Reclaimed asphalt pavements in bituminous mixes

Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) obtained from damaged or abandoned pavements needs to be used to save the environment. This paper describes a laboratory investigation on RAP obtained from one of the road construction sites from Gujarat state to examine its use in hot bituminous, as well as cold bituminous, mixes for the construction of road pavements. From this study, it is found that RAP can be effectively used in hot, as well as cold, bituminous mixes for construction of surface, as well as base, layers.