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Abstract:The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of using waste tires (crumb rubber) in the
construction of asphalt pavements in Colorado. Two pilot test sections and one control section were constructed
and observed over a five-year period to meet this objective. The two pilot test sections were built using two
crumb rubber modified (CRM) asphalt processes. One process uses ground tire rubber (GTR) blended with hot
asphalt cement at the asphalt plant to form the hot mix asphalt. This is referred to as the Wet Process. The other
process blends GTR and asphalt cement at a remote blending facility and is then transported to the hot mix plant
to produce the hot mix asphalt. This process is the Terminal Blend method. In addition, a control section was
constructed containing a conventional binder. Binders in the two test sections containing GTR and the control
section met the specifications for PG 64-28 asphalt. Each of the three test sections contains approximately 1,000
tons of 2-inch asphalt overlay placed over a cold-milled surface in the eastbound driving lane of US 34 Bypass
near Greeley, CO. Construction of the test and control sections occurred in the summer of 2009.
The goal of this research project is to evaluate the performance of the crumb rubber test sections compared with
the conventional control section and depending on performance, develop Colorado-specific materials and
construction specifications for ground tire modified asphalt pavements. Also, the research project aims to
develop guidelines and best management practices for the construction of ground tire modified asphalt
pavements. Transverse cracking began in the rubber modified sections after 22 months of service and
longitudinal cracking began after 29 months. The control sections have no transverse cracking to date with
longitudinal cracking beginning to appear after 56 months.
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