SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF ASPHALT CONCRETE USING FIBER-GLASS

Abstract

In the process of pavement design, asphalt concrete (AC) is the popular choice of engineers. This material is typically used as the surface layer of road surface. AC has many advantages. However, when AC is used in Vietnam, many of its disadvantages have been revealed. AC uses asphalt as a binder, so it has many properties similar to those of asphalt. The quality of AC is greatly reduced when subjected to the adverse effects of temperature and water. The consequence of this problem is that after a short time of use the roads in Vietnam damage very quickly. This study uses glass-fibers reinforced as a solution to improving the mechanical properties and physiology of AC under the simultaneous effects of water and high temperatures.