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Asphalt mixture hardening has long been considered one of the key causes that may greatly impact the quality of bituminous paving materials. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of reheating and remolding on the hot mixture of asphalt measured at various cooling times and the impact of temperature on road asphalt surface compaction. The effect of reheating the asphalt mixture after a whole 2, 8, 15, and 20 hours of mixing was studied. 15 samples were mixed and tested by Marshall Method and the best asphalt ratio was obtained which was 5.33%. After that, 12 samples were mixed with optimum asphalt content percentage which was obtained for reheating study where 3 samples for each time. Stability, void mineral aggregate, and void ratio decreased, but they remained within the specification range. Also, flow and density increased and it remains within the specification range. After 20 hours of mixing, stability and void mineral aggregate decreased but it remained within the specification range, but the void ratio was decreased less than the specification range. Also, flow and density increased and it remains within the specification range. There is no high effect of reheating on the asphalt mixture performance. The impact of reheating was compressed by reducing stability, void mineral aggregate and void ratio, while Flow and density increased.
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