Musayyab Technical College, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical
University discussed a master dissertation on the effect of using Nano-metakaolin
on the properties of the hot mix asphalt product in Al-Hillah asphalt factories
by the postgraduate student, Ms. Nabaa Sabah Radhi.
The dissertation aimed at improving the properties of asphalt and
hot mix asphalt using nano-metakaolin and refining asphalt and hot mix asphalt
with a mixture of Nano-materials (Nano-metakaolin, Nano-silica, Nano-clay).
The dissertation concluded that the use of nano-metakaolin additive
gave results of improvement in Marshall stability only and did not give a
noticeable improvement to the rest of the asphalt mixture tests due to the use
of a small percentage of asphalt, which was (3.7%) of the weight of the asphalt
mixture according to the laboratory mixing equation.
The dissertation recommended using an asphalt percentage higher
than (4%) in the asphalt mixture, as it was proven that the concentration of
(3.7%) of asphalt is a very small concentration and its effectiveness for the
performance of the asphalt mixture has not been proven.
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