Use of asphalt millings in subbase applications

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dc.contributor.sponsorOklahoma Department of Transportation. Materials and Research Division. Office of Research & Implementation
dc.creatorZaman, Musharraf
dc.creatorMohile, Sudeep N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-04T18:53:21Z
dc.date.available2019-06-04T18:53:21Z
dc.date.issuedApril, 1998
dc.description.abstractAsphalt Concrete (AC) pavements, after a certain period of their service life, exhibit various types of deterioration and damage. To remedy these problems and to increase road safety, they are often overlaid with a new layer of asphalt concrete. Sometimes the old asphalt pavement is milled, and the millings, after being treated with certain chemicals, are used as an overlay. However, the asphalt millings are not entirely utilized in producing recycled asphalt pavements (RAP). Due to environmental as well as economical considerations it is necessary to find alternate uses for these millings. The overall objective of this study is to find how asphalt millings are currently used in Oklahoma, the volume of millings produced in the State, and whether the millings could be used in subbase construction. A comprehensive literature search was carried out to obtain articles and reports relevant to asphalt millings. The eight Divisions of ODOT were visited and pertinent people from each Division were interviewed. To enhance the information collection process, a questionnaire was prepared in collaboration with the Research, Development and Technology Transfer unit at ODOT for the Divisional people to fill out. The interviews mainly focused on the current milling operations, recycling of millings, methods followed, current use of millings, and potential future use. Photographs of milling operations and milling applications were taken during certain site visits and are included in this report. Also, milling samples were collected during some of these site visits. The literature survey indicates that processed millings have been used extensively in a variety of applications like shoulder, mailbox turnouts, parking lots, level-up operations, and base/subbase applications in the United States. The divisional interviews revealed that the eight Divisions of ODOT also carry out extensive recycling of asphalt millings. However, due to lack of definite guidelines/specifications for the use of millings in various applications, there have been certain project failures. Aggregate gradation, age of asphalt, milling process, speed of milling operations, age of stockpile and depth of cut primarily affect the quality of millings. Interviews revealed that due to a lack of specific guidelines in subbase application, which are considered critical, the Divisions of ODOT are hesitant in using millings as subbase. From the study it is concluded that a testing methodology must be introduced for determining the quality of millings in terms of their physical and mechanical properties, relative to their intended use.
dc.description.peerreviewNo
dc.description.versionAugust 1997 - April 1998
dc.format.extent95 pages
dc.format.extent30,799,217 bytes
dc.format.mediumapplication.pdf
dc.identifier.otherOklahoma Department of Transportation State Planning and Research Item Number 2112
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/320279
dc.languageen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNo
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dc.subject.keywordsAsphalt millings
dc.subject.keywordsRecycling
dc.subject.keywordsSubbase/Base
dc.subject.keywordsStockpile
dc.subject.keywordsAsphalt Emulsion
dc.subject.keywordsMilling Process
dc.subject.keywordsAsphalt Applications
dc.titleUse of asphalt millings in subbase applications
dc.typeTechnical Report
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