Abstract:The fatigue performance of cold recycled emulsified asphalt mixture (CEAM) prepared by the different compaction methods is quite different. The improved Marshall compaction method and vertical vibration molding method are used to prepare two kinds of CEAM, and the indirect tensile fatigue test of CEAM is further carried out. On the basis of the test results, the indirect tensile fatigue equation based on Weibull distribution is established. The fatigue equation parameters of the different compaction forming methods are analyzed to explore the influence of the different compaction forming methods on the fatigue performance of CEAM. The test results show that the average mechanical strength of CEAM prepared by the vertical vibration compaction method can reach 92% of that of in-situ coring specimen, while the average mechanical strength of the improved Marshall compaction forming specimen is only 65% of that of in-situ coring specimen. Compared with the improved Marshall compaction forming method, the optimum emulsified asphalt content and water content of the vertical vibration molding method are decreased by 9% and 11% respectively, and the water damage resistance, low temperature crack resistance and high temperature rutting resistance are increased by 4%, 12% and 35% respectively. The fatigue equation established based on Weibull distribution can effectively evaluate the fatigue life of CEAM. The CEAM prepared by vertical vibration molding method shows the good stress change sensitivity and fatigue durability, and its fatigue life at the stress ratio of 0.5 is 1.36 times that of the improved Marshall compaction forming method.