Study on performance of old composite pavement reclaimed material in cement stabilized macadam base

Abstract

For the old composite pavement, there are two regeneration methods: the overall recycling asphalt pavement and the cement concrete pavement and the Stratified recovery. C-B-3 gradation and cement content of 5% were used. The total content of recycled aggregate is 0, 30%, 50%, 70% and 100% and the proportion of RA and RAP is about 1:2. Through compaction test， unconfined compressive strength test and dry shrinkage test, studying the feasibility of recycling composite pavement to cement stabilized macadam base. The results show that the strength of recycled cement stabilized macadam is generally higher than that of ordinary cement stabilized macadam. The strength of regenerated cement stabilized macadam can meet the strength requirements under most traffic volume of the highways in the standard. The gradation of the mixture by stratified recovery is more uniform and the quality of the mixture can be better controlled. The addition of NA has a negative effect on the dry shrinkage properties of recycled cement stabilized macadam. However, mixing RAP into recycled cement stabilized macadam can reduce the sensitivity of materials to water and enhance the dry shrinkage property of materials.