Research Article

Assessing Mechanical Properties of Hot Mix Asphalt with Wire Wool Fibers

Table 3

Effect of wire wool addition on Marshall Stability.

% wire woolMarshall Stability after 30 min immersion (KN)Marshall Stability after 24 h immersion (KN) Average loss in Marshall Stability (%)
Sample number StabilityAverageSample numberStabilityAverage

0%1 
2 
3
11.2 
15.1 
9.5
11.9310 
11 
12
9.8 
9.7 
10.0
9.8317.60%

0.25%4 
5 
6
10.0 
10.5 
7.9
9.4713 
14 
15
21.0 
16.5 
13.2
16.9010.18%

0.5%7 
8 
9
7.5 
7.5 
9.0
8.0016 
17 
18
7.1 
8.2 
8.4
7.901.25%