Assessment of Effectiveness of Rejuvenators on Artificially Aged Mortar

AbstractA preventive maintenance strategy of spraying rejuvenators on asphalt pavement surfaces is being considered as a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable option to extend the service life of existing asphalt concrete pavements. Rejuvenators might penetrate into the asphalt concrete and soften (rejuvenate) the bituminous binder. In this paper, the rejuvenation effectiveness of two rejuvenators on an artificially aged mortar is assessed. Cylindrical mortar specimens were prepared from the artificially aged mortar and then treated by the rejuvenators. The rheological and shear fatigue properties of the reference and treated mortar specimens were measured using dynamic shear tests. Meantime, a three-dimensional column model was created to investigate the dynamic shear test’s capability of detecting the rheological properties of a composite column with a soft material in its outer part and a stiff material in its inner part. From finite-element modeling, it is found that the shear modulus of the ...