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ABSTRACT
There are three major types of asphalt surfacings, characterized by a mixtureof bitumen and
stone aggregate. These are: Dense Graded asphalt (DGA); Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) and
Open Graded Asphalt (OGA). Asphalt surfacings differ by the proportion of different size
aggregate, the amount of bitumen added and the presence of otheradditives and material. The
first aim of this study is to provide an updated systematic review of the evaluation of stone
mastic asphalt in construction. The second aim is to develop knowledge readers and
researchers for advantages and disadvantages of stone mastic asphalt to help focus future
research in this area.
KEYWORDS: Stone Mastic Asphalt; Dense Graded asphalt; Open Graded Asphalt;
Pavemet
INTRODUCTION
The mixture without excessive losses through the dust extraction system. Filler systems that
add filler directly into the drum rather than aggregate feed are preferred. Pelletised fibres may be
added through systems designed for addition of recycled materials, but a more effective means is
addition through a special delivery line that is combined with the bitumen delivery, so that the
fibre is captured by bitumen at the point of addition to the mixture. Stone mastic asphalt had its
origins in Germany in the late 1960’s as an asphalt resistant to damage by studded tyres. Stone
mastic asphalt is a popular asphalt in Europe for the surfacing of heavily trafficked roads, airfields
and harbor areas. It is also called splittmastixasphalt in German speaking countries and elsewhere
may be called split mastic asphalt, gritmastic asphalt or stone matrix asphalt. In Australia it is
normally called stone mastic asphalt or SMA for short. There are many definitions of SMA.
APRG Technical Note 2 (1993) defines SMA as “a gap graded wearing course mix with a high
proportion of coarse aggregate content which interlocks to form a stone-on-stone skeleton to resist
permanent deformation. The mix is filled with a mastic of bitumen and filler to which fibres are
added in order to provide adequate stability of the bitumen and to prevent drainage of the binder
during transport and placement.” The European definition of SMA (Michaut, 1995) is “a gap-
graded asphalt concrete composed of a skeleton of crushed aggregates bound with a mastic
mortar.” The binder content is generally increased because of segregation problems. “These
materials are not pourable. It is common practice to use additives and/or modified binders in the
manufacture of these materials especially to allow the binder content to be raised and to reduce
segregation between the coarse fraction and the mortar.” Australian Standard AS2150 (1995)
- 49 -
Vo
ol. 17 [2012], Bund
d. HN 50
Figure 1: Compparison
off Common Asphaalt Mix
Types
Siince its “discovery” in Europe in th he early 19660s, and thee completionn of many trialst in
Ameriica, Australiaa and severaal other coun
ntries, SMA has risen inn status to suuch a level thhat it is
now regarded
r as the
t premium m pavement surfacing
s couurse for heaavy duty pav vements, highh speed
motorwways and hig ghways, andd other roadss having highh volumes off truck trafficc. (Craig Caampbell,
1999)
Ston
ne Mastiic Aspha
alt Prope
erties
Thhe concept behind
b the development
d of SMA is fairly straigght forward. The SMA mixture m
consissts of two maajor componnents:(a) A “skeleton”
“ off large sized aggregate, anda (b) A “m mortar”,
or maastic, consistting of the remaining
r agggregate, thee asphalt bin nder, and a stabilising additive
a
(Hadddock, et al, 19 993). APRG (1998) indiccates that thee essence of SMA is a high coarse agggregate
contennt with a hiigh binder anda filler coontent. This binder/fillerr mixture fo orms a “masstic”. A
stabiliising agent iss normally used to avoid binder drainnage during transport
t andd placement. Due to
the vooids between the coarse aaggregate beiing filled witth the rich mastic,
m the resulting air vooids are
lower than would otherwise be b the case with
w a conveentional densse graded assphalt. Stonee mastic
asphallt has excelleent deformatiion and duraability characcteristics, alo
ong with good fatigue resistance.
Stone mastic asphaalt has a rouggh surface teexture whichh offers good d skid resistannce and loweer noise
characcteristics thaan dense gradded asphalt. The enhancced deformation resistan nce, or resisttance to
ruttingg, compared to dense graaded asphalt is achieved through mecchanical inteerlock from the t high
coarsee aggregate content
c form
ming a strong stone skeletton. In densee graded asphhalt, the leann mastic
providdes the stabillity. The impproved durabbility of SMA A comes fro om its slow rate
r of deteriioration
Vol. 17 [2012], Bund. HN 51
obtained from the low permeability of the binder rich mastic cementing the aggregate together.
The increased fatigue resistance is a result of higher bitumen content, a thicker bitumen film and
lower air voids content. The higher binder content should also contribute to flexibility and
resistance to reflection cracking from underlying cracked pavements. This is supported from the
experience from trials undertaken in the United States, where cracking (thermal and reflective) has
not been a significant problem. Fat spots appear to be the biggest problem. These are caused by
segregation, draindown, high asphalt content or improper amount of stabiliser (Brown, et al,
1997). The rich mastic provides good workability and fret resistance (aggregate retention). The
high binder and filler content provides a durable, fatigue resistant, long life asphalt surfacing for
heavily trafficked areas. The difficult task in designing an SMA mix is to ensure a strong stone
skeleton and that it contains the correct amount of binder. Too much binder assists in pushing the
coarse aggregate particles apart, while too little results in a mix that is difficult to compact,
contains high air voids and has too thin a binder coating - and hence is less desirable (Wonson,
1998). An SMA, properly designed and produced, has excellent properties: (1) The stone skeleton,
with its high internal friction, will give excellent shear resistance, (2) The binder rich, voidless
mastic will give it good durability and good resistance to cracking, (3) The very high concentration
of large stones - three to four times higher than in a conventional dense graded asphalt - will give
it superior resistance to wear, and (4) The surface texture is rougher than that of dense graded
asphalt and will assure good skid resistance and proper light reflection. In Germany, surface
courses of SMA have proven themselves to be exceptionally resistant to permanent deformation
and durable surfaces subject to heavy traffic loads and severe climatic conditions (DAV, 1992).
There is little detailed, recorded SMA performance data. It has a very good reputation in Europe
and performance has been reported as exceptional in almost every case – perhaps this is a
recommendation of its own. Stone mastic asphalt surface courses are reported to show excellent
results in terms of being particularly stable and durable in traffic areas with maximum loads and
under a variety of weather conditions (Wonson, 1996).
AGG
GREGA
ATES
Thhe strength, toughness
t annd rut resistannce of SMA depends mo ostly on the aggregate
a in the mix
being 100% crusshed aggregaate with goood shape (ccubicle) andd stringent limits for abrasion a
resistaance, flakineess index, crrushing strenngth and whhere approprriate, polishiing resistancce. Fine
aggreggate requirem ments vary from 50% crushed/50%
c % natural sannd but trendiing to 75%//25% to
even hhigher propoortions of cruushed materiial. The sandd used must be crushed sand as the internal
frictioon of the sand
d fraction larrgely contribuutes to the ovverall stability of SMA.
Binder
Sttone mastic asphalt conntains more binder thann conventionnal dense graded g mixees, with
percenntages ranginng from aboout 6.0% up to 7.5%. Heeavy duty peerformance is i usually ennhanced
with ppolymers andd fibers. Thesse help to pro ovide a thickk aggregate coating
c to thee aggregate, and the
prevenntion of draiin down durring transporrtation and placement.
p C
Class 320 bittumen is commmonly
used ffor most applications. Muultigrade binnders and poolymer modiffied binders (PMB) can be b used
to givee even greater deformatiion resistance. The type of PMB mosst commonly y used with SMA
S is
styrenne butadiene styrene (SB BS) which is i an elastom meric polymmer type. Brrown et al (1997a)
(
reported that SMA A incorporatiing an SBS PMB P producced more rut resistant miixes than SMMA with
unmoddified bindeer. Superior fatigue lives are also reported as a consequuence of ussing an
SMA//SBS system m. Modified binders
b are used
u for several reasons, including: (1) To increease the
resistaance to perm
manent deform mation, (2) To
T increase thhe life span of the pavem ment surface, (3) To
reducee application
n and damagee risks especcially in casees of very thin layers, annd (4) To redduce the
need ffor a drainagee inhibitor (tthough this can
c still be neecessary withh some PMB Bs).
Mineral Filler
MMineral filler is that porttion passing the 0.075 mm m sieve. Itt will usuallly consist off finely
divideed mineral matter
m such ass rock dust, Portland cem ment, hydrated lime, ground limestonne dust,
cemennt plant or flyy ash. Experiience in Ausstralia has shhown that hyddrated lime will
w greatly assist
a in
resistinng stripping under adverrse moisture conditions annd is stronglly recommennded for incluusion in
SMA mixes.
Vol. 17 [2012], Bund. HN 53
Fibres
The inclusion of cellulose or mineral fibres during the mixing process as a stabilizing agent
has several advantages including: (1) Increased binder content, (2) Increased film thickness on the
aggregate by 30-40%, (3) Increased mix stability, (4) Some interlocking between the fibres and the
aggregates which improves strength, and (5) Reduction in the possibility of drain down during
transport and paving. (Craig Campbell, 1999) There are many binder carriers on the market
including cellulose, mineral rock, wool fibres, glass fibres, silaceous acid (artificial silica), rubber
powder and rubber granules and polymers (less often). When both technical aspects and costs are
considered, cellulose fibres have turned out to be the best carriers in practice (Wonson, 1996).
Table 1: Relative
R Perfoormance of SMA
S
Life Cycle
C Co
osting
Coosts are alwaays difficult to obtain an nd compare. Evidence too date in botth the Unitedd States
and AAustralia shoows that the initial costss of SMA arre 20-40% higher h than conventionaal dense
gradedd asphalt in place in roaad applicatioons. To deterrmine wheth her SMA is more cost effective
than a conventionnal dense graded
g asphaalt surfacingg, whole off life or annnualised cassh flow
techniiques are useed. These tecchniques takke into accouunt the higheer initial costt of SMA (220- 40%
higherr than conveentional densse graded assphalt in placce in road applications)
a and the lonnger life
expecttancy of SM MA. (Craig Campbell,
C 19999). APRG G (1998) founnd that if a conventionaal dense
gradedd asphalt waas designed to t achieve a 20 year design life bassed on a certtain layer thhickness
required, say 50 mm m asphalt overlay to resistr deformmation and/o or fatigue, thhen it wouldd not be
unreassonable to allow an addittional five yeears life if ann SMA was substituted.
s T increasedd initial
The
costs of SMA com mpared to conventional
c dense gradeed asphalt reesult from th he use of prremium
qualityy materials, higher
h bitummen content, useu of fibress, increased quality
q control requiremeents and
lower production rates
r due to increased mixing
m times. However, costs
c vary coonsiderably with
w the
size of the projectt, and also on
o haul distaances. Collinns (1996) repported that th he State of Georgia
G
had prroduced a set of life cyclle costs based on the Statte’s experien nce and reasoonable mix designs.
d
The annalysis showwed there werre savings inn the order of o 5% using SMA S over dense
d graded asphalt
for ovverlay work. The analysiis used the assumptions
a of rehabilitaation intervalls of 7-10 yeears for
dense graded mixxes and 10-115 years forr SMA. The costings were based on n an overlayy of an
existinng Portland cement
c conccrete (PCC) pavement,
p annd a 3% diffferential disccount rate ovver a 30
year analysis
a periood and assummed: (1) Thee costs of SM MA are on average
a 25%% higher thann dense
gradedd asphalt, (2)) The periodd between ressheeting is on o average 10 0 years for dense
d gradedd and 15
years for SMA, (3 3) Continuedd inflation raates at 4%, annd (4) A 30 year analysiis period. Hoowever,
even considering
c the potentiall for increassed costs, the Georgia Department
D o Transport (DOT)
of
have found
f the usse of SMA to t be quite costc effectivve based on improved peerformance and the
potenttial for incrreased serviice life. Thhe Alaska DOT D (NAPA A, 1998), hash found thhat the
approxximately 15% % increase inn SMA cost compared too conventionnal mixtures is more thann offset
by a 440% additionnal life from a reduction in i rutting. Justification foor the use of SMA is in whole
w of
life orr annualized costing. It appears
a that SMA
S could be cost effecctive for majjor routes wiith high
perforrmance, duraability and frrictional requ uirements. G Given that a life span inccrease of fivee to ten
years can be obtainned, and thee additional advantages
a arre gained, it is clear that the choice of
o SMA
can bee a good inveestment.
Vol. 17 [2012], Bund. HN 55
CONCLUSIONS
This paper has reviewed on stone mastic asphalt that addressed these major elements through
interviews with anumber of respondents and through an investigation of previous researches used
SMA. It is concluded that SMA is an appropriate asphalt in construction. The use of SMA does
not show any systemic safety issues. There are however institutional issues that influence the
effective use.
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