Transcript aashto t315

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SmartPave: Technical Details
Asphalt Rheometer according to AASHTO TP5, T315-04
Features
 Based on MCR
 Highly dynamic EC-Motor
 Air bearing of extremely high stiffness
Torque range: 0.1µNm to 150 mNm
Angle resolution: 0.01 µrad
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 Perfect temperature control
 Lowest thermal gradients
due to the actively heated hood
 Designed for testing according to
AASHTO T315
 No water or gas flow
 Special asphalt software
 Automatic temperature calibration
 -30°C (-40°C) -> 120°C (200°C)
 Amplitude sweep linearity test
What is Bitumen? What is Asphalt?
 Bitumen = Binder
 Asphalt = Binder + Additives (ash, ...)
Contents of binder
 hydrocarbons
 resins
 paraffins, waxes and fats
 heavy oils
 proteins, lignins and complex oxygen, nitogen and sulfur compounds
Formed by microorganisms as part of crude oil and coal.
Residue from evaporation/distillation at 400 °C.
Example:
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Bitumen 1
80 % hydrocarbons
10 % resins
1 % asphaltenes
9 % others
Bitumen 2
60 % hydrocarbons
20 % resins
15 % asphaltenes
5% others
PTD – Asphalt Peltier Temperature Device
MCR Series Peltier Temperature Device
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Excellent Heating and Cooling characteristics
Temperature range -30°C to 120°C
Truly Peltier heated hood
Sliding Rail for peltier hood
Quick Connect
Toolmaster for basis plate & hood
Control Boards are part of the MCR
Combination of Radiation & Conductive
Heating and Cooling
 Certified temperature calibration sensor
 Constant counter cooling temperature over a
wide working range
 Measuring plates and insets 25mm, 8mm
Truly Peltier Heated Hood
Patented Technology
-30°C to 120°C
Sliding Rail: Flexible Positioning
Peltier Convection & Radiation
MCR Integrated Control Boards
Peltier Heated Basis Plate
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PTD – Peltier Temperature Device
Sliding Rail for the Modular Peltier Hood
Any description needed ?
 Quick Connect
 Toolmaster
 Sliding Rail for flexible positioning of the peltier hood
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Sample Handling…
Test Specimen Preparation
 Direct pour
 No mould.
 Limits stearic hardening.
 Referee method.
 Mould pouring
 Can pour multiple specimens at once.
 Convenient.
 Can mount specimen on upper or lower plate.
 Limit time in mould, 2 hrs max., stearic hardening a
concern.
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Specimen Trimming
Cleanly trimming the specimen, this is very important.
Excessive material (smears) leftover after trimming and/or
removing too much material can lead to errors.
 Recommendations:
 Keep specimen to a manageable size.
 Trim in small sections.
 Heat the trimming tool to appropriate temperature,
avoid too hot (smoking) and too cool (pulling)
conditions.
 Trimming tool design important.
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Specimen Trimming
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PTD – Peltier Temperature Device
Verification / Calibration of the sample temperature
For those customers who have to verify the temperature in the measuring gap:
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Automatic temperature calibration routine (Rheoplus Software)
Certified sensor
Calibration sensor in the measuring gap
Connection of the calibration sensor to the rheometer
Plug & play
SmartPave: Technical Details
Accessories
Accessories for SmartPave:
Software Rheoplus
Insets 25 and 8 mm
Measuring plates 25 and 8 mm
Calibration sensor CSA
Peltier chamber
Peltier hood
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P-PTD200/56/I
H-PTD120
AASHTO T315
Application
Performance based Asphalt Binder Specifications
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High and low temperatures
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Loading conditions
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Vehicle speed of 100 km/h
Traffic volume
AASHTO T315
Application
Environmental conditions may lead to the following phenomena
 Ruttings: Aqua planing
 Fatigue cracking
 Thermal cracking
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RTFO & PAV
Application
Aging in the Rolling Thin Film Oven (RTFO):
 Simulates the thin films of binder as they are exposed to heat and forced air
during the mixing process and placement
 Evaporation and oxidation (small molecules disappear)
Aging in the Pressure Aging Vessel (PAV):
 Simulates in-service aging after 5 to 10 years in the field
 Asphalt Binders are exposed to high temperature (100°C) and air
pressure (2.07 MPa) for 20 hours to simulate long-term aging. Resulting
viscosity of the PAV-aged asphalt binder is approximately 8+ times the
viscosity of the unaged asphalt binder.
Source: SHRP 1994
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Rheoplus Supported Tests
AASHTO T315
The standard defines 4 tests:
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Original Binder
Deformation/Ruttings
Rolling Thin Film Oven - RTFO Aged Binder
Deformation/Ruttings
Pressure Aging Vessel Residue - PAV Aged Binder
Fatigue Cracking
Linearity
Grading:
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Used to define the performance grade of an unknown sample
Test at start temperature (58°C, 19°C for PAV)
Test failed:
o Temperature step until sample passes 6°C (3°C for PAV)
Test passed:
o Temperature step until samples fails
Verification:
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Carried out at one pre-defined temperature
To verify the grading of a sample (passed or failed)
Rheoplus
Predefined Asphalt Workbooks
Predefined workbooks according to AASHTO T315
can be found in the Rheoplus
The Smart Applications
guide the user through the
setup of the instrument.
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Rheoplus Grading Tests
AASHTO T315 – Grading
Settings for grading tests
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Parallel-Plate: PP25/1mm gap or PP08/2mm gap for PAV
Angular Frequency: 10 rad/s
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Binder
[ G*/sin(delta) > 1.0 kPa ]
o Strain for Binder: 12%
o Start temperature:
58°C
o More temperatures:
(46, 52, 58, 64, 70, 76, 82)°C
RTFO
[ G*/sin(delta) > 2.2 kPa ]
o Strain for RTFO: 10%
o Start temperature 58°C
o More temperatures
(46, 52, 58, 64, 70, 76, 82)°C
PAV [ G*/sin(delta) < 5000 kPa ]
o Strain for PAV:
1%
o Start temperature 19°C
o More temperatures
(4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 37, 40)°C
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Rheoplus Grading Tests
AASHTO T315 – Grading
Settings for verification tests
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Parallel-Plate PP25 (PP08 for PAV)
Angular Frequency for all samples: 10 rad/s
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Binder
[ G*/sin(delta) > 1.0 kPa ]
o Strain for Binder: 12%
o Performed at grading temperature
RTFO
[ G*/sin(delta) > 2.2 kPa ]
o Strain for RTFO: 10%
o Performed at grading temperature
PAV [ G*/sin(delta) < 5000 kPa ]
o Strain for PAV:
1%
o Performed at grading temperature
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Rheoplus
Predefined Asphalt Workbooks
RheoPlus Software with special simple to run Asphalt Workbooks
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Rheoplus Asphalt Workbook
RheoPlus software with special asphalt workbooks
that guide the user step-by-step
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SHRP: AASHTO T315
Tests Results
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AASHTO T315
Original Binder Test Results
Original Binder; Passed at 64, 70; Failed at 76 and 82
Criteria:
|G*| /sind > 1.0 kPa
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AASHTO T315
RTFO Aged Binder Test Results
Test Results
RTFOT; Passed at 46, 58, 70
Criteria:
|G*| /sind > 2.2 kPa
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AASHTO T315
PAV Aged Binder Test Results
Test Results
PAV (aged 12 hours); Passed at 28, 22, 16; Failed at 10 and 4
Criteria:
|G*| · sind < 5000 kPa
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