Determination of temperature regimes of producing of mastic asphalt concrete mixtures on bitumen binders of different consistency

Problem. The temperature of mastic as-phalts mixing is significantly higher than the one for hot asphalt mixtures. It is due using of high viscous bitumens as a mixture component and realizing the main advantage of mastic asphalt – its ability to flow and compact with its own weight at high tempera-ture. There is no uniform way to assign the process temperatures for mastic asphalt. Goal. To find the process temperatures for mastic asphalt with bitumen binders differ by viscosity as a researching on tem-perature influence and influence of binder concentra-tion on properties of mastic asphalt is a goal of this research work. Methodology. The mastic asphalt mixtures and asphalt concrete with conventional pavement bitumen 70/100 (penetration is 85 dmm) and high viscous bitumen (penetration is 38 dmm) are chosen for research. The mineral aggregates contain 42 % of crushed granite 5-10 mm, 33 % of granite screening and 33 % of limestone powder. The properties of mastic asphalts are evaluated with EN 12697-20:2003, SOU 42.1-37641918-106:2013 and DSTU EN 13108-6:2018. Results. It was found a significant influence of amount and viscosity of bitu-men and a temperature on workability of mastic as-phalt mixture and on properties of mastic asphalt concrete. Originality. The comparative analysis of workability of mastic asphalt mixture and properties of mastic asphalt concrete with bitumens differ in viscosity is a scientific originality of presented re-search. Practical value. Due to research results it is not reasonable to assign the temperature that sup-plies viscosity of 0.5 Pa•s as a temperature of mixing of mastic asphalt. The temperature conditions of mastic asphalt mixing are much higher (200 – 240 °C). To evaluate workability and find a minimal acceptable temperature of mixture it is possible to use the thickness of the mixture layer after spreading as an indicator. With this the acceptable workability of the mastic asphalt mixture can be characterized by thickness of its layer 30 mm or less after spreading.