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<p>The article presents the possibilities of utilizing waste from the automotive industry, namely old tires, in constructing pavements. The application of shredded rubber creates conditions for devulcanization, which improves the rheological properties of the binder and ensures its better dissolution in asphalt. The focus is on assessing the condition of the pavement surface, measuring the noise level in the vicinity of the road, and quantifying and evaluating the cost of implementing an asphalt pavement design with a crumb rubber modifier (CRM). A visual inspection was performed after 6 years of pavement life. Based on the inspection outputs, the pavement surface structure was in a favourable condition with no permanent deformations. Verifying the acoustic properties showed a noise reduction compared to the road section with the modified asphalt pavement surface. Currently, the price of rubber-modified asphalt for pavement in Slovakia is on average 10 to 15 % higher than the price of other modified mixes. However, we can conclude that pavements with CRM are economically and especially ecologically more advantageous in the long run.</p>
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The article presents the possibilities of utilizing waste from the automotive industry, namely old tires, in constructing pavements. The application of shredded rubber creates conditions for devulcanization, which improves the rheological properties of the binder and ensures its better dissolution in asphalt. The focus is on assessing the condition of the pavement surface, measuring the noise level in the vicinity of the road, and quantifying and evaluating the cost of implementing an asphalt pavement design with a crumb rubber modifier (CRM). A visual inspection was performed after 6 years of pavement life. Based on the inspection outputs, the pavement surface structure was in a favourable condition with no permanent deformations. Verifying the acoustic properties showed a noise reduction compared to the road section with the modified asphalt pavement surface. Currently, the price of rubber-modified asphalt for pavement in Slovakia is on average 10 to 15 % higher than the price of other modified mixes. However, we can conclude that pavements with CRM are economically and especially ecologically more advantageous in the long run.

Research on the Long-Term Acoustic Efficiency of Asphalt Mixtures Using CRM in Test Sections of Slovak Roads

Department of Highway and Environmental Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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The article presents the possibilities of utilizing waste from the automotive industry, namely old tires, in constructing pavements. The application of...

Research on the Long-Term Acoustic Efficiency of Asphalt Mixtures Using CRM in Test Sections of Slovak Roads

Published Online: Dec 19, 2023

Page range: 587 - 595

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2023-0053

Keywords
Waste, Pavement, Rubber, Traffic noise, Crumb rubber modifier, Statistical Pass-By method

© 2023 Katarina Hodasova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Research on the Long-Term Acoustic Efficiency of Asphalt Mixtures Using CRM in Test Sections of Slovak Roads

Published Online: Dec 19, 2023

Page range: 587 - 595

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2023-0053

KeywordsWaste, Pavement, Rubber, Traffic noise, Crumb rubber modifier, Statistical Pass-By method

© 2023 Katarina Hodasova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Waste, Pavement, Rubber, Traffic noise, Crumb rubber modifier, Statistical Pass-By method