Experimental investigation on related properties of asphalt mastic containing recycled red brick powder

Some properties of asphalt mastic containing recycled red brick powder (RBP) were investigated in this paper. RBP was used as filler in asphalt mastic. The investigated mastic consisted of asphalt and filler at a mass ratio of 1:1. Penetration, softening point and high-temperature viscosity were tested. Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR) was used to conduct frequency sweep test of asphalt mastic. The introduction of RBP resulted in reduced penetration, increased softening point, apparent activation energy, complex shear modulus in the low frequency area and high-temperature viscosity. It indicates that RBP may have some positive effect on high-temperature properties but some negative effect on low-temperature properties of asphalt mastic. It is also believed that the average compacting temperature of asphalt mixture containing RBP is 6.5 °C higher than that containing limestone mineral filler (LMF).