Moisture Stability of Hard Sandstone Asphalt Mixture Based on APT with MMLS3

Abstract

To evaluate the moisture stability of a hard sandstone asphalt mixture, a testing section of a hard sandstone asphalt mixture was prepared in the laboratory. The accelerated pavement testing (APT) with the one-third-scale model mobile load simulator (MMLS3) was conducted in this testing section under temperature and water-coupled conditions. As the APT number increased, the elastic modulus of the hard sandstone asphalt mixture pavement gradually decreased. The average elastic modulus was 22.99 GPa after 160000 APT cycles. The bulk specific density of the sample rolled by the MMLS3 increased, and the residual indirect tensile strength ratio was 88.7%. Therefore, the hard sandstone asphalt mixture had good resistance to moisture damage, and hard sandstone aggregates can be used in a hot mix of asphalt.