Assessing Mechanical Properties of Hot Mix Asphalt with Wire Wool Fibers

Table 4

Effect of wire wool addition on the indirect tensile strength (ITS).

% wire wool	ITS—nonconditioned (KPa)			ITS—after conditioning (KPa)			Average; loss in ITS (%)
	Sample number	ITS value	Average	Sample number	ITS value	Average
0.0%	1	1171.9	1143.4	10	722.3	866.0	24.3
	2	1141.9		11	877.0
	3	1116.4		12	998.9
0.25%	4	1088.8	1047.2	13	785.9	841.3	19.7
	5	991.7		14	844.9
	6	1061.1		15	893.2
0.50%	7	1035.7	1005.7	16	827.9	846.1	15.9
	8	975.8		17	923.0
	9	1005.7		18	787.5