The article presents results of research on the possibility of reduction of technological temperatures of highly modified binders by using as an additive a fluxing agent of plant origin, developed at the Warsaw University of Technology. The work presents the results of dynamic viscosity tests within the temperature range of 90°C to 180°C for original binders and binders aged using the RTFOT method, modified by adding a fluxing agent of plant origin. On the basis of dynamic viscosity test results, process temperatures for production and compaction of mineral-asphalt mixes with the binding agents being analyzed. Moreover, characteristics of binders were assessed, which define their behavior under high technological temperatures on the basis of multiple stress creep recovery (MSCR) tests.
The research results obtained indicate that it is possible to reduce the process temperatures of mineral-asphalt mixes with highly modified binders by liquefying the binder with an additive of plant origin while retaining high resistance to permanent deformations. The MSCR test results prove that mineral-asphalt mixes containing binders highly modified with additives of plant origin can meet the requirements for extremely high traffic loads.

Over the course of operation, asphalt road pavements are subjected to damage from car traffic loads and environmental factors. One of the possible methods of strengthening damaged asphalt pavements may be the application of an additional rigid layer in the form of a cement concrete slab with continuous reinforcement.

This paper presents a material-technological and structural solution for composite pavement where a cement concrete slab with continuous HFRP bar reinforcement is used for strengthening. Based on laboratory tests, the serviceability of composite bar reinforcement of rigid pavement slabs was shown. A design for strengthening asphalt pavement with a concrete slab with steel bar and corresponding HFRP bar reinforcement was developed. The composition of a pavement cement concrete mix was designed, and experimental sections were formed. Based on laboratory tests of samples collected from the surfaces of experimental sections and the diagnostic tests carried out in “in situ” conditions, the authors will try, in the nearest future (Part II: In situ observations and tests), to confirm the effectiveness of strengthening asphalt pavements with cement concrete slabs with HFRP components.