Estudos reológicos de aditivos utilizados na fabricação de misturas mornas.

Abstract

Pavement researches have been looking for alternatives to reduce fuel consumption and gas emission that cause the greenhouse effect generated by the conventional asphaltic mixes. The reduction of the machining and compaction temperature of asphalt mixes is considered an alternative in production of asphaltic coatings able to provide technical, economic and environmental benefits. Named warm mixes, several technologies are used in their production. They are capable of decreasing the machining and compaction temperatures of the asphaltic mixes without altering its characteristics. In this perspective this research performed a comparative study of 4 additives: CCBit, carnauba wax, sunflower oil and ben tree oil using levels of 1,0%; 1,5%; 2,0%; and 2,5%, intending the study of its rheological properties and analysis of the potentiality in production of warm mixes. It was observed that every additive that was used obtained temperature decrease in compaction and machining especially ben tree oil that obtained a decrease of 18,3ºC. When the purpose is the quality improvement of the asphaltic mix the CCBit stands out because it obtained an increase of its complex module (G*) therefore also increasing the matter resistance. When the results are analyzed in a general way it’s possible to affirm that the CCBit and the carnauba wax stimulate increase of the binder resistance while the oils indicate loss of resistance with increase of its workability, consequently all of them are viable options of warm mixes depending on its appliance site.