An Improvement in Electrical Properties of Asphalt Concrete

Materials such as Koch AH - 70, basalt aggregate, limestone powder and graphite particles were used to prepare conductive asphalt concrete, which is a new type of multi functional concrete. The mix proportion by weight was shown as follows. Fineaggregates (2.36-4.75 mm):fine aggregates (＜ 2.36mm): limestone powder: asphalt = 120:240: 14:30. The content of added graphite particles ranged from 0% to 20% ( by the Special weight of asphalt concerte). A conductive asphalt concrete with a resistivity around 10-103·Ωm was obtained.attention was paid to the effects of graphite content, graphite physical-chemical properties, asphalt content and temperature on the resistivity. Furthermore, an attempt was made to develop an electrically conductive model for asphalt concrete.