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Lecture 5b – Grading of bituminousmaterials (quality control)
• Reading material & learning objectives: 2-3• Bitumen Grading Systems and list of specifications: 4-16• Selection of bitumen for asphalt mixtures in Finland :17• Conventional Test Methods for Grading: 17-26• PG Grading and Superpave methods:• PG Plus Tests: 39-43• Specifications: US PG Spec and EN Spec: 45• Review questions: 46-47
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Reading Material
• Text book, Cold Regions Engineering,– Chapter 7: Mix Design, 7-2-1 Material selection
• Pages 269- 277
– Chapter 4: Investigation and Testing• Pages 169-173
• www.pavementinteractive.org (Internet)• Materials/Asphalt• Testing/Binder Tests
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Learning objectivesOppimistavoitteet
(must know) (should know) (nice to know)
ScientificKnowledge
Know what is the differencebetween empirical and rheologicaltests
Know why we test the materialwith each test and how does theparameter from the test relatesto the traffic loading
Professionalknowledge
Can list the bitumens gradingsystems and the main tests usedwithin the systemCan list the tests for bitumenCan grade a bitumen whenprovided a list of parametersCan choose the bitumen for theparticular application
Knows how the gradingsystems were developed andknows the direction towardswhich the future development isgoing.Can describe the properties ofthe bitumen using thespecifications.Knows which parameters to testfrom bitumen in order to predictthe possible failure modes ofpavement.
Can tell how the tests aredoneKnows what is the differencebetween the European andAmerican standards (ASTM,AASHTO). Understands thePG grading and MSCR test
Tietää miten Eurooppalaisetstandardit eroavat ASTM jaAASHTO standardeistaPG luokitus ja MSCR testi
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Purchasing of Bitumen
• Need to be able to specify desirablecharacteristics
• “Desirable characteristics” have evolvedover time and with increasingtechnological advances
• Purchasing requires specifications
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Early Specifications
• Lake Asphalts– Appearance– Solubility in carbon disulfide
• Petroleum asphalts (early 1900’s)– Consistency– Chewing– Penetration machine
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Asphalt Grades and Specifications
• Asphalt cements are graded according to thefollowing four systems:– Penetration grading system
• PEN– Viscosity grading system
• AC– Viscosity-after–aging grading system (California)
• AR (aged residue, after RTFO test)– New Superpave Performance Grading (developed 90’s
in the US)• PG
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Why New Grading System wasNeeded?
• Binder modification wasemerging trend due toimprovements in bitumenproperties:– Increases high temperature
viscosity (to reduce rutting)– Increases low temperature
ductility (to reduce fatigue andthermal cracking)
• Difficulties to grade modifiedbinders using conventionalgrading systems:– Non-linear Newtonian behavior
Modifiers used: StyrenButadien Styren (SBS), LowDensity Polyethylene (LDPE),Elvaloy etc.
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Consistency
• Bitumen can vary from solid to semisolid toliquid depending on temperature
• Consistency is the measure of the degree offluidity of the bitumen at any particulartemperature:– Consistency is measured indirectly by either
measuring viscosity or penetration– Direct measurement is the shear (complex) modulus
of the asphalt |G*| which is a function of shear stress(t) and shear strain (g)
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• Important Properties in Construction:– Consistency at a standard temperature.
• viscosity at 60°C and 135°C and penetration 25°C– Ring and Ball Softening point– Specific gravity– Durability (Hardening and aging i.e., effect of heat and air)– Ductility (Fracture properties)– Flash point (Safety)– Solubility (Purity)
• Fraass breaking point is used in countries with very lowwinter temperatures (Finland, Sweden, Norway andCanada)
Measured Properties: Bitumen(for paving grade bitumen)
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List of Bitumen specifications(Finnish and international)
• SFS standardit ja EN standardit (European Committee forStandardization)– PANK (Päällystealan Neuvottelukunta ry) Asfalttinormit ja PANK-
menetelmät– DIN (Deutsche Institut für Normung), Germany– BS (British Standards) and IP (Institute of Petroleum), UK– LCPC (Laboratoire Centrale des Ponts at Chaussées), France
• ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials), USA• AASHTO (American Association of State Highway Officials), USA• SA (Standards Australia), Australia
– All tough test methods for certain bituminous products in ASTM andAASHTO, SFS-EN standards are very similar, however deviations existand one must be careful to select appropriate standard.
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ASTM D3381: Viscosity Grading
Absolute viscosity at 60°C (max service temperature)Kinematic viscosity at 135°C (mixing temperature)
MAAT > 24°CMAAT < 7°C
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ASTM D946: Penetration Grading
Based on Penetration at 25°C
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PANK Asfalttinormit 2011(Tiebitumien laatuvaatimukset)
Murtumispiste: Fraass breaking point
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PANK Asfalttinormit 2011(Pehmeiden tiebitumien laatuvaatimukset)
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Simonen, M. Biofluksattujen bitumien ominaisuudet ja käyttövarastoitavissa pehmeissä asfalttibetonimassoissa. Dipl.työ.2011
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Asphalt Institute Tube Zietfuchs Cross-ArmTubeAsphalt Institute Tube Zietfuchs Cross-ArmTube
• Absolute viscosity ASTM D2171– Vacuum capillary viscometers
• Kinematic viscosity ASTM D2170– Reverse-flow viscometers
Conventional Ways to MeasureBitumen Viscosity
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Penetration(Tunkeuma)
• Distance in tenth of a millimeter that a standard needle penetratesto a sample under standard condition of loading (100 g), time (5seconds), and temperature (e.g., 25°C)
• High value of penetration indicates a softer consistency or higherfluidity
100 g
Initial
Penetration in 0.1 mm
After 5 seconds
100 g
Initial
100 g
Initial
Penetration in 0.1 mm
After 5 seconds
Penetration in 0.1 mm
After 5 seconds
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Ring and Ball Softening Point TR&B(Pehmenemispiste)
• Way to measure empiricalconsistency of bitumen used in theVan der Poel (1954) Nomograph forbinder stiffness |G*| (Developed byShell Oil)– Binder stiffness is dependent of
loading time and temperature– Two binder properties, penetration
and TR&B softening point are needed
Nomograph can be foundfrom text book of Huang:Pavement Analysis andDesign (2nd ed), page 30318
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Specific Gravity (tiheys)• Specific gravity of asphalt is defined as the ratio
of the mass of a given volume of asphalt to thatof an equal volume of water at 25°C or 15.6°C
• Specific gravity of asphalt cement variesbetween 0.95-1.05
• Typical value 1.02
• Specific gravity decreases with increasingbitumen temperature
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Durability (kestävyys)• Durability is defined as the property that permits the
pavement material to withstand the detrimental effectsof temperature, air, and moisture
• Durability can be measured from bituminous mixturesand/or binders
• The effect of binder for durability (effect of heat and air)is measured by two tests:– Thin-film oven test ( ASTM D1754)– Rolling thin-film oven test (ASTM D2872).
• Effect of heat and air is determined to simulate theconditions obtained when the bitumen is used tomanufacture hot-mix.
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Thin Film Oven (TFO) Test -ASTM D1754(Ohutkalvokoe)
• In thin-film oven test a filmof asphalt is exposed to anair current at 163°C for fivehours.
• Significant changes in theproperties (for instanceviscosity or penetration) ofthe asphalt after heatingmay indicate poor durability
Rotating Shelf
Pan
Thermometer
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Fan
Air Line
RotatingBottle
Carriage
Rolling Thin Film Oven (RTFO) Test -ASTM D1754 (Ohutkalvokoe pyörivässä sylinterissä)
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Ductility – ASTM D113(Venymä)
Brittle asphaltis susceptibleto cracking
• Elongation beforebreaking when specimenis pulled apart at aspecified speed(5cm/min) andtemperature (25°C)
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Flash Point and Solubility(Leimahduspiste ja liukoisuus)
Thermometer
Cup filledwith
asphaltWand attached
to gas line
Solubility to trichloroethylene,min 99.0%
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Fraass breaking point(Murtumispiste)
• Test that can be used tomeasrue bitumen behaviorat low (up to -30°C)tempeature
• Determines temperature atwhich bitumen reaches acirtical temprature andcracks.– A steel blaque coated with
0,5 mm bitumen is slowlyflexed and released
– Tempeature of the plaque isreduced at 1°C per minuteuntil bitumen cracks
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The grading system is based on climateand expected in-situ performance
PG 64 - 22
PerformanceGrade
Average 7-day maximumpavement temperature
Minimum pavementtemperature
Superpave Performance GradingSystem (developed in SHRP program in the USA in 90s)
Low Temp Grade
High Temp Grade
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Performance Grading Asphalt Binder
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• Based on fundamental material propertiesrelated to pavement performance:– Rutting ® High Temp Grade– Fatigue cracking ® Intermediate Grade– Low-temperature cracking ® Low Temp Grade
• Based on specified property at performancetemperature which will be determined– |G*|/sind > 1 kPa at 70°C (High Temp Grade)
PG Specification
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PG 46 PG 52 PG 58 PG 64 PG 70 PG 76 PG 82
(Rotational Viscosity) RV
90 90 100 100 100 (110) 100 (110) 110 (110)
(Flash Point) FP
46 52 58 64 70 76 82
46 52 58 64 70 76 82
(ROLLING THIN FILM OVEN) RTFO Mass Loss < 1.00 %
(Direct Tension) DT
(Bending Beam Rheometer) BBR Physical Hardening
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Avg 7-day Max, oC1-day Min, oC
(PRESSURE AGING VESSEL) PAV
ORIGINAL
> 1.00 kPa
< 5000 kPa
> 2.20 kPa
S < 300 MPa m > 0.300
Report Value> 1.00 %
20 Hours, 2.07 MPa
10 7 4 25 22 19 16 13 10 7 25 22 19 16 13 31 28 25 22 19 16 34 31 28 25 22 19 37 34 31 28 25 40 37 34 31
(Dynamic Shear Rheometer) DSR G* sin d
( Bending Beam Rheometer) BBR “S” Stiffness & “m”- value
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-24 -30 -36 0 -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 0 -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 0 -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 0 -6 -12 -18 -24 0 -6 -12-18 -24
(Dynamic Shear Rheometer) DSR G*/sin d
(Dynamic Shear Rheometer) DSR G*/sin d
< 3 Pa.s @ 135 oC
> 230 oC
CEC
Performance Grades
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PG 46 PG 52 PG 58 PG 64 PG 70 PG 76 PG 82
(Rotational Viscosity) RV
90 90 100 100 100 (110) 100 (110) 110 (110)
(Flash Point) FP
46 52 58 64 70 76 82
46 52 58 64 70 76 82
(ROLLING THIN FILM OVEN) RTFO Mass Loss < 1.00 %
(Direct Tension) DT
(Bending Beam Rheometer) BBR Physical Hardening
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Avg 7-day Max, oC1-day Min, oC
(PRESSURE AGING VESSEL) PAV
ORIGINAL
< 5000 kPa
> 2.20 kPa
S < 300 MPa m > 0.300
Report Value> 1.00 %
20 Hours, 2.07 MPa
10 7 4 25 22 19 16 13 10 7 25 22 19 16 13 31 28 25 22 19 16 34 31 28 25 22 19 37 34 31 28 25 40 37 34 31
(Dynamic Shear Rheometer) DSR G* sin d
( Bending Beam Rheometer) BBR “S” Stiffness & “m”- value
-24 -30 -36 0 -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 0 -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 0 -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 0 -6 -12 -18 -24 0 -6 -12 -18 -24
-24 -30 -36 0 -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 0 -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 0 -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 0 -6 -12 -18 -24 0 -6 -12-18 -24
(Dynamic Shear Rheometer) DSR G*/sin d
(Dynamic Shear Rheometer) DSR G*/sin d
< 3 Pa.s @ 135 oC
> 230 oC
CEC
58 64
Test TemperatureChanges
Spec RequirementRemains Constant
> 1.00 kPa
How the PG Spec Works
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FatigueCrackingRutting
RTFOShort Term AgingNo aging
Construction
[RV] [DSR]
Low TempCracking
[BBR]
[DTT]
PAVLong Term Aging
Summary of Testing for PG Grading
|G*|/sind |G*|sind
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Rotational Viscometer ASTM D4402(Brookfield Thermosel Apparatus)
• Absolute viscosity• For unmodified and
modified asphalt binders
ThermoselEnvironmentalChamber
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DSR (Dynamic Shear Rheometer)(dynaaminen leikkausreometri)
• Control either stress or strain rate• Torque measurement• Measured property:
– shear stiffness |G*| and phase lag dParallel plates
Coaxial cylinders
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Aging Properties for PG grading
• Rolling Thin Film Oven(Short term aging STA)– Simulates aging from hot
mixing and construction
• Pressure Aging Vessel(Long-term aging LTA)– Simulates aging of an
asphalt binder for 7 to 10years
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CoolingSystem
Fluid BathLoading
Ram
Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR)
Air Bearing
Load Cell
Deflection Transducer
Fluid Bath
ComputerAir Bearing
Load Cell
Deflection Transducer
Fluid Bath
Computer
Measured property:Creep stiffness S(t)and Slope m
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Direct Tension Test (DTT)
[DTT][DTT]
Measured property:Tensile strain at failure
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Summary of How to UsePG Specification
• Determine– 7-day max pavement temperature at a depth of 20
mm below the pavement surface:– 1-day minimum pavement temperature
• Use specification tables to select testtemperatures– Determine asphalt cement properties (lab tests) and
compare to specification limits
• High temperature is adjusted (grade pumping)for slow traffic
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“PG Plus” Tests• Original PG specification was based on
study of neat (nonmodified binders)– Linear behavior and not stress sensitive
• Use of modified binders has growntremendously– Nonlinear behavior and stress sensitive
• PG grading AASHTO M 320 alone mynot always predicted performance– Grade pumping to increasing rutting
resistance my not be adequate– Recovery of modified binders not
adequately captured• Most states begun requiring additional
empirical tests, referred as “PG Plus”tests– Tests are not standard across states-
difficult to suppliers
Elastic Recovery Test
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PG Grading alones does not alwayspredict performance
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Multiple Stress Creep Recovery(MSCR) Test for modified binders
• Allows performance gradebinder spec that is blind tomodification type
• Can relate polymer modifiedbinders potential ruttingperformance to in serviceperformance
• New rutting parameters– Non-recoverable creep
compliance Jnr [1/kPa]– Recovery [%] Creep and recovery – specimen
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Multiple Stress Creep Recovery(MSCR) Test for modified binders
Reducing Jnr by half typically reduced rutting by half
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New PG grading system (MSCR)
• Environmental grade plus trafficdesignation i.e. PG 64-22E.
• Four traffic levels.
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US PG Specs• PG-grading (AASHTO M320-10/ASTM D6373 -
07e1):– PG-luokan määrittäminen (G*/sinδ and G*sinδ):
• AASHTO R29-08: Grading or Verifying the Performance Grade(PG) of an Asphalt Binder
• ASTM D7643 - 10: Standard Practice for Determining theContinuous Grading Temperatures and Continuous Grades for PGGraded Asphalt Binders
– Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR) -test:• AASHTO TP 70-12: Standard Method of Test for Multiple Stress
Creep Recovery (MSCR) Test of Asphalt Binder Using a DynamicShear Rheometer (DSR)
• ASTM D7405 - 10a: Standard Test Method for Multiple StressCreep and Recovery (MSCR) of Asphalt Binder Using a DynamicShear Rheometer
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Review Questions• List bitumen grading systems• What is the test the viscosity grading system is based on?• Why PG-grading was developed in the US?• Should we use PG grading also in Europe?• What pavement distress penetration is describing?• How do we know if bitumen ages too much on the road?• If asphalt mixture is shoving, should contractor change the bitumen
type or put less bitumen to asphalt mixture?• If bitumen cools down below 60 °C during asphalt construction,
what consequences it may have?• While fabricating asphalt mixture, is it more convenient to measure
amount of bitumen by mass or by volume?
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Review Questions
Ominaisuus Yksikkö TestiarvotViskositeetti 60 °CTunkeuma, 25°C, 100 g, 5s
Poise0,1 mm
568128
Viskositeetti 135 °CLeimahduspiste, Cleveland Open cup
cSt°C
123190
The deep rutting occured on the constructed road just after the trafficing. Thefirst assumption was that the bitumen used may have not been according to themix design. The samples of asphalt were collected from the road and bitumenwas recovered from them and evaluated with a few chosen tests. The resultsare in the table.
The mix design assumed the use of bitumen 70/100. Did the contractor usethe specified bitumen?If not, what grade of bitumen was used? Support your answer.
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