Use of Nanoclays as Alternatives of Polymers Toward Improving Performance of Asphalt Binders

The proposed study will provide important laboratory data on the rheological and mechanistic properties of nanoclay-modified binders. Such data will be important to setting the direction of future studies and eventual special provisions for incorporation of nanoclays in asphalt binder modification. The primary objective of the proposed study is to assess the feasibility of using nanoclays to modify base asphalt binders in the United States. Specifically, the objectives of the proposed study are to: (1) Develop a suitable blending protocol to modify base asphalt binders with nanoclay; and (2) Examine performance properties (rutting, fatigue, and moisture resistance) of nanoclay-modified asphalt binders. This study will develop tools and materials for longer lasting infrastructure, assess the feasibility of using nanoclays in the Mississippi Delta area, and establish strong collaborative records local paving industries and refineries in the region. The expected benefits of the proposed study are: (a) use inexpensive naturally abundant nanoclays to modify soft asphalt binders, (b) enhance training opportunity for students in the Mississippi Delta region, and (c) build a future workforce.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $96779
• Contract Numbers:

  17BASU01

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Transportation Consortium of South-Central States

  Louisiana State University
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70803
• Project Managers:

  Elsayed, Ashraf

• Performing Organizations:

  Arkansas State University

  Department of Engineering
  P.O. Box 1740
  State University, AR  United States  72467

  Ergon, Inc.

  P.O. Box 1639
  Jackson, MS  United States  39215
• Principal Investigators:

  Hossain, Zahid

  Elsayed, Ashraf

• Start Date: 20170508
• Expected Completion Date: 20181108
• Actual Completion Date: 20181108
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt pavements; Binders; Fatigue (Mechanics); Moisture content; Polymers; Rutting; Styrene butadiene rubber; Styrene butadiene styrene
• Geographic Terms: Mississippi River Delta
• Subject Areas: Construction; Education and Training; Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01635031
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Consortium of South-Central States
• Contract Numbers: 17BASU01
• Files: UTC, RiP
• Created Date: May 9 2017 4:29PM