Predicting performance properties of stone-mastic asphalt concrete
https://doi.org/10.37538/2224-9494-2026-1(48)-226-239
EDN: AYJCRA
Abstract
Introduction. Moscow’s road network experiences significant traffic loads. To extend the service life of the road surface, stone mastic asphalt concrete is used in the upper layers. With the introduction of the new asphalt concrete design system (American and European) and the abolition of the old system, the issue of determining the optimal asphalt concrete mix composition has become relevant.
Aim. To confirm the hypothesis that new State standards for asphalt concrete allow modeling asphalt concrete mixtures in accordance with real operating conditions.
Materials and methods. A number of hypotheses are considered to explain the obtained results and predict the properties of road asphalt concrete.
Results. This article presents the results of extensive practical work involving the construction of test sections on the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD), where asphalt concrete was designed as the top layer of the pavement in accordance with State Standard 31015-2002, State Standard R 58406.1-2020, and State Standard R 58401.2-2019. Analysis of the monitoring results for the MKAD test sections was conducted over a three-year period.
Conclusions. It was shown that maximum rutting occurs in lanes 1 and 2 regardless of the asphalt concrete mix composition. The results indicate that rut depth is independent of both the experimental mix composition and the aggregate size of the asphalt concrete mix. It was noted that asphalt concrete pavements made from the traditional Moscow mix of SMA-20 on PBB 60 according to State Standard 31015-2002 are comparable in wear resistance to the pavements on seven experimental sections, while being less expensive than asphalt concrete mixes according to the new State Standards R.
Keywords
top layer of road surface,
track,
wearing layer,
performance properties,
test sections,
Moscow Ring Road,
experiment,
SMA
Supporting agencies: No funding support was obtained for the research.
About the Author
O. N. Nikonova
State Budgetary Institution of the City of Moscow “Motorways”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga N. Nikonova, Head of the Department of Quality Control and Innovation Activities
Narodnogo Opolcheniya str., 31, Moscow, 123154
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Nikonova O.N. Predicting performance properties of stone-mastic asphalt concrete. Bulletin of Science and Research Center of Construction. 2026;48(1):226-239. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.37538/2224-9494-2026-1(48)-226-239. EDN: AYJCRA
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