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The effect of mineralogy, texture and mechanical properties of anti-skid and asphalt aggregates on urban dust

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In northern latitudes mineral dust is formed when cars use studded tyres and roads are sanded to obtain more traction on the icy surfaces. Anti-skid and asphalt aggregates with different textural, mineralogical and mechanical properties were tested with an indoor road simulator fitted with studded and friction tyres. The particle size distribution and proportions of dust from pavement and anti-skid aggregate were analyzed using SEM-EDX. The wear on the road pavement depends on the properties of the anti-skid and asphalt aggregate (particle size distribution, mechanical/physical and textural properties). Anti-skid aggregates, which contain mainly hard minerals (e.g. feldspars and quartz) and which have a low resistance to fragmentation, should be used with caution as they may break more easily into smaller particles and are likely to wear the pavement. By using high-quality anti-skid aggregates it is possible to reduce the amount of urban dust.

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Aux hautes latitudes, la poussière minérale se forme lorsque les voitures utilisent des pneus cloutés et que les routes sont sablées afin d'obtenir une meilleure adhérence sur des surfaces verglacées. Des granulats asphaltés anti-dérapage de diverses propriétés minéralogiques, texturales et mécaniques ont été testés avec un simulateur de laboratoire équipé de pneus cloutés. La granularité des poussières ainsi produites à partir de matériaux de revêtement de chaussée et des granulats asphaltés anti-dérapage a été analysée à l'aide d'un sédimentomètre SEM-EDX. L'usure des matériaux de revêtement de chaussée dépend des propriétés des granulats asphaltés anti-dérapage (granularité, propriétés physiques et mécaniques). Les granulats anti-dérapage qui contiennent principalement des minéraux durs (e.g. feldspath et quartz) et ont une faible résistance à la fragmentation doivent être utilisés avec prudence du fait qu'ils se brisent plus aisément en petites particules et peuvent ainsi contribuer à l'usure du revêtement de chaussée. En utilisant des granulats anti-dérapage de haute qualité il est possible de réduire la production de poussières en ville.

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Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Veli Suominen (Geological Survey of Finland) and Ilmari Haapala (University of Helsinki) for support and advice, Lars Forstén and Matti Mertamo from the Lemminkäinen Corporation for providing the asphalt, the laboratory facilities and valuable consultations. We are grateful to Anthony Meadows and Paula Kosunen for language revision. We also wish to thank Bo Johanson from the Geological Survey of Finland for analysing the BFS with SEM and Timo Blomberg, Tapio Kärkkäinen and Kai Hämäläinen from the Fortum Corporation for their assistance in using the test facility. We wish to thank Tero Humaloja, Tarja Koskentalo and Päivi Aarnio from the Helsinki Metropolitan Council (YTV) for the use of particle collectors. Timo Paavilainen from the YIT Corporation and Jari Mustonen from Häme Polytechnic are thanked for their valuable advice. The present study was supported financially by the Graduate School in Rock Engineering, Foundation for Research of Natural Resources in Finland and it was part of the MOBILE2 research programme that was funded by the Technical Research Center of Finland, the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Ministry of the Environment, the Finnish Road Administration, the Helsinki Metropolitan Council and Licentia Ltd.

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  1. Department of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014 , Helsinki, Finland

    M. Räisänen

  2. Department of Limnology and Environmental Protection, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 27, 00014 , Helsinki, Finland

    K. Kupiainen & H. Tervahattu

  3. Nordic Envicon Oy, Koetilantie 3, 00710 , Helsinki, Finland

    K. Kupiainen & H. Tervahattu

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Räisänen, M., Kupiainen, K. & Tervahattu, H. The effect of mineralogy, texture and mechanical properties of anti-skid and asphalt aggregates on urban dust. Bull Eng Geol Environ 62, 359–368 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-003-0200-y

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