Investigation of Using Crushed Glass Waste as Filler Replacement in Hot Asphalt Mixtures

Firas Barraj (), Sarah Mahfouz, Hussein Kassem, Jamal Khatib (), Dimitrios Goulias and Adel Elkordi
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Firas Barraj: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Beirut Arab University, P.O. Box 11-5020, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107, Lebanon
Sarah Mahfouz: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Beirut Arab University, P.O. Box 11-5020, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107, Lebanon
Hussein Kassem: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Beirut Arab University, P.O. Box 11-5020, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107, Lebanon
Jamal Khatib: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Beirut Arab University, P.O. Box 11-5020, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107, Lebanon
Dimitrios Goulias: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Adel Elkordi: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Beirut Arab University, P.O. Box 11-5020, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107, Lebanon

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-18

Abstract: Due to the depletion of natural aggregates and high maintenance cost of highway systems, developing sustainable asphalt concrete (AC) mixes that use waste materials instead of virgin raw materials is necessary. A large amount of waste glass material is globally generated per year that could be beneficial to sustain the asphalt industry. In this context, the present paper evaluates the properties and performance of AC mixtures that utilize crushed waste glass as a replacement material of filler aggregates. Three AC mixes with percentages of filler replacement in the range from 0%, 25%, to 50% were fabricated. Complex modulus testing was performed to evaluate the dynamic modulus |E*| and phase angle δ over a range of temperatures and loading frequencies. In addition, the flow number (FN) test was conducted to assess the rutting potential of the mixtures. The results showed that the mix containing 25% of crushed glass is likely to better resist fatigue cracking; however, the inclusion of glass in the AC reduced the rutting resistance compared to conventional hot mix asphalt (HMA). Finally, the results of the flow number test and the simple performance indicators were compared and used to rank the mechanical performance of the various mixtures.

Keywords: flow number; dynamic modulus; rutting; waste glass; phase angle; asphalt concrete (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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