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Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (Rap) in Hot Mix Asphalt
Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (Rap) in Hot Mix Asphalt
According to Srivinasa, Sureka Naagesh, and Gangadhara (2016), the rapid growth in
development of infrastructure have been increased due to the fast urban expansion and
more decent accessibility especially roads. With the increasing demand and inadequate supply
of aggregate and binder, hot mix asphalt producers have begun to apply the reclaimed asphalt
aggregates that are removed and/or recycled. Such materials are produced when pavements
with asphalt are removed for restoration, resurfacing, or for access to the underground utilities.
pavement by which the aggregates are coated with asphalt cement. Only then, it is applicable
RAP materials is generated from the old, damaged pavement materials for instance
cracking and breaks of pavement. The deteriorate pavements are milled and crushed before it
is used as addition component to a fresh mixtures for pavement construction. Long time ago,
this materials was directly disposed and removed in the landfills. As time goes by, the
landfilling of this material becomes less practical and more expenses needed to control the
increasing production. Moreover, as the virgin aggregates demand is increasing and the
availability of this aggregates declines throughout the time, the usage of RAP as an addition
Before RAP can be used in the mixture, it is important to carry out test on it to determine
the properties and its suitability to be applied in the mix. Some of general properties that need
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to be tested are the asphalt content, gradation of aggregates, aggregates bulk specific gravity,
fine aggregates angularity and many more. This parameters is important as it will affect the
The two major factors that influence the applications of RAP in pavement are its
benefits on the environment as well as in term of economic savings. Usage of RAP is very
beneficial as it reduces the demand of limited natural aggregates and asphalt binder required in
the construction of pavement. The energy and resources is also conserved and the
transportation cost needed to obtained natural aggregates is reduced. The most important point
is that, recycling asphalt optimizes the consumption of natural resources and sustains the
asphalt pavement industry. As it is influence by the benefits on the economics and environment,
RAP must be cost-effective, worked well, and environmentally safe. In order to achieve this,
the usage of this recycled materials in pavement construction must produce equal or improved
REFERENCE:
Srinivasa, R. H., Naagesh, S., & Gangadhara, S. (2016). Development of regression equations
to predict CBR of black cotton soils of Karnataka, India. Int. J. Civ. Eng. Res, 7(2),
135-152.