Performance Specification of High Modulus

Modifier
1. Introduction
High modulus modifier is a kind of asphalt and asphalt mixture additiv
e which is compounded by a variety of high polymers and can improve the b
earing capacity of asphalt pavement. It can make the dynamic stability of
ordinary asphalt concrete reach more than 10000 times / mm, which meets t
he domestic and foreign high modulus asphalt concrete technology system.
The appearance of high modulus modifier is pure black granular solid. It
can greatly improve the high temperature stability, water stability and l
ow temperature crack resistance of asphalt mixture through the multiple f
unctions of viscosity increasing, reinforcement, filling, asphalt modific
ation and elastic recovery of aggregate surface.
2. Physical and technical indicators of the product
Table 1. Physical parameters of the product

Technical indic
Project Unit No Test method
ators
Black solid par Visual inspecti
Appearance -
ticles on
GB/T 13377-199
Density kg/m ³ 910~980
2.
Vicat softening poi
℃ 150~180 GB/T 1633.
nt
Filter the scre
Grain size mm ≤5.0
en

3. Products Composition

High modulus modifier is a kind of granular material which is process

ed by a variety of polymers and resins through special technology. The sp
ecific components are listed as follows:

Table 2 Product composition

Weight percen
NO Composition
tage
1 High molecular polymer 90%~95%
2 Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer(EVA) 2%~3%
3 Ultra-fine nano carbon black 0.8%
4 Functional agent 2%~4%
5 Antioxidant(RD) 0.2%

4. Mechanism of action
 A. Aggregate tackifying effect: the high modulus modifier is mixed with th
e aggregate first, and partially melted on the surface of the aggregate, w
hich improves the cohesiveness of the aggregate.
B. Modified asphalt function: high modulus modifier partially dissolves o
r swells in Asphalt during transportation of wet mixing mixture, forming
cementation, so as to improve softening point, increase viscosity and red
uce heat sensitivity.
C. Fiber reinforcement: the microcrystalline zone formed by high modulus m
odifier polymer is partially drawn into fiber during mixing, and the fibe
r reinforcement is formed by bridging and crosslinking in the aggregate f
ramework.
D. Deformation recovery function: the elastic component of high modulus mod
ifier has the function of elastic recovery of deformed part of pavement at hi
gher temperature, thus reducing the permanent deformation of formed asphalt p
avement.
5. Product Characteristics
Significantly improve the rutting resistance ability of the asphalt mix
ture;
Improve the fatigue performance of asphalt mixture;
Good noise reduction effect;
Add when mixing the asphalt mixture, easy to use;
Easy for measurement and use;
For long-term storage at room temperature;
Direct cast method input mixture can save the asphalt modification production process,
save the modification cost, reduce the carbon emissions; can reduce the asphalt
consumption by about 0.1%, reduce the engineering cost, is a real new material for low-
carbon asphalt pavement.

6. Product use
High modulus modifier joins the asphalt mixture, which is mainly used
in the middle and lower layers of the road pavement (especially in the ca
se of the middle surface layer) to significantly improve the modulus of t
he asphalt mixture, thus improving the high temperature stability (high t
emperature rut resistance) and fatigue resistance, and improving the wate
r stability and low temperature crack resistance of the mixture.
7. Scope of the applicable roads
 Highways and urban expressways, trunk roads, airport runways, and municipal roads;
Highway heavy traffic sections, heavy load and overloaded vehicles more sections;
Pavement in high temperature and rainy areas;
Bus lanes;
Crossing of city roads, bus stations, freight yards, and port terminals.

8. Application technology of high modulus modifier in asphal

t mixture
During the pavement construction, the product dosage is 0.2% -0.6% (w
eight percentage) of the asphalt mixture. According to the best economic
consumption ratio of high modulus modifier particles determined by the te
st, while adding 180℃ -190℃ aggregate to the mixing pot, a certain amou
nt of high modulus modifier is directly added to the mixing pot. The dry
mixing time of the high modulus modifier and the aggregate is not less th
an 10 seconds, so that the high modulus modifier is evenly dispersed into
the mixture, and then, a certain amount of base asphalt is added and wet
mixed to get the asphalt mixture of pavement
9. use of high modulus modifiers
 Manual metering additive (the mixture production volume should be used hourly)
 Automatic metering additive equipment (large mixture production capacity or suitable for
large engineering projects)

10. Packaging, storage and transportation of products

The product is packaged in a composite kraft paper woven bag or a composi
te plastic woven bag, with a net weight of 25KG (per bag that can be custom
ized according to the user's use). The mode of transportation is the genera
l cargo transportation.
Avoid sun exposure and rain during storage and transportation.
Products shall be stored in room temperature and dry warehouse.
The validity period of the product is 36 months from the production date.
If the technical indicators of the product beyond the validity period meet
the requirements, they can still be used.

Data specification for the high modulus modifier

test
1. Summary of high-modulus modifier mixture
 With the economic development, road traffic, especially the increase o
f heavy vehicles and the use of high pressure tyre tires, and the lasting
summer heat weather, rutting has become one of the main forms of early dam
age of road asphalt pavement. Especially on the highway with long steep sl
opes and more sharp bends, the heavy car driving speed is slow, and the lo
ad of the vehicle acts on the road for time, which is prone to serious rut
damage. Ruts not only deform the road and damage the flatness of the road,
etc. High-speed vehicles will drift when the water in the rut groove, caus
ing driving danger and seriously endangering driving safety. At the same t
ime, the ruts deepen, which makes the steering wheel difficult to control
and increases the risk of driving.
At a certain temperature and loading rate, the greater the viscosity o
f the asphalt, the greater the viscosity resistance of its asphalt mixtur
e. The stronger the shear deformation ability, the better the rut resistan
ce of the asphalt mixture. Domestic and foreign studies show that for the
same deformation, a high modulus asphalt mixture requires much greater ext
ernal power than a low modulus asphalt mixture, i. e., a longer load durat
ion at greater wheel load pressure or the same wheel load. The modulus of
asphalt mixture is proportional to the rut resistance of asphalt pavement.
The higher the modulus of asphalt mixture, the stronger the rut resistance
of the paved asphalt pavement.Therefore, improving the modulus of asphalt
mixture is an important means to solve the problem of road vehicle remova
l.
Under heavy traffic conditions, the modulus of asphalt mixture should
be improved: modified asphalt (such as PG 76 or PG82) with high PG perfor
mance grade; second, "high modulus modifier" product is directly added to
ordinary asphalt mixture; the third is to add fiber material (the effect
of this method is not obvious). In recent years, the method of directly i
nvesting "high modulus modifier" to improve the modulus of ordinary aspha
lt mixture has received wide attention.

2. Characteristics of high modulus modifier and its ad

vantages compared with modified asphalt
Adding a high modulus modifier to the ordinary asphalt mixture can s
ignificantly improve the high-temperature performance (high-temperature ru
t resistance) and fatigue resistance, and improve the water damage resista
nce and low-temperature cracking performance of the asphalt mixture.
 The high modulus modifier is directly put into the mixing pot for mi
xing with the aggregate, without the need to add special equipment, thus e
liminating the reaction equipment, shear equipment and development equipme
nt needed for the production of modified asphalt. It has the advantages of
small energy consumption and relatively low cost to avoid the risk of segr
egation due to modified asphalt and unstable storage.
With high modulus modifiers, the grading of the asphalt mixture is n
ot changed at any mix, only to fine tune the asphalt ratio.The high modulu
s modifier is put directly into the mixing pan, by only slightly extending
the mixing time and increasing the construction temperature (up to 5℃ bel
ow the construction temperature of the SBS modified asphalt). Mixing, pavi
ng, rolling and other processes need not be changed.
High-modulus modifiers are highly bonded to the aggregate, without r
equiring adhesive and anti-stripping agents. The amount of SBS modified as
phalt in asphalt mixture has the maximum limit, that is, we cannot rely on
increasing the amount of SBS modified asphalt to improve the modulus of th
e mixture, while the high modulus modifier can adjust the mixture accordin
g to the modulus value required by the asphalt mixture to meet the mixture
modulus required by different road conditions.
Convenient construction and energy saving.

3. Comparison of two main methods to improve the modulus

of asphalt mixture
Table 3 Comparative analysis under the two methods

Method 1: Method 2:
PG grade modified aspha High modulus modifier is directly
lt (P G 82-28) added into the mixture
Save the preparation process
of modified asphalt, no react
The preparation of modified
ion equipment, shear equipmen
asphalt requires reaction e
t, development equipment, nor
quipment, shear equipment a
the stabilization process, th
In the prep nd development equipment, r
e process equipment is simpl
aration pr equiring stabilization proc
e. Good compatibility with ma
ocess ess, production process is
trix asphalt, wide matrix asp
complex and high selectivit
halt selection surface, and a
y for matrix asphalt.
ny substrate asphalt is avail
able.
High energy consumption, hig The energy consumption is smal
At cost and
quality h cost, and high storage l and the cost is relatively l
The risk of instability lead ow without storage
ing to disgregation. No lon Storage instability leads to s
g-term heat storage. egregation risks. Products can

The modulus can be improved,
but at each test temperature
is lower than the "Method I
On improvin I".The amount of modified
g the mixtu asphalt in the mixture ha
re modulus s the maximum limit, whic
h cannot be relied indefi
nitely
Increase in this case
be stored for long time.
The modulus is higher than Met
hod I, and the modulus of the
mixture increases with the inc
reasing "addition" in the mixt
ure,
To meet the technical requirem
ents of different road conditi
ons. Inspection
 The amount of modified asph
alt to improve the modulus
of the mixture. That is, to
improve the modulus effect
is not obvious.
When the high modulus modifie
r dosage is 0.5% of the mixtu
re, the mixture modulus is 2
times higher than that of P G
82-28 modified asphalt.

4. product dosage
The dosage of high modulus modifiers is determined by laborat
ory tests to meet the strength modulus requirements required for
highway asphalt mixtures.

5. Road performance test of high modulus modifier

High-temperature resistance and performance

Table 4. Experimental results of ac20 mixture rutting

60℃ dynamic Stability 70℃ dynamic Stability

The Project
(times / mm) (times / mm)
AC-20I. 2380 620
AC-20I + 0.3% high modu
lus modifier 7220 1366
AC-20I + 0.4% high modu
lus modifier 10986 2875
It can be seen from the test data in the table above, that the
rut resistance of the mixture is significantly improved by adding
a "high modulus modifier". After the addition of 0.3% and 0.4% hig
h modulus modifier in the heavy intersection asphalt mixture surfa
ce layer, the dynamic stability of 60℃,0.7MPa can reach over 5000
times / mm and over 7000 times / mm, respectively.
Water damage resistance
Table 5 Experimental results of freezing and melt splitting of AC-20 mixture

Splitting strengt Splitting strengt R2/R1.

The Pr
h before freezing h after freezing and
oject （%）
and thawing R1 thawing R2 (MPa)
(MPa)
AC-20 1.00 0.80 80
I.
AC-20I + 0.3%
1.40 1.30 92.
High-modulus
8
modifier
 AC-20I + 0.4%
1.60 1.50 93.
High-modulus
8
modifier
According to the JTG F40-2004 standard requirements of the Min
istry of Communications, the water stability of the asphalt mixtur
e adopts the pre-post splitting strength ratio before freezing and
thawing. It can be seen from the data above that the absolute valu
e of the cracking strength and the residual strength ratio of the
mixture with high modulus modifier have been significantly improve
d, so the water damage performance is very good.
Low-temperature crack resistance

The low temperature performance of the asphalt mixture refers

to the ability of the asphalt mixture to resist the low temperatur
e shrinkage crack at the low temperature in winter. The Chinese sp
ecification is characterized by the destructive strain obtained by
the low temperature bending experiment. According to the JTJ 053-2
000 standard of the Ministry of Communications, the experimental r
esults are as follows:
Table 6 Anti-low-temperature bending properties of AC20 Mixtures (-10 ℃)

Bend and
Strength meas
Bend tensile st ure modulus pull str
The Project ain
rength (MPa) (MPa)
(με)
AC-20I. 12.0 4281 2814
AC-20I + 0.3% high modu
11.2 3963 2831
lus modifier
AC-20I + 0.4% high modu
10.1 3488 2886
lus modifier
It can be seen from the above table that, after adding the hig
h modulus modulator, the bending tensile strength and strength mod
ulus index are reduced, but the range is not large, and the bendin
g strain index does not change much, indicating that the high stre
ngth asphalt material has no adverse effect on the low temperature
performance of the asphalt mixture.