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A Research Paper on Porous Asphalt Pavement

Vaibhav Patil1, Pooja Patil1, Jayashree Patil 1, Mrunal Patil1, Kirtee Sawant1, Mr. S. P. Patil2
1 2
B. E. Student, Faculty
Department of Civil Engineering
ineering, Padmabhooshan Vasantraodada Patil Institute of Technology,
Budhgaon, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is to recharge ground water to Japan was about 1987. Porous asphalt is an innovative
underplaying aquifers and reduce risk of flood road surfacing technology which allows water to enter
condition. Porous asphalt pavement is an alternative into the asphalt mixes beyond its continuous air voids,
technology that differs from traditional asphalt several studies are quantified high removal rates of
pavement designs, that the pavement permits fluid to total suspended solids, metals, oils, and grease, as
pass freely through it. Porous asphalt pavement also well as moderate removal for phosphorus, from using
reduces and control surface runoff of surrounding porous asphalt pavement. Porous
Por asphalt pavements
area. This technique also can be used as additional with stone reservoirs aree a multifunctional, low
way of storm water ter management. The past few studies impact development technology that integrate
suggests that, porous asphalt pavement intended to be ecological and environmental goals for a site with
used for parking lots, storm water management, water land development goals, reducing the net
quality treatment, peak flow reduction and noise environmental impact for a project.
control. The research has focused on improving
quality and quantity tity of ground water. This study Not only do they provide a strong pavement surface
includes model making and checking performance of for parking, walkways, trails and roadways, they are
that constructed pavement model. Study investigates designed to manage and treat storm water runoff.
performance of aggregates and porous asphalt used in With proper design and installation, porous asphalt
projects, such as properties of aggregates like impact pavements can provide a cost-effective
cost solution for
value, crushingng value, specific gravity, abrasion test. storm water management in an environmentally
Tests performance on porous asphalt includes friendly way.
ductility test, stripping value test and penetration test.
Porosity of the asphalt mastic is usually between 15
Study includes sample making of various proportion
and 20 percent. The sub-base base layers may include
of asphalt and aggregates. Total 9 samples were made
water storage systems or normal pavement structure
to check
eck which sample gives best performance as per
as used also under impermeable surfaces (overlay
the requirement. Out of 9 samples, 6% asphalt with
structure).
re). Functionality of the porous asphalt
10mm aggregate + grit sample gives required
pavement is the same as that of other pervious
performance.
pavements. Storm water infiltrates to soil through
Keywords: Crushing strength, Impact value, Ductility, pavement layer and it reduces ponding and need of
Penetration, stripping value sewer systems. Effects on friction and hydrological
systems are positive.
itive. Additional benefits are also
I. INTRODUCTION noise reduction, which is desirable feature in
Porous asphalt (PA) also namely open graded asphalt residential or high trafficked area and better visibility
has been use as a wearing surface since the 1950s. Its when there is hydroplaning, spraying and light
first major use in Australia was about 1973 and in reflection results. This proven concept of building
porous asphalt pavements was declared Outstanding

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Engineering project in 2000 by the American Society Experiments were conducted on porous asphalt and
of Civil Engineers. aggregate. Samples are made using various
proportions (4%, 6%, 7%) of porous asphalt of the
II. LITERATURE REVIEW total weight of aggregate. Out of these 9 samples, we
1) Indian Road Congress Journal, “Indian choose sample which gave better and controlled
Highways” performance.
The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) had
planned to construct a conventional dense graded
asphalt parking lot at the Gandhi Nagar Railway
Station in Jaipur. It was decided to include an
experimental porous asphalt area (about 85 m by 4 m)
as part of the large parking lot. It is believed to be the
first ever porous asphalt pavement constructed in
India for rainwater harvesting. According to the 2004
data of CGWB, for every 125 units of ground water
being taken out in Jaipur, only 100 units are
replenished by rain. It is estimated that the ground
water level in Jaipur is falling at the rate of about one
meter every year. IV. OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH
 To reduce risk of flooding situations and increase
2) Danish Road Institute safety of drivers during wet weather.
A brief historic summary of the development of  Recharges ground water to Underlaying Aquifers
porous asphalt is provided by Kraemer at the opening and improving water quality by filtering pollutants
of the European Conference on Porous Asphalt in in the substrata layers.
Madrid in 1997 [17]. Originally developed to prevent  To Reduce splash and spray from Travelling
skidding on wet pavements in the thirties in the US vehicle, Reduced Roadway noise.
porous asphalt was ready for general applications on
highways and airports in the seventies. This was the V. MATERIALS USED
basis for the European development of porous asphalt  Porous Asphalt
in the early eighties based on the research at the Polymer Modified Bitumen grade 40 was used in the
University of Cantabria where a mix-design method design mix. The 6% asphalt was added for the final
for porous asphalt was established. In 1985 the pavement model.
operational use on motorways and major roads began
and a rapid development took place especially when
the noise reducing benefits was recognised.
3) University Of New Hampshire Stormwater
Center Journal(UNHSC)
This specification is intended to be used for porous
asphalt pavement in parking lot applications. Table 1: Properties of Porous Asphalt
Stormwater management functions of porous asphalt Properties Observed
installations include water quality treatment, peak values
flow reduction, storm volume reduction via Specific Gravity 0.882
groundwater recharge, and increased hydrograph time Ductility 3.5cm
lag. This specification is intended for a cold climate Penetration Value 30-50 mm
application based upon the field experience at the Stripping value 1.72%
UNHSC porous asphalt parking lot located in
Durham, New Hampshire, however the specification  Coarse Aggregate
can be adapted to projects elsewhere provided that 1. For chocker course, aggregate passed through
selection of materials and system design reflects local 16mm and retained on 12.5mm sieve size used.
conditions, constraints, and objectives. 2. For top wearing course, aggregate passed through
12.5mm and retained on 10mm sieve size and grit
III. EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM

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used for strength and controlled performance of  Gravel
pavement. Gravel passed through 50mm and retained on 40mm sieve
size for the reservoir bed.

Table 2: Properties of Coarse aggregate

Properties Observed Impact
values (%) Table 5: Properties of Gravels
Passing through 16mm& 5.1 Properties Observed
retained on 12.5mm values
Passing through 12.5mm& 10.52 Passing through 50mm& retained 1.96%
retained on 10mm on 40mm (Impact value)
Passing through 50mm& retained 11.59%
According to IS-2386 (Part IV) Aggregate impact on 40mm (Crushing Value)
value shall not exceed 45% for aggregate used in base Passing through 50mm & retained 1.44%
course& intermediate course and 30% for wearing on 40mm (Abrasion value)
surfaces. Specific gravity 3.167
Water Absorption 2.183%
Table 3
Properties Observe Crushing  Geotextile sheet
values (%) Pervious and impervious layer of geotextile sheets are used
Passing through 16mm& 15.47 above the natural ground strata. We used 300 gsm
retained on 12.5mm geotextile sheet for the final model above the soil layer.
Passing through 17.79  Soil
12.5mm& retained on
Table 6: Properties of Soil
10mm
Properties Observed
values
According to IS-2386 (Part IV) Aggregate crushing
Water Content 12.98%
value shall not exceed 45% for aggregate used in base
Specific gravity 2.34
course& intermediate course and 30% for wearing
Type of sand medium
surfaces.
Coefficient of permeability 0.0219cm/s
Table 4
Properties Observed Abrasion VI. MIX DESIGN OF SAMPLES
values (%)
Passing through 16mm 3.48
& retained on 12.5mm
Passing through 12mm 4.24
& retained on 10mm

Abrasion value of aggregate forpavement is upto

20%. Hence above samples should be useful for road
surfacing.

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Table 7: Mix design of sample for top layer

The 9 samples are made with using combinations of 10mm aggregate and grit. The samples are casted in PVC
pipe with constant diameter and thickness.
Sample Weight of aggregate Percent of Porous Asphalt Weight of Porous
(gm) added (%) Asphalt (gm)
Aggregate 960 7 67.2
retained on 960 6 57.6
10mm 960 4 38.4
913 7 63.91
Grit 913 6 54.78
913 4 36.52
Retained 965 7 67.55
on 965 6 57.9
10mm+Grit 965 4 38.6
The samples are made with the combination, 3 samples are made with only 10mm retain aggregate size, 3
samples are made with only grit, and other 3 samples are made with combination of these two.
Table 8: Determination of time
The 9 samples are made, after casting determine the time, for passing the same amount of water from each
sample. The time required for passing the water through each sample is given below in the table.
Sample Percent of Porous Time required for pass the
Asphalt added (%) same amount of water in (sec)
Aggregate 7 28.2
retained on 6 30
10mm 4 27.5
7 37.1
Grit 6 33.6
4 34.9
Retained on 7 32.7
10mm + 6 32.1
Grit 4 27.3

Graph No 1
Graph No 2
Aggregate retained on 10mm
35 30 Grit
Time required (sec)

30
28.2 27.5
25 38 37.1
Time required (sec)

37
20
15
36 34.9
35 33.6
10 34
5 33
0 32
7 6 4 31
Percent of porous asphalt added 7 6 4
Percent of porous asphalt added

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Graph No 3  STONE RESEVOIR COURSE
The function of the stone reservoir course is to
Retained on 10mm + Grit temporarily store rainwater which percolates slowly
into the natural subgrade below. We take the
35 32.7 aggregate size for this layer is aggregate passing
27.3 27.3 through 50mm sieve and retain on 40mm sieve.
Time required (sec)

30
25 Thickness provided for this layer is 23cm.Perforated
20 pipe is used for the pipe system portion for the
15 drainage.
10
5  STONE CHOKING COURSE
0 The stone choking layer is placed on the stone
7 6 4 reservoir course so as to fill and level its open large
Percent of porous asphalt added surface voids and to make it stable and smooth for
asphalt paver. It was placed in 50 mm (2 inches) thick
From above table and graphs it is observed that, the layer and compacted well with an 8-ton steel wheel
sample made with 10mm size aggregate with grit give roller in static mode only until a smooth surface was
better and controlled performance instead of only obtained for paving above it. Aggregate used for this
10mm size or only grit models. We chose 6% asphalt layer is 16mm sieve passing and 12.5mm retain on
content + 10mmsize with grit sample mix for the final sieve.
model for the top wearing course.
 POROUS ASPHALT WEARING COURSE
VII. MIX DESIGN OF CONSTRUCTED These is open graded and top asphalt layer of these
PAVEMENT pavement. The layer thickness provided for this layer
Ground water recharge Pipe system is 60mm. The aggregate used for these layer as same
as choking course layer. The asphalt used for this
layer is 6% by weight of total mix of aggregate. The
thickness ranges of layers are given in Indian Roads
Congress Journal, “Indian Highways”, Vol. 42 No. 3,
March 2014].
VIII. CONCLUSION
 Constructed pavement model has a negligible
surface runoff hence it reduces the surface runoff
and increase the safety of drivers and vehicles in
wet weather, and also reduces drainage clogging
 UNCOMPACTED SUBGRADE problems.
These is natural ground strata. This layer is  In rainy season, the water is infiltrates from
uncompacted only digging action is done on this layer porous asphalt pavement and increases the water
at the time of large site taken in consideration. For table level below the ground, we can use this
model, we take layer thickness of these layer is 5mm water for various purposes or we can store this
and for the pipe system portion we give the slight water for future use.
slope for drainage purpose.  From this pavement the various type of pollutants
are also infiltrates like oil, petrol liquid pollutants,
 GEOTEXTILE SHEET LAYER because of this increases safety of vehicles and
For ground water recharge portion, we use non-oven decreases possibility of accidents.
pervious geotextile sheet for infiltration of water  Porous asphalt pavement absorbs the noise from
below ground. roadway vehicles and reduces the flash and spray
to the vehicles in wet weather with infiltration
For pipe system portion we use non-oven laminated
property.
geotextile sheet which is impervious in nature.

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