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February 23, 2017

Performance Based Asphalt Testing - The Past, Present and Future

My talk at Asphaltica, Verona, Italy on 23 Feb. 2017

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February 23, 2017

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  1. Performance Based Asphalt Testing - The Past, Present and Future

    J. Murali Krishnan Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, India Asphaltica, Verona, Italy 22-25 FEBRUARY 2017 Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 1 / 78
  2. Outline 1 Background 2 Compaction - Past, present and future

    3 Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future 4 Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 2 / 78
  3. Outline 1 Background 2 Compaction - Past, present and future

    3 Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future 4 Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 2 / 78
  4. Outline 1 Background 2 Compaction - Past, present and future

    3 Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future 4 Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 2 / 78
  5. Outline 1 Background 2 Compaction - Past, present and future

    3 Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future 4 Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 2 / 78
  6. Background 1 Background 2 Compaction - Past, present and future

    3 Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future 4 Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 3 / 78
  7. Background 2017 is different!!! Heavy axle loads Large number of

    repetitions Increased cost of constructions Reliability of performance Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 7 / 78
  8. Background Agenda for Bituminous Mixture Testing Simulation of field compaction

    in the laboratory Measurement of ‘Modulus’ for pavement design Laboratory simulation of field distress Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 8 / 78
  9. Compaction - Past, present and future 1 Background 2 Compaction

    - Past, present and future 3 Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future 4 Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 9 / 78
  10. Compaction - Past, present and future History of Compaction -

    Recipe Approach A recipe based mix design - the early days Barber wearing surface: Asphalt cement 12 to 15%; Sand 70 to 83%; Pulverized carbonite of lime 5 to 15% Cushion coat and surface coat Clifford Richardson (1905): surfacing mixtures and asphaltic concrete Richardson mix: VMA and air voids introduced Hubbard and Field (1920’s) - sand asphalt and asphalt concrete Sand asphalt - hand rammer Hubbard compaction - 6-inch diameter specimens compacted first with 30 ‘heavy blows’ using 2-inch rammer followed by 30 blows with a 5.75-inch rammer followed by static compaction with a 10,000-pound load Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 10 / 78
  11. Compaction - Past, present and future History of Compaction -

    Hveem and Marshall Hveem Stabilometer and Kneading Compactor A tamping foot – 4 inch diameter mold –retract and rotate through 60◦ Stability and cohesion Hveem pavements had lower asphalt contents and more tendencies for fatigue cracking Marshall Stability and Impact Compactor Outgrowth of Hubbard and Field - Impact hammer More binder content - Rutting is a problem No VMA initially only VFA but included VMA during 1962 Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 11 / 78
  12. Compaction - Past, present and future Present - Let us

    first understand compaction!!! - FHWA Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 12 / 78
  13. Compaction - Past, present and future Hot and Cold -

    FHWA Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 13 / 78
  14. Compaction - Past, present and future Lubricating Fluid to Super

    Glue - FHWA Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 14 / 78
  15. Compaction - Past, present and future Here comes the Gyratory

    Laboratory compaction ≡ Field compaction Mix design is laboratory simulation of HMA operation Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 15 / 78
  16. Compaction - Past, present and future Gyratory - confluence of

    Europe and USA - FHWA Survey Texas highway department (1939) US Corps of Engineers (1957) First and second prototype LCPC France (1960’s) PCG1, PCG2 at LCPC France (1974-1985) SHRP (1991) PCG3 LCPC France (1993) Year Agency Pressure Angle RPM 1993 SHRP 600 kPa 1.25 degree 30 1996 PCG3 at LCPC France 500 to 800 kPa 0.5 to 2 degree 6 to 30 RPM Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 16 / 78
  17. Compaction - Past, present and future What is the problem

    with gyratory? - Let us use X-Ray Tomography Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 18 / 78
  18. Compaction - Past, present and future What is the problem

    with gyratory? - Air voids variation!!! Tashman et al. (2002), IJPE Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 19 / 78
  19. Compaction - Past, present and future What should one do?

    Airey & Collop (2016), IJPE Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 20 / 78
  20. Compaction - Past, present and future Different Modes - How

    do they compare? Airey & Collop (2016), IJPE Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 21 / 78
  21. Compaction - Past, present and future IPC’s shear box compactor

    - ASTM D7981, 2015 Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 22 / 78
  22. Compaction - Past, present and future Variation of stresses in

    shear box compactor Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 23 / 78
  23. Compaction - Past, present and future Variation of air voids

    Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 24 / 78
  24. Compaction - Past, present and future Let us compare gyratory

    with shear box compactor Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 25 / 78
  25. Compaction - Past, present and future Air voids variation: gyratory

    vs. shear box compactor Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 26 / 78
  26. Compaction - Past, present and future The main difference between

    gyratory and shear box compactor Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 27 / 78
  27. Compaction - Past, present and future Workability - Compactability? This

    data has never been used for understanding compaction mechanics - Work in progress!!! Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 28 / 78
  28. Compaction - Past, present and future The Future - Compaction

    Workability vs. Compactability Modified binders, Warm mix asphalt, Cold mix asphalt Laboratory to field compaction - Numerical methods Possible suggestion to IPC - Flexibility to vary the angle and pressure!!! Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 29 / 78
  29. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future 1

    Background 2 Compaction - Past, present and future 3 Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future 4 Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 30 / 78
  30. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future Material

    Modulus Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 31 / 78
  31. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future The

    Past: The good old Van der Poel Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 32 / 78
  32. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future Binder

    stiffness + mixture volumetrics = Mixture stiffness!!! Viscoelasticity? - Through binder stiffness Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 33 / 78
  33. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future The

    Present: SHRP and SPT ⇒ AMPT 1 Dynamic Modulus 2 Flow Time 3 Flow Number Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 34 / 78
  34. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future The

    Present: Three methods and three moduli 1 Flexural Modulus - Beam 2 Dynamic Modulus - Cylinder 3 Resilient Modulus - Split cylinder Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 35 / 78
  35. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future The

    Present Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 36 / 78
  36. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future The

    Present Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 37 / 78
  37. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future The

    Present Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 38 / 78
  38. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future Dynamic

    Modulus - How to limit strain to linear viscoelastic range? Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 39 / 78
  39. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future Dynamic

    Modulus - The close-up Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 40 / 78
  40. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future Dynamic

    Modulus - Phase lag? 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 . 1 0 . 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 P h a s e L a g ( D e g r e e s ) F r e q u e n c y ( H z ) 5 o C 1 5 o C 2 5 o C 3 5 o C 4 5 o C 5 5 o C Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 41 / 78
  41. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future Dynamic

    Modulus - Decrease of strain Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 42 / 78
  42. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future Equipment

    or Algorithm? 1 LVDT drift 2 Anomaly in phase lag 3 Better curve fitting procedures? Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 43 / 78
  43. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future Dynamic

    Modulus - Ignore Viscoelasticity at your peril!!! 1 When in doubt, use AASHTO TP-62 (stress sweep) Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 44 / 78
  44. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future Resilient

    Modulus - The old and the new!!! Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 45 / 78
  45. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future Resilient

    Modulus - The tedious test procedure!!! Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 46 / 78
  46. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future Resilient

    Modulus - Post-processing Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 47 / 78
  47. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future Resilient

    Modulus - Instantaneous Deformation Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 48 / 78
  48. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future Resilient

    Modulus - Instantaneous Deformation Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 49 / 78
  49. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future Resilient

    Modulus - What to do? Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 50 / 78
  50. Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future The

    Future - Material Characterization for Design AMPT with radial LVDT’s Non–contact measurement for cylinder, split–cylinder and beam Model based approach for testing in linear viscoelastic regime Confinement pressure for resilient modulus in indirect tensile mode Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 51 / 78
  51. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future 1

    Background 2 Compaction - Past, present and future 3 Material Characterization for Design - Past, present and future 4 Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 52 / 78
  52. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Past

    - Creep Test for Rutting Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 53 / 78
  53. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Past

    - Creep Test for Rutting Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 54 / 78
  54. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Present

    - Flow Number and Flow Time Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 55 / 78
  55. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Present

    - Flow Number and Flow Time Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 56 / 78
  56. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Where

    is the three stage curve? Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 57 / 78
  57. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Residual

    deformations? Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 58 / 78
  58. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Issues

    with Flow Number Loading waveform Loading and unloading duration - Transient? or steady state?? Magnitude of deviatoric stress and temperature Confinement: 35 to 207 kPa - NCHRP project report 9-19; Witczak et al. (2002) 69 kPa - NCHRP project report 9-29; Bonaquist (2011) Post processing of flow number data - Noisy data Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 59 / 78
  59. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Trapezoidal

    Loading Waveform - Thank You, IPC!!! Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 60 / 78
  60. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Trapezoidal

    Loading Waveform - Raw data Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 61 / 78
  61. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Flow

    number - Post-processing Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 62 / 78
  62. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Flow

    number - Post-processing Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 63 / 78
  63. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Flow

    number - Post-processing Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 64 / 78
  64. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future The

    Future - Material Characterization for Distress - Rutting AMPT with radial LVDT’s - Volumetric strain Model based approach for determining termination Variable confinement pressure during testing Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 65 / 78
  65. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Past

    - Performance Tests for Fatigue Current practice: SCB, 4PB, and Repeated IDT Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 66 / 78
  66. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Current

    - Performance Tests for Fatigue Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 67 / 78
  67. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future 4PB

    - Different Standards Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 68 / 78
  68. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future How

    to post-process fatigue data? 50% stiffness Exponential Normalized Modulus Energy Ratio RDEC Lissajous plots Phase lag plots . . . Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 69 / 78
  69. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Do

    we actually know how to conduct 4PB tests? Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 70 / 78
  70. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Beam

    sagging 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 Load Deformation at 20 o C Time (s) Load (kN) -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 Deformation (mm) Figure: Sagging due to self weight at 20 oC - Load controlled test Figure: Sagging due to self weight at 20 oC - Deformation controlled test Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 71 / 78
  71. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Load

    controlled test - sinusoidal 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 -0.06 -0.04 -0.02 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.06 Load Deformation Time (s) Load (kN) -0.02 -0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02 Deformation (mm) Figure: Load and deformation waveform at 20 oC and 200 kpa 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.20 -0.06 -0.04 -0.02 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.06 Lag from Previous cycle Compression Tension Load Deformation Time (s) Load (kN) -0.02 -0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02 Deformation (mm) Figure: Sample waveform - 2nd cycle Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 72 / 78
  72. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Load

    controlled test – haversine Figure: Load and deformation waveform at 20 oC and 200 kpa Figure: Peak values at 20 oC and 200 kpa Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 73 / 78
  73. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future The

    Future - Material Characterization for Distress - Fatigue Complete state of strain - sensors Let us understand beam sagging!!! Mixed mode testing!!! (Monismith did in 1960’s) Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 74 / 78
  74. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Pitch

    Drop Experiment - A simple experiment can give wealth of information!!! One of the oldest running experiments in the history of science Professor Parnel started this experiment in 1927 in University of Queensland Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 75 / 78
  75. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Pitch

    Drop Experiment Year Event 1930 The stem was cut 1938 (December) 1st drop fell 1947 (February) 2nd drop fell 1954 (April) 3rd drop fell 1962 (May) 4th drop fell 1970 (August) 5th drop fell 1979 (April) 6th drop fell 1988 (July) 7th drop fell 2000 (November) 8th drop fell 2013 (April) 9th drop fell Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 76 / 78
  76. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Pitch

    Drop Experiment - Let us wait for the 10th drop Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 77 / 78
  77. Material Characterization for Distress - Past, present and future Acknowledgments

    M/s IPC Global, Australia - Special mention to Jesse Bedra and Steve King for technical support and Kieran McGrane for leadership M/s Controls, Italy - for invite and local hospitality IIT Madras, my university for the wonderful ambiance Padma, Neethu, Gayathri, Remya, Pugal, Rajan, Nivitha - my students MHRD, DST, BIS, Total Bitumen, Reliance, CPCL, BPCL, HPCL, Ingevity - funding agencies Thank you for your patience!!! My coordinates: [email protected], +91-944-440-6896 (Mobile) Murali (IITM) Asphaltica, 2017 78 / 78