Xiang Liu , Jun Yang , Haitao Su , Jingpeng Jia , Xiaolong Li , Xianglin He
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Abstract
Polyphosphoric acid (PPA)-modified asphalt provides cost-effectiveness and performance advantages, making it well-suited for stone mastic asphalt (SMA) mixtures. However, the performance and interactions of the modified asphalt mastic in the mixture require further investigation. This study investigates the wide-temperature rheological properties and interactions of PPA-modified asphalt mastics with a high filler-to-binder ratio, considering asphalt source (Shell 70# and DH 70#), fiber type (lignin fibers (LF) and basalt fibers (BF)). The rheological characteristics were examined using a dynamic shear rheometer, and the interactions in the PPA-asphalt-filler-fiber system were analyzed using Cole-Cole, Han, and Van Gurp-Palmen (vGP) plots. Mechanisms of PPA and fiber interaction were explored through microscopy and infrared spectroscopy. The results showed that PPA forms a strongly modified mastic system with DH 70# (asphaltene content 20.7%). The Jnr3.2 decreases by 43.6%, indicating improvement in high-temperature performance. In contrast, Shell 70# exhibits only weak modification; its Jnr3.2 even increases by 2.7%. PPA improves the fatigue life of asphalt mastic, particularly at low-strain. BF further enhances the fatigue life across the entire-strain. However, LF exhibits a positive effect only in the strongly modified system. Meanwhile, fibers (particularly BF) reduce the low-temperature stress relaxation capacity. In addition, PPA improves the compatibility of the asphalt–filler system. However, the fibers fail to provide further benefits and instead intensify high-temperature heterogeneity in weakly modified system. Esterification reactions may occur between PPA and LF. However, PPA has reacted with the asphalt binder. As a result, system interactions are dominated by physical adsorption, ultimately leading to heterogeneous structure.
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