Study on Migratory Behavior of Aggregate in Asphalt Mixture Based on the Intelligent Acquisition System of Aggregate Attitude Data

Chen Zhang and Zhengwei Zhang
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Chen Zhang: School of Energy and Architecture, Xi’an Aeronautical University, Xi’an 710077, China
Zhengwei Zhang: School of Energy and Architecture, Xi’an Aeronautical University, Xi’an 710077, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: In order to provide a new method to study the migration behavior of coarse aggregates in the compaction process of asphalt mixtures, the “Intelligent Aggregate Attitude Acquisition System (IAS)” is developed based on 3D printing technology and wireless intelligent sensing technology, and the “Intelligent Attitude Aggregate (IAA)” is prepared as the acquisition terminal. The Superpave Gyratory Compaction (SGC) test and the Internet of Things (IOT) wireless sensor technology are combined to collect and analyze the attitude data of an SMA-20 asphalt mixture built in IAA at different compaction stages, and the migration behavior of coarse aggregate in the compaction process is quantitatively characterized. The result shows that the IAA is suitable as a “tracking aggregate” to study the aggregate transfer behavior in asphalt mixtures. The IAA in the upper layer tends to move vertically downward, while the particles in the lower layer tend to move horizontally and spatial rotation in the process of rotating compaction. With the increase in asphalt content, the lubrication effect between aggregate particles is obvious, and the friction resistance of aggregate particles decreases when it is embedded downward. Affected by shear force in the process of rotary compaction, the aggregate particles are easier to overcome friction and cause large horizontal migration and spatial rotation. With the increase in compaction temperature, the viscosity of asphalt binder decreases, and the contact friction between aggregate particles decreases. The asphalt content has a significant effect on the displacement in the horizontal plane D xoy of the aggregate. The asphalt content and compaction temperature have significant effects on the spatial rotation angle Φ of aggregate, but the asphalt content has a greater impact on it.

Keywords: highway engineering; asphalt mixture; aggregate; migratory behavior; intelligent acquisition system; attitude data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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