Microwave heating and self-healing performance of asphalt mixtures containing metallic fibres from recycled tyres

This study investigates how recycled metal fibres from End-of-Life Tyres (ELTs) affect both microwave heating efficiency and crack healing properties in dense asphalt mixtures. The aim is to improve tyre recyclability by using their fibres in asphalt and exploring their self-healing potential with m...

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Autores: Norambuena-Contreras, Jose, Concha, Jose L., Varela, María J., Trigos Luque, Laura, González, Álvaro, Arraigada, Martín, Poulikakos, Lily
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/718295
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/718295
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma17235950
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:asphalt mixture
metallic fibres
microwave heating
self-healing
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Sumario:This study investigates how recycled metal fibres from End-of-Life Tyres (ELTs) affect both microwave heating efficiency and crack healing properties in dense asphalt mixtures. The aim is to improve tyre recyclability by using their fibres in asphalt and exploring their self-healing potential with microwave heating. To achieve this, four dense asphalt mixture designs were studied in the laboratory. Each mixture used the same aggregate gradation and bitumen content, but with three different percentages of metallic fibres by binder volume (i.e., 1.5%, 2.5%, and 3.5%), along with an asphalt mixture without fibres serving as a reference material. The microwave heating properties of the asphalt mixtures and their individual components (i.e., aggregates and bitumen) were measured at six different heating times, ranging from 10 to 60 s. Based on the microwave heating results, the cracking and subsequent self-healing properties of the mixtures were evaluated by exposing them to microwave radiation at three heating ti