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DBM and BC mixes as per MS-2 procedure. The Table 5: Resilient Modulus on Bituminous layers
optimum binder content for two mixes was 4.5 %
S. No. Type of Test Temperature Average Resilient
and 5.2% by weight of mix respectively. The mix Mix °C Modulus Value
design parameters for two mixes at their optimum (MPa)
binder contents are given in Table 3. 1 DBM 35 3185
2 BC 35 2946
Table 3 Mix Design Parameters for DBM and BC
Layers 3 RAP 35 1444

Property Value obtained for 3.4 Rutting test

DBM BC Rutting is one of the major failure criteria in

flexible pavements. The layers thus designed need
Marshall Stability, kN 20.0 15.46 to be checked for their susceptibility to rutting
Flow, mm 3.2 3.8 under standard loading conditions. The rutting
Marshall Quotient 4.7 4.1 test is conducted on Hamburg’s Wheel Tracking
(HWT) Machine. This test determines rutting by
Percent Air Voids 4.0 4.0
rolling a steel wheel on the surface of bituminous
Voids filled with bitumen, 67 73.6 slab casted and tested as per AASHTO-T 324 (23).
% A confined mould of size 300 mm by 300 mm by
3.2 Indirect Tensile Strength Test 50 mm of bituminous mix is prepared and tested
under a wheel moving in forward and backward
The Indirect Tensile Strength (ITS) tests were
conducted to determine the split tensile strength direction under a normal tyre pressure of 566 kPa.
of bituminous mixes as per ASTM D 6931 (21). The test was conducted at 45ºC as suggested under
The test results of ITS along with Tensile Strength Indian conditions (1). The depth of the deformation
Ratio(TSR) are shown in Table 4. is recorded at the midpoint of its length by means
of a rut measuring device after 10000 numbers of
Table 4 Results of ITS Tests on Bituminous Mixes
repetitions. The results are given in Table 6.
Mix Average Average TSR Specified Limit Table 6: Rut Depth in Mixes after 10000 cycles
Type ITS value ITS value of the of TSR as per
(Dry) (Wet) mix, MoRT&H, Type of Mix Rut Depth
(kPa) (kPa) % 2013
(mm)
DBM 1225 1131 92
Dense Bituminous Macadam 1.9
BC 870 855 98 80
Bituminous Concrete 2.5
RAP 401 327 82
RAP with foamed bitumen 2.3
3.3 Resilient Modulus
3.5 Beam Fatigue test
Resilient modulus (MR) values of different layer
materials are required to design and analyze a The flexural fatigue test is used to characterize
pavement section. For granular subbase material, the fatigue life of bituminous layer at
Mr is estimated from its unconfined compressive intermediate pavement operating temperatures.
strength (for cement treated) or CBR value (for This characterization is useful because it provides
untreated) of the mix. For bituminous layers, MR estimates of layer fatigue life under repeated traffic
is determined by conducting the test on Marshall loading. The concept of a fatigue life centers on the
Specimens prepared at optimum binder content universal idea that the most of the materials undergo
(OBC). Three samples each for DBM,BC and a gradual deterioration under repeated loads that
RAP mixes were prepared at their respective OBC. are much smaller than the ultimate strength of the
The samples were conditioned for 2 hours at a material. The tests were performed on three types
temperature of 35ºC in an environmental chamber. of Bituminous mixes at 25ºC as per the standard
The test was conducted as per the procedure given procedure given in ASTM D 7460 (24). All beams
in ASTM D7369 (22).The test results given in were tested at a strain level of 600 microns. The
Table 5. results are given in Table 7.

112 Journal of the indian Roads Congress, July - September, 2017