Thermal Properties of Asphalt Mixtures Modified with Conductive Fillers
Open Access
- 1 January 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Journal of Nanomaterials
- Vol. 2015, 1-6
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/926809
Abstract
This paper investigates the thermal properties of asphalt mixtures modified with conductive fillers used for snow melting and solar harvesting pavements. Two different mixing processes were adopted to mold asphalt mixtures, dry- and wet-mixing, and two conductive fillers were used in this study, graphite and carbon black. The thermal conductivity was compared to investigate the effects of asphalt mixture preparing methods, the quantity, and the distribution of conductive filler on thermal properties. The combination of conductive filler with carbon fiber in asphalt mixture was evaluated. Also, rheological properties of modified asphalt binders with conductive fillers were measured using dynamic shear rheometer and bending beam rheometer at grade-specific temperatures. Based on rheological testing, the conductive fillers improve rutting resistance and decrease thermal cracking resistance. Thermal testing indicated that graphite and carbon black improve the thermal properties of asphalt mixes and the combined conductive fillers are more effective than the single filler.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Research Foundation of Korea (2014R1A1A4A01004293)
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