Improving microwave healing characteristic of asphalt concrete by using fly ash as a filler

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Yıldız K., Atakan M.

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, cilt.262, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 262
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120448
  • Dergi Adı: CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, CAB Abstracts, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, INSPEC, Metadex, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Asphalt concrete, Self-healing, Microwave heating, Fly ash, Crack size, Crack-healing, Three-point bending, STEEL SLAG, FATIGUE DAMAGE, INDUCTION, MIXTURES, BITUMEN
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The paper aims to evaluate the usability of fly ash (FA), which is an environmental pollutant, as a filler in asphalt concrete in order to accelerate its microwave heating rate to promote self-healing. In the study, microwave heating rates of asphalt concrete specimens with and without FA were determined via thermographic imaging. Then the three-point bending test was applied to specimens before and after the microwave healing procedure. The crack size of the damaged specimens was also measured via a crack microscope in order to determine the effect of damage levels on microwave healing performance. Test results demonstrated that crack sizes both before and after healing could be interpreted as an indicator of the self-healing performance of the specimen. Microwave heating temperature is the key factor of self-healing, and FA has improved microwave heating rate of asphalt concrete. FA has also improved the healing capability of specimens at some damage levels. It can be concluded that fly ash has great potential as a filler in self-healing asphalt concrete because it can improve self-healing and mechanical characteristics of asphalt concrete, and FA could be reclaimed by using this way. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.