To evaluate the performance of Warm Mixture Asphalt (WMA) with varying amounts of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) in comparison with Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA), comprehensive laboratory and field evaluations were conducted. Mix designs were performed for both WMA with a LEADCAP additive and HMA with large amounts of fractionated RAP materials. Hamburg Wheel Tracking (HWT) test was performed to evaluate the rutting and moisture susceptibility of both HMA and WMA laboratory mixtures. HMA mixtures with up to 50% RAP materials by binder replacement exhibited a better performance than WMA mixtures. However, when RAP materials were increased to 75% both WMA and HMA mixtures showed a superior performance. When a specially designed LEADCAP additive for a mixture with a high RAP content called "RAPCAP" was used, the performance was significantly improved. The existing Asphalt Bond Strength (ABS) test (AASHTO TP91-11) was modified to better evaluate the adhesion bond between asphalt binder and aggregate surface. Based on the modified ABS test results, it was found that the asphalt binder type significantly influenced the adhesion bond. To evaluate the performance of WMA mixtures in the field, test sections were constructed in Iowa, Minnesota and Ohio. The test sections were successfully constructed with less compaction effort than HMA and met the required field densities per each DOT's specification. All HMA and WMA mixtures collected from the test sections passed the HWT and the modified Lottman tests, which indicates high resistance to rutting and moisture damage. The asphalt binders were then extracted and recovered from the field samples then re-graded following AASHTO M320 and AASHTO MP19-10. The recovered asphalt binder grades were found to be higher than the target grades due to the existence of RAP materials in the mixtures except for asphalt binders extracted from WMA mixtures produced using "RAPCAP" additive.

An increase in environmental awareness and energy concerns had recently prompted efforts to make pavement construction cheaper and more environmentally friendly. Warm mix asphalt (WMA) is an asphalt mixture production technology that promises to reduce production costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Foamed asphalt binder is increasingly being used to produce WMA. This dissertation addresses several issues related to the use of foamed asphalt binder for WMA applications. The first objective of the research presented in this dissertation is to develop a method and metrics to precisely quantify the characteristics of asphalt binder foams. Laboratory measurements were obtained using the newly developed method to evaluate the extent and stability of foams produced using different asphalt binders at different water contents and laboratory foaming devices. Results demonstrate that the method developed is promising in terms of its ability to provide a detailed history of the behavior of foamed asphalt binder as the foam collapses. In addition, results indicate that the method is sensitive to distinguish between foaming characteristics of different asphalt binders as well as different water contents and foaming devices. The second objective of this study was to relate intrinsic properties of the asphalt binder to its foaming characteristics. A physical model was developed for expansion of asphalt binder foam based on foam physics and fluid mechanics of micro-droplets. The model relates foamant water and asphalt binder mixing efficiency with the surface tension of the asphalt binder. The model can be used to predict which binder can be effectively foamed and used, and whether any chemical modification to the binder is necessary to achieve the same. Results indicate that only a small percentage of water is effective in foaming the asphalt binder. The last objective of this research was to evaluate the influence of foaming on asphalt binder residues and mixture workability and coatability. The influence of foaming process on the rheological properties of asphalt binder residue was investigated. In addition, the significance of foamed asphalt binder characteristics on mixture workability and coatability was evaluated. Results from this last part of the study can be used to optimize binder foaming such that the resulting mixture is coated and compacted without compromising performance. / text

Transport infrastructures such as roads are assets for the society as they not only ensure mobility but also strengthen society’s economy. Considerable amount of energy and materials, that include bitumen, aggregates and asphalt, are required to build and maintain roads. Improper utilization of energy and/or use of materials may lead to more waste and higher costs. The impact on the environment cannot be neglected either. Life cycle assessment (LCA) as a method can be used to assess the environmental impacts of a road system over its entire life time. Studying the life cycle perspective of roads can help us improve the technology in order to achieve a system that has a lower impact on the environment. There are number of LCA tools available. However, implementation of such tools is still unseen in real road projects. This clearly indicates that there are gaps which are needed to be filled in order to bring these tools into practice. An open road LCA framework was developed for the asphalt roads in order to help in decision support at the late project planning stage such as that related to the green procurement. The framework takes into account the construction, maintenance and end of life phases and focuses on energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Threshold values for the production of some additives were also determined to show how LCA tools can help material suppliers to improve the road materials production processes and the road authorities to set limits on the use of different materials based on the environmental criteria. Additive consideration and feedstock energy in road LCAs were also identified as gaps that were looked in detail. The attributes that are important to consider in an asphalt road LCA that seeks to serve as a decision support in a procurement situation are described. A brief literature review was carried out that focused on project LCAs, and specifically those considering pavements, as this level is assumed to be appropriate for questions relevant in a procurement situation. Following the different standards; road LCAs developed all over the world have generated a lot of knowledge and the studies have been different from each other such as in terms of goals and system boundaries. Hence, the patterns observed have been very different from study to study. It was also difficult to assess the decision support level for which the various LCA frameworks or tools were developed. It is important to define system boundaries based on where in the system the decision support is needed. For LCA to be useful for decision support in a procurement situation, it is important to have a clear understanding of the attributes that constitute the life cycle phases and how data of high quality for them are obtained. The level of consistency and transparency of road LCAs becomes increasingly important in pre-procurement and procurement situations. The key attributes used in a road LCA should mirror the material properties used in a pavement design and therefore be closely linked to the performance of the road in its life cycle. From the different case studies, it was found that asphalt production and transportation of materials are usually highest in the energy and GHG emissions chain. It is highly favorable to have the quarry site, the asphalt plant and the construction site not far from each other and to use the electricity that has been produced in an efficient way. Based on the laboratory test results, it is shown that the effects of chemical warm mix asphalt additives (WMAA)s must be evaluated on a case by case basis since WMAA interaction with the aggregate surface mineralogy appears to play a significant role and thus affects its long term structural behavior. Using the material properties obtained from the Superpave indirect tensile test (IDT) results, pavement thickness design was done in which Arlanda aggregate based asphalt mixtures resulted in thinner pavements as compared to Skärlunda aggregate based asphalt mixtures for the same design life period. Energy (feedstock and expended) saving and reduction in GHG emissions were also seen with addition of WMAA, for both aggregate type cases, based on the data used. Importantly, the results presented illustrate the importance of a systems based LCA approach for evaluating the sustainability for different design and construction options. In this context, having actual pavement material properties as the key attributes in the LCA enables a pavement focused assessment of environmental costs associated with different design options. / <p>QC 20141118</p>

nÃo hà / A reduÃÃo das temperaturas de usinagem e de compactaÃÃo de misturas asfÃlticas à considerada uma alternativa na produÃÃo de revestimentos asfÃlticos, podendo proporcionar vantagens tÃcnicas, econÃmicas e ambientais. Diversas tecnologias sÃo utilizadas na produÃÃo dessas misturas denominadas usualmente de misturas asfÃlticas mornas. Esta pesquisa se propÃs a comparar algumas destas tecnologias com uma mistura asfÃltica que foi produzida na temperatura obtida atravÃs da curva de viscosidade versus temperatura para o ligante asfÃltico, a qual à comumente utilizada na produÃÃo de misturas asfÃlticas a quente. O ligante utilizado foi o Cimento AsfÃltico de PetrÃleo classificado por penetraÃÃo como CAP 50-70. A mistura denominada âControleâ refere-se Ãquela em que nÃo ocorreu nenhum tipo de modificaÃÃo (ligante e/ou processo de produÃÃo) enquanto que outros dois tipos de misturas estudadas foram produzidas modificando-se o CAP 50-70 original com dois aditivos diferentes. Uma quarta mistura foi produzida com agregado Ãmido com 2%. As misturas avaliadas foram elaboradas contendo em sua composiÃÃo: (i) CAP puro; (ii) CAP c/ um aditivo surfactante comercial denominado GemulÂ; (iii) CAP com cera de carnaÃba do tipo CT4; (iv) CAP puro com a inserÃÃo de agregado miÃdo Ãmido. Os ligantes e os agregados foram caracterizados de acordo com as especificaÃÃes vigentes. Para proporcionar uma maior resistÃncia à deformaÃÃo permanente, especialmente na fase de compactaÃÃo da mistura optou-se por utilizar a metodologia Bailey para gerar uma curva granulomÃtrica com maior intertravamento entre os agregados. A definiÃÃo da temperatura de compactaÃÃo dos corpos de prova se deu pelos parÃmetros CDI e TDIm procurando-se obter valores de trabalhabilidade semelhantes Ãqueles encontrados na mistura de controle e que, simultaneamente, se mostrassem em condiÃÃes adequadas para resistir à deformaÃÃo permanente. Estes parÃmetros (CDI e TDIm) sÃo calculados por meio da saÃda de dados do compactador giratÃrio Superpave, tendo sido escolhido por este motivo, o mÃtodo de dosagem Superpave. Com o intuito de se avaliar o efeito da reduÃÃo de temperatura e a influÃncia dos aditivos no comportamento mecÃnico das misturas asfÃlticas, as mesmas foram submetidas a ensaios relacionados à resistÃncia a deformaÃÃo permanente, fadiga, rigidez e sensibilidade ao dano por umidade. Pode-se dizer que todas as misturas modificadas se comportaram de forma semelhante Ãquela mistura produzida sem qualquer alteraÃÃo no ligante ou na temperatura de produÃÃo e compactaÃÃo. Buscou-se tambÃm avaliar os custos de cada mistura com o intuito de se verificar a viabilidade econÃmica das amostras estudadas. Como jà era esperado, a mistura com agregado Ãmido gerou o menor custo, por nÃo ter utilizado aditivo e pela reduÃÃo das temperaturas. A mistura com o aditivo Gemul gerou um custo praticamente igual aquele encontrado para a mistura de Controle, enquanto que a mistura com a Cera CT4 sofreu um acrÃscimo de custo em cerca de 6% se comparado com a mistura de Controle. Espera-se que esta pesquisa juntamente com outras jà publicadas no Brasil possam demonstrar que as misturas mornas podem nÃo somente contribuir para mitigaÃÃo de danos ambientais, mas tambÃm que apresentam viabilidade tÃcnica e econÃmica para serem produzidas no paÃs / The reduction in mixing and compaction temperatures of asphalt mixtures is considered an alternative for the production of asphalt pavements and can offer technical economical and environmental advantages. Several technologies are used in the production of these mixtures usually called warm mix asphalt (WMA). This research aimed to compare some of these technologies with a hot mix asphalt produced at the temperature obtained from the commonly used viscosity versus temperature curve. The binder used was the AC classified by penetration as AC 50-70. The so called "Control mix" refers to the mix that was no was (binder and / or production process) while the other two mixtures studied were produced by modifying the original AC 50-70 with two different additives. A 4th mixture was produced with 2% moisture. Thus, the mixtures studied were distributed as follows: (i) Pure AC; (ii) AC with commercial surfactant additive known as GemulÂ; (iii) AC with carnauba wax CT4; (iv) Pure AC with moist aggregates. The binders and the aggregates were characterized according to current Brazilian specifications. To provide greater resistance to permanent deformation especially during compaction the Bailey methodology was used to generate the gradation curve. Thus, more interlocking between the aggregates was expected. The compaction temperature of the specimens was determined by CDI and TDIm parameters, seeking to obtain similar workability to the control mixture and that simultaneously show themselves in appropriate conditions to resist permanent deformation. These parameters (CDI and TDIm) are calculated from output data from the gyratory compactor, and for this reason the Superpave design method was used. To evaluate the effect of temperature reduction and different additives on mechanical properties, tests related to mixture permanent deformation, stiffness and sensitivity to moisture damage were performed. After comparison and analysis of the mechanical tests, an assessment of costs of each mixture was performed to evaluate the economic viability of the studied samples. It can be said that all modified mixtures behaved in a similar manner to the mixture produced with no modification in the binder or in mix/compaction temperature. It is attempted to perform a cost assessment of each mixture in order to evaluate the economic viability. As expected, the mixture with moist aggregate had the lowest value, for not having used additive and due to temperature reduction. The mixture with the additive Gemul had almost the same cost of the control mixture, while the mixture with wax CT4 had the cost increased by about 6% compared to the Control mixture. It is expected this research along with others already published in Brazil can demonstrate that WMA not only contributes to the environmental damage mitigation, but also presents technical and economic advantages and, therefore it is a technique that can be used in this country to be produced

Le recyclage des enrobés bitumineux fabriqués selon un procédé tiède répond aux exigences du développement durable: il limite l'apport de matériaux neufs, permet la gestion des déchets et réduit la consommation d'énergie. Le recyclage des enrobés date des années 70 ; ce qui a changé depuis, c'est la volonté de pérenniser le recyclage à fort taux, définit ici à plus de 25% d'agrégats d'enrobés (AE). Les AE contiennent une part de bitume qui est valorisable pour ses propriétés viscoélastiques de liant hydrocarboné. Il est ainsi recherché une mobilisation de ce liant vieilli dans le processus de recyclage. L'un des problèmes suspectés lors du couplage recyclage/procédé tiède est le phénomène de double enrobage pouvant impacter la rhéologie du nouveau matériau: le liant de l'AE et le liant d'apport ne se mélangeraient pas totalement du fait de l'abaissement des températures de fabrication et formeraient des couches superposées. Ce phénomène serait la cause de dysfonctionnements mécaniques au niveau de l'enrobé. Il se pose donc la question de la qualité de l'enrobage de surfaces granulaires déjà enrobées et du manque de moyens de caractérisation pour l'observation in situ de l'interface. Dans ce travail de thèse, la qualité d'enrobage des agrégats d'enrobés par un liant d'apport a été évaluée à l'échelle microscopique et macroscopique. Au niveau microscopique, il a été proposé d'utiliser un outil de micro-spectroscopie infrarouge pour évaluer in situ la qualité d'interface entre l'AE et le liant d'apport et suivre la répartition spatiale de ces deux composants au sein d'enrobés de laboratoire. Cela a nécessité un important développement expérimental afin de pouvoir appliquer un accessoire d'imagerie infrarouge aux mélanges complexes que sont les formules d'enrobés bitumineux constitués de différentes fractions granulaires et de liant bitumineux. Il a ainsi été possible, grâce à l'identification préalable de traceurs internes, de suivre la remobilisation partielle du liant vieilli de l'AE. En parallèle, au niveau macroscopique, un protocole d'essai a été développé afin d'évaluer la durabilité des enrobés contenant des forts taux d'AE (50%), notamment des enrobés fabriqués selon un procédé tiède. L'essai actuel de fatigue est l'un des essais qui permet le mieux d'évaluer la durée de vie d'une couche de chaussée. Mais cet essai accéléré est biaisé car le bitume des échantillons testés n'a pas eu le temps de vieillir comme c'est le cas sur une vraie chaussée. Dans ce travail, il a donc été proposé d'ajouter une étape de vieillissement du matériau avant les essais de fatigue, d'orniérage, de tenue à l'eau et de module complexe. Il est supposé que le comportement réel du matériau se situerait entre celui du matériau non vieilli et celui du matériau vieilli. Les principaux résultats obtenus montrent qu'un enrobé tiède contenant un taux élevé d'AE présente de bonnes performances mécaniques excepté qu'il a tendance à être plus sensible à la fatigue qu'une même formulation de matériau fabriqué à chaud ou selon un procédé tiède mais sans ajout AE. / The recycling of asphalt mixtures manufactured with a warm process meets the requirements of sustainable development: it limits the use of new materials, allows waste management and reduces energy consumption. The recycling of asphalt mixtures dates from the 70's. What has changed since that is the will to sustain high rate recycling, defined here by more than 25% of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP). RAP contains a part of bitumen that is recoverable for its viscoelastic properties of asphalt binder. It is thus desired to mobilize this aged binder in the recycling process. One of the suspected problems when coupling recycling and warm process is the phenomenon of double coating that could affect rheological properties of the new material: the RAP binder and the new binder do not would mix completely due to the reduction of processing temperatures and would form superimposed layers. This phenomenon would cause mechanical dysfunctions in the asphalt mixture. This raises the question of the quality of the coating of granular surfaces, previously coated, and lack of characterization tools for in situ observation of the interface. In this thesis work, the quality of coating of RAP by a new binder has been evaluated at the microscopic and macroscopic scales. At the microscopic level, it has been proposed to use infrared micro-spectroscopy tool to evaluate the quality of interface between the RAP and the new binder and to follow the spatial distribution of these two components within mixtures produced in laboratory. To do that, it has been necessary to carry out an important experimental development in order to apply an infrared imaging accessory to complex mixtures that are the bituminous mixtures made of different granular fractions and bituminous binder. It was then possible, based on previous identification of internal tracers, to follow the partial remobilization of RAP aging binder. In parallel, at the macroscopic level, a testing protocol has been developed to evaluate the durability of high rate recycled asphalt mixtures (50% of RAP), including mixes produced in a warm process. The current fatigue test is one of the tests that best evaluate the lifetime of a pavement layer. But this accelerated test is biased because the bitumen of the mixtures tested did not have time to aged, as occurs in the case on a real road. In this work, it was proposed to add an aging step of the material before fatigue test, rutting test, modulus test and moisture damage test. It is assumed that the real behavior of the material would range between that of the unaged material and that of aged material. The main obtained results show that warm mixture asphalt containing high rate of RAP exhibit good mechanical performance, with a trend to be more susceptible to fatigue than a similar hot mixture or a warm mixture without added RAP.

L'additivation chimique des bitumes est un des procédés employé industriellement pour produire des enrobés bitumineux tièdes. Bien que différents additifs commerciaux soient disponibles sur le marché, les mécanismes d'actions impliqués dans la réduction des températures de mise en œuvre demeurent relativement mal connus. Dans le cadre de cette thèse CIFRE TOTAL, trois approches complémentaires ont été étudiées afin d'avoir une meilleure compréhension de ses mécanismes. La particularité de notre démarche vient du fait que ces études ont été réalisées aux températures de mise en œuvre des enrobés bitumineux (90°C - 165°C). Dans un premier temps, une étude rhéologique indique qu'à ces températures, le bitume possède un comportement newtonien sur une large gamme de taux de cisaillement. Nous avons montré que la viscosité du bitume est peu sensible à l'ajout d'additifs mais qu'elle dépend essentiellement de la température. Nous suggérons que la viscosité volumique n'est pas adaptée pour comprendre les phénomènes mis en jeu. Nous proposons alors d'étudier le comportement rhéologique des bitumes en films minces (de quelques dizaines de micromètres). Dans un deuxième temps, nous avons employé une approche tribologique afin de mieux appréhender le comportement des systèmes liant/granulats. Des tests de frottement menés sur avec des matériaux modèles en présence de bitume révèlent qu'en régime de lubrification hydrodynamique, la réponse en frottement n'est pas sensible à l'additivation des bitumes mais à la température. En régime de lubrification limite, notre étude a montré que la réponse en frottement dépend de la température, des matériaux et de l'additivation des bitumes. Enfin, une approche interfaciale indique que les additifs modifient peu la tension superficielle du bitume et le mouillage des granulats dans l'air. En milieu aqueux, l'effet tensioactif de certains additifs est clairement mis en évidence par des essais de détermination de tension interfaciale et par des essais de mouillage. La combinaison de ces trois approches permet une meilleure compréhension des phénomènes se produisant aux niveaux des interfaces granulat/granulat et granulat/bitume. / One way to produce Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) consists in adding chemicals to bitumen. Although several! kinds of additives are available on the market the mechanisms of this technology remains still not well understood. This thesis realized within a partnership between TOTAL and the Laboratory of Tribology and Systems Dynamic is focus on three axes to get a better understanding of these mechanisms. One singularity of our approach is due to the fact that experiments were performed at industrial processing temperatures (90°C- 165°C). ln a first lime, a rheological study has shown that bitumen exhibits a Newtonian behaviour at mixing and compacting temperatures. Bitumen viscosity mainly depends on temperature but in not very affected by the chemical additivation. We suggest that the bulk rheology is not adapted to understand the phenomena which are involved and we propose to study the behaviour of thin films of few tens of microns instead. ln a second lime, a tribological approach was employed to better understand mechanisms involved in binder/aggregate systems. Friction tests were performed with model materials. Results are that the friction answer is not sensible to the presence of additives but ta temperature in hydrodynamic lubrication range. ln boundary lubrication range, the response is material-, temperature- and additive-dependant. Finally, results of an interfacial study have shown that the interfacial tension of bitumen and that the wettability of aggregates are not very sensitive ta additives when the experiments are performed in air. When performed in an aqueous medium, interfacial tension measurements and wettability tests clearly allow to reveal the surfactant behaviour of effect of some additives. The combination of the three approaches allow a better understanding of phenomena which are involved at bitumen/aggregates and aggregates/aggregates interfaces.

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Les routes sont le moyen de transport le plus utilisé dans le monde et le développement d'un pays est souvent mesuré en termes de kilométrage total des routes revêtues. Les chaussées sont essentielles à notre réseau social et l’enrobé bitumineux est le matériau le plus utilisé pour leur fabrication. À l'heure actuelle, le réseau routier européen n’est plus en forte croissance et nécessite surtout un entretien. Dans un contexte de développement durable de plus en plus exigeant,la route pourrait donc représenter sa propre source d’approvisionnement en tirant parti du recyclage. Elle doit aussi limiter les quantités d’énergies et de ressources naturelles nécessaires à sa propre maintenance.La combinaison des techniques d’enrobés tièdes (WMA) et de taux de recyclage élevés d’agrégats d’enrobés (RAP) apparaît comme une solution permettant d’économiser à la fois l’énergie et les ressources naturelles. Mais sa durabilité doit être éprouvée. Un programme expérimental a donc été mis en place pour montrer l'évolution des performances de ces enrobés bitumineux avec le temps, mettant en évidence la notion de vieillissement essentiellement lié à la fraction bitumineuse. A l'échelle du bitume, l'évaluation à long terme est effectuée notamment en appliquant la δ-méthode et en comparant avec les mesures de masses moléculaires par GPC à la fois sur des échantillons modèles à teneur en asphaltènes controllée et sur des échantillons de laboratoire. A l’échelle de l’enrobé bitumineux, une étude comparative a été réalisée entre un enrobé à chaud traditionnel et des WMAs incluant 0% ou 50% de RAP soumis à une procédure de vieillissement en laboratoire. Les performances à long terme des mélanges sont comparées au moyen d’essais de module complexe et de fatigue.Les résultats montrent une relation entre l’évolution de la structure des bitumes par vieillissement et les performances mécaniques. Le vieillissement à court terme au moment de la fabrication est beaucoup moins marqué pour les procédés tièdes. Après vieillissement à long terme, les tendances générales sont similaires pour tous les procédés. / Roads are the most widely used mode of transportation in the world, and a country’s development is often measured in terms of its total paved roads mile age. Pavements are an essential part of our social network and asphalt concrete is the main material used for manufacturing them. Currently, the European road network is not much growing anymore and mostly needs only maintenance. In a context of increasing demand of performance and durability of asphalt mixtures, a sustainable, durable and economical conceptionis required. Indeed it could be oriented towards a self sufficient road providing its own raw materials through recycling while limiting the use of energy and other natural resources for its maintenance.The combination of warm mix asphalts (WMA) technologies and high rates of reclaimed asphalt pavements (RAP)appears as a solution to achieve both energy and natural resources savings. But it is still ambiguous in terms of durability. Therefore, an experimental program is set up to show the evolution of the performances of such asphalt concretes with time, highlighting the notion of ageing mostly related to the bituminous fraction. At the bitumen scale, the long term assessment is carried out in particular by applying the δ-method compare with GPC measurements both on model samples with controlled asphaltene content and laboratory aged ones. At the asphalt mixture scale, a comparison studyis carried out between a reference HMA and WMAs with 0%- 50% of RAP submitted to a laboratory ageing procedure. The long term performances of the mixtures are compared by means of complex modulus and fatigue testing. Results show a relation between the evolution of the structure of the bitumen with ageing and the mechanical performances. Short term ageing is less important for warm processes. After ageing, the overall tendencies are similar for all processes.

Este trabalho apresenta um estudo realizado com uma mistura asfáltica morna utilizando ligante aditivado com agente surfactante e borracha moída de pneus inservíveis. Um trecho experimental foi executado com a mistura asfáltica morna, localizado na SPA-248-055, Pista Oeste, entre os quilômetros 3+000 e 6+000 e comparado ao trecho de referência, localizado na mesma rodovia, entre os quilômetros 1+000 e 3+000. Foram feitos também ensaios fundamentais para caracterização do ligante modificado com borracha e com aditivo químico para mistura morna e também ensaios para verificar o comportamento mecânico da mistura de usina, de modo que possibilitou comparar seus resultados com uma mistura de referência, com produção na temperatura a quente. Os ensaios realizados para verificação do comportamento mecânico foram: resistência à tração, módulo de resiliência, fadiga e resistência à formação de trilha de roda no simulador de tráfego francês do LCPC. Comparando a mistura asfáltica morna com uma mistura de referencia, os resultados obtidos foram satisfatórios. Além destes experimentos também foram realizados ensaios de resistência ao dano por umidade induzida (DUI). No caso deste estudo, os resultados foram satisfatórios. Durante a produção da mistura asfáltica, foi realizada a análise da redução de emissões de poluentes, no momento da produção da mistura. Os resultados indicaram que há redução de poluentes como fumos totais, fumos solúveis e compostos orgânicos voláteis (VOC). Tanto o trecho experimental quanto o trecho de referência foram avaliados durante 3 anos quanto aos parâmetros de desempenho do pavimento, como irregularidade e condição de superfície. Os resultados obtidos mostram o comportamento positivo da mistura asfáltica morna, quando comparado ao pavimento do trecho de referência, ao longo de dois anos de observação. / This paper presents a study of a warm asphalt mix using binder additive with surfactant agent and tire crumb rubber. A test section was performed with the warm asphalt mixture, located in SPA-248-055, West Lane, between kilometers 3+00 to 6+000 and compared to the reference section, a hot mix section, located on the same highway, between kilometers 1 + 000 and 3 + 000. Basic tests were also made to characterize the rubber-modified binder and to verify the mechanical behavior of the plant mixture, than compared to results of a reference hot mixture. The tests performed to check the mechanical behavior were: tensile strength, resilient modulus, fatigue and rooting in French LCPC traffic simulator. Comparing the warm asphalt mixture with a mixture of reference, the results achieved were satisfactory. In addiction, in this research were also performed induced moisture damage, and check the adhesion of the binder to the aggregate. In the case of this study, the results were acceptable. During warm asphalt mix and hot mix production, analysis of reducing pollutant emissions were recorded. The results indicated that there is a reduction of pollutants such as total smoke, fumes soluble and organic volatile compounds. Both the experimental section and the reference section were evaluated for 3 years for pavement performance parameters such as roughness and surface condition. The results show a positive behavior of warm asphalt mix compared to the reference pavement section over two years of observation.

Este trabalho apresenta um estudo realizado com uma mistura asfáltica morna utilizando ligante aditivado com agente surfactante e borracha moída de pneus inservíveis. Um trecho experimental foi executado com a mistura asfáltica morna, localizado na SPA-248-055, Pista Oeste, entre os quilômetros 3+000 e 6+000 e comparado ao trecho de referência, localizado na mesma rodovia, entre os quilômetros 1+000 e 3+000. Foram feitos também ensaios fundamentais para caracterização do ligante modificado com borracha e com aditivo químico para mistura morna e também ensaios para verificar o comportamento mecânico da mistura de usina, de modo que possibilitou comparar seus resultados com uma mistura de referência, com produção na temperatura a quente. Os ensaios realizados para verificação do comportamento mecânico foram: resistência à tração, módulo de resiliência, fadiga e resistência à formação de trilha de roda no simulador de tráfego francês do LCPC. Comparando a mistura asfáltica morna com uma mistura de referencia, os resultados obtidos foram satisfatórios. Além destes experimentos também foram realizados ensaios de resistência ao dano por umidade induzida (DUI). No caso deste estudo, os resultados foram satisfatórios. Durante a produção da mistura asfáltica, foi realizada a análise da redução de emissões de poluentes, no momento da produção da mistura. Os resultados indicaram que há redução de poluentes como fumos totais, fumos solúveis e compostos orgânicos voláteis (VOC). Tanto o trecho experimental quanto o trecho de referência foram avaliados durante 3 anos quanto aos parâmetros de desempenho do pavimento, como irregularidade e condição de superfície. Os resultados obtidos mostram o comportamento positivo da mistura asfáltica morna, quando comparado ao pavimento do trecho de referência, ao longo de dois anos de observação. / This paper presents a study of a warm asphalt mix using binder additive with surfactant agent and tire crumb rubber. A test section was performed with the warm asphalt mixture, located in SPA-248-055, West Lane, between kilometers 3+00 to 6+000 and compared to the reference section, a hot mix section, located on the same highway, between kilometers 1 + 000 and 3 + 000. Basic tests were also made to characterize the rubber-modified binder and to verify the mechanical behavior of the plant mixture, than compared to results of a reference hot mixture. The tests performed to check the mechanical behavior were: tensile strength, resilient modulus, fatigue and rooting in French LCPC traffic simulator. Comparing the warm asphalt mixture with a mixture of reference, the results achieved were satisfactory. In addiction, in this research were also performed induced moisture damage, and check the adhesion of the binder to the aggregate. In the case of this study, the results were acceptable. During warm asphalt mix and hot mix production, analysis of reducing pollutant emissions were recorded. The results indicated that there is a reduction of pollutants such as total smoke, fumes soluble and organic volatile compounds. Both the experimental section and the reference section were evaluated for 3 years for pavement performance parameters such as roughness and surface condition. The results show a positive behavior of warm asphalt mix compared to the reference pavement section over two years of observation.