The Pavement Engineering Laboratory (DEC/CTRN/UFCG)’s main objective is to train undergraduate and postgraduate students at the Federal University of Campina Grande through partnerships with public and private companies operating in the education sector, of evaluation, construction, restoration and maintenance projects in the area of Geotechnics, as well as establishing the consolidation and training of new researchers.
The objective of this project is collaboration between the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG) and Petrobras through: feeding and updating data to assist in the development of the Brazilian method for sizing asphalt pavements (MeDiNa) based on data obtained in experimental highway lanes in the Northeast region, monitored by the Pavement Engineering Laboratory – LEP; study of the rheological behavior of asphalt binders; study of permanent deformation models applied to materials used in asphalt coatings and granular layers of flexible pavements; study of fatigue performance in asphalt mixtures applying the theory of viscoelastic continuous damage – VECD.
The constant increases in axle loads, tire pressures and vehicle volumes on highways have led to the adoption of strategies to improve the original properties of asphalt binders. Among these, the most used, to overcome the deficiencies of the pure binder, is the modification with one or more types of additives. Some additives have been used for modification, such as sodium hydroxide (lime), titanium dioxide, clays, among others. When these are added in nano size they can provide improvements to the physical, mechanical and rheological properties of binders and asphalt mixtures. As an objective, this line of research studies the incorporation of additives, in nano dimensions, in order to increase the durability of pavements and reduce damage from permanent deformation.
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