COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MODIFIED ASPHALT

CONCRETE WITH DIFFERENT FILLERS TYPE IN TERMS

OF MARSHALL STABILITY AND FLOW VALUE

Proposal
Presented By:
Niraj Bohara
2072MST258
January, 2017
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Contents
1. Background
2. Literature Review
3. Objectives
4. Research Methodology
5. Sample Preparation and Tests
6. Expected Outcomes
7. Working Schedule
8. References
Keywords: fly ash, filler material, cement, stone dust, Marshall test, Asphalt concrete

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1. Background
It is a proper mix of bitumen, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate and filler
material accurately proportioned and laid hot to achieve required strength
and durability
Asphalt concrete is one of the strongest flexible pavement material whose
performance has to be
very high against possible imposed traffic load (rutting),
very high skid resistance against pneumatic tires and
very durable within its design life
Hot Mix Asphalt is one of the popular type of asphalt concrete used in
Nepal
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1. Background
Filler
materials can modify the characteristics of asphalt concrete in terms of
durability and rheological behavior
Fillers usually represents 8% of Hot mix Asphalt by mass which is less than 75 m
Most common used mineral fillers are stone dust and cement
However, the use of fly ash, a byproduct of coal powered industry, can modify the
rheological behavior and compressive strength of asphalt
It is a need to study and compare between these asphalt concrete modified with
different fillers
Comparison is essential with the view of stability and durability

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2. Literature Review
Sobolev et al in its research mentioned about the better performance of
asphalt binders with fly ash than the performance of polymer modified
asphalt (Sobolev et al, 2014)
Fly ash asphalt concrete specimens can attain its compressive strength
after it is immersed in water (Carpenter, 1952)
The maximum integrity is obtained with fly ash at 8% of Hot Mix
Asphalt by mass (Faheem, 2009)
Evenly distributed fly ash particles develops crack arresting behaviors
(Sobolev and et al, 2014)
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2. Literature Review
Tests for comparison between asphalt concrete modified by hydrated
lime and fly ash as filler was performed in India(Mistry R. & Roy
T.R., 2016)
Tests for asphalt concrete were performed in terms of Resilience
modulus, Dynamic creep test and temperature susceptibility for filler
materials (cement and fly ash) and found result comparable to polymer
modified asphalt concrete (Likitlersuang & Chompoorat, 2016)

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3. Objectives
Main Objective
To compare the Marshall Stability and Flow value of the different fillers in
Asphalt Concrete mixture

Specific Objectives
To find out the optimum filler content of fly ash as the filler in the Asphalt
Concrete
To find out the optimum bitumen content in the mixture of the Asphalt
Concrete with fly ash as the filler
To compare the most used Asphalt concrete mixture with cement and stone
dust as mineral filler with Asphalt concrete mix with fly ash as filler
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4. Research Methodology
Sample preparations &
Problem formulation Tests

Setting of measurable Agglomeration of experimental

objectives data, tables

Literature Review
Work schedule Results, graphs and
charts

Material properties/Equipment
validation Conclusions

Report writing
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5. Sample Preparations & Testing
Tests for Bitumen Tests for Filler Material
Sample Physical Properties
Penetration test Gradation, size
Viscosity test Chemical Properties
Specific gravity (Collection from the
Tests for Aggregate provider)
Impact Value Test Validation of Equipment
Los Angeles Abrasion Test Calibration of probing ring
Aggregate Crushing Value Size measurement
Test
Specific gravity test 9
5. Sample Preparations & Testing
Tests for Asphalt Samples
For Marshall Stability no. of samples as per ASTM D6926 would
be 3 for each blend of the mixture
Marshall stability tests shall be performed as per ASTM standard
ASTM D6927
With fly ash as the filler, Marshall stability test is performed for
different filler content(3%, 5%, 7% and 9%) each for a varied
range of bitumen content (4%, 4.5%, 5%, 5.5% and 6%) by
weight of total mix
With cement and stone dust as the filler, for a constant filler
content and bitumen content which is practiced in Nepal shall
be prepared
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6. Expected Outcomes
Since, fly ash has similar constituents as that of cement,
the stability value for both of them is expected to be in
similar range
Marshall stability value is expected to increase and the
flow value is expected to decrease of asphalt concrete
with fly ash as mineral filler when compared to asphalt
concrete with stone dust

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 7. Working Schedule
2 weeks 12 weeks 1 week 3 weeks
Literature
1 Review

Preparation of
2 Methodology

3 Material Properties/Sample Preparation

4 Experimental Setup/Experimental Tests

Results &
5 Validation

Report Writing
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Total estimated period 18 weeks
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 8. References
Carpenter, C. (1950). A comparative study of fillers in asphaltic concrete. Public Roads.
Faheem, A. (2009). Conceptual phenomenological model for interaction of asphalt binders with
mineral fillers. University of Wisconsin Madison.
K., S., Flores, I., & Wasiuddin, N. (2011). The fly as filler in Asphalt Cement: Phase I.
UWM-WE Energies.
Likitlersuang, S., & Chompoorat, T. (2016). Laboratory Investigation of the Performances of
Cement and Fly Ash Modified Asphalt Concrete Mixture. International Journal of Pavement
Research and Technology.
Mistry, R., & Roy, T. K. (2016). Effect of using fly ash as alternative filler in hot mix asphalt. Elsevier.
Sobolev K., Wasiuddin, N., & Flores, I. (2014). The effect of fly ash on the rheological properties
of bituminous materials. Fuel.

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THANK YOU

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