used especially to reduce spreading cracks and extend the service life of the construction. As par of this work, test specimens of different types of asphalt layers were produced. These samples were subjected to laboratory testing, where the results of different reinforced asphalt slabs were compared. Within the diploma thesis primarily deals with the testing of the shear bond strength between asphalt layers in order to determine what are the other influencing factors of the test. Another part of the thesis is the 4-point bending test, during which a special technology in the form of a DIC camera was used to monitor the behavior of the asphalt layer over time.

This diploma thesis deals with the use of glass fiber geogrids and geocomposites in road construction. The reinforcement elements are inserted between the wearing and binder asphalt layer. This diploma thesis summarizes the knowledge connected with reinforcing of asphalt roads using glass fiber. It examines the effect of reinforcing fiberglass elements on the resistance of asphalt layers loaded with traffic. At the same time, it deals with the application of a various amount of tack coat and subsequent behavior of the asphalt layers. In this work, laboratory tests of bond strength between layers on cores and four-point bending were performed.