MALAYSIA RUBBER BOARD (MRB)

Technology of
Rubberised Road
In Malaysia by
MRB
Cuplump Modified Bitumen (CMB)
- Technology developed by Malaysian Rubber
Board
- mixture produced from bitumen and Natural
Rubber
Cup lump modified for Road Pavement
Application
Phase 1
CMB Process

Phase 2
CMA Process

Phase 3
Road Construction
 Cup lump Modified Bitumen
Preparation/Process

Bitumen
Fresh cup lump CMB

Rubberised bitumen – a mixture of rubber and bitumen mixed at

elevated temperature
 Cup lump Modified Bitumen
(CMB) for Road Pavement

Aggregate
CMB CMA

CMA – a mixture CMB and bitumen mixed at elevated

temperature
 Cup lump Modified Bitumen
(CMB) for Road Pavement

CMA CMA WEARING COURSE CMA ROAD

PAVEMENT

CMA – a mixture CMB and bitumen mixed at elevated

temperature
 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF THE PRODUCTS- BINDER

POLYMER MODIFIED
TEST CMB PMB

PMB PRIOR (RTFOT)

Viscosity, max. 3 Pa.s, test <3.0 Max 3.0
temperature 135˚C

Equivalent to PMB 76
Dynamic shear, G*/sin δ minimum 1.00 kPa, 10 rad/s,
test temperature
Penetration, 100 g, 5 s, 25 °C, 0.1mm <50 Not stated

Equivalent to PMB 60
Ring and ball softening point,
minimum, °C
Flash point, minimum, °C >230 230

Mass loss, maximum % 0.08 1

PG Grading PG76 PG76

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 Cuplump Modified Asphalt Properties
Test Stage 1

Mix design Parameter Cup lump Polymer Modified Asphalt

Moified Asphalt Concrete
Aggregate grading Concrete
Stability, S Comply >13000 N
Binder content test Flow, F Comply 2.0 – 5.0 mm
Marshall stability & flow test Stiffness, S/F Comply >2600 N/mm
Air Void in Mix (VIM) Comply 3.0 – 5.0 %
Voids in Aggregate filled Comply 70 – 80%
with bitumen (VFB)

Direct tension test Comply >2500 MPa

resilient Modulus

Dynamic , unconfined , Comply >75MPa

compressive test