Warm Mix Asphalt

2014
Mārtiņš Zaumanis

Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) technologies have potential to reduce the application temperature of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) and improve workability without compromising the performance of asphalt pavement. This promises various benefits, e.g. a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, decreased energy consumption and costs, improved working conditions, better compaction, extended paving season, higher reclaimed asphalt content, earlier opening to traffic, etc. These benefits as well as the potential concerns are discussed in this chapter. Mix design considerations and possible specializations of WMA technologies are summarized. Different WMA production technologies are reviewed with an emphasis on practical applications.

Keywords
Warm Mix Asphalt
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-44719-2_10
Hyperlink
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-662-44719-2_10

Zaumanis, M. Warm Mix Asphalt. In: Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability and Pavements. Berlin: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014. pp.309-334. ISBN 978-3-662-44718-5. e-ISBN 978-3-662-44719-2. Available from: doi:10.1007/978-3-662-44719-2_10

Publication language
English (en)