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Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) is the result of removing old asphalt pavement material. RAP consists of high quality well-graded aggregate coated with asphalt cement. The removal of asphalt concrete is done for reconstruction purposes, resurfacing, or to obtain access to buried utilities. The disposal of RAP represents a large loss of valuable source of high quality aggregate. This research investigates the properties of concrete utilizing recycled reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP). Two control mixes with normal aggregate were designed with water cement ratios of 0.45 and 0.5. The control mixes resulted in compressive strengths of 50 and 33 MPa after 28 days of curing. The coarse fraction of RAP was used to replace the coarse aggregate with 25, 50, 75, and 100% for both mixtures. In addition to the control mix (0%), the mixes containing RAP were evaluated for slump, compressive strength, flexural strength, and modulus of elasticity. Durability was evaluated using surface absorption test.

 

Keywords

Reclaimed asphalt pavement Concrete Compressive strength Elastic moduli

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Al-Oraimi, S., F. Hassan, H., & Hago, A. (2009). Recycling of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement in Portland Cement Concrete. The Journal of Engineering Research [TJER], 6(1), 37–45. https://doi.org/10.24200/tjer.vol6iss1pp37-45

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