Abstract:One of the main factors affecting the water stability of asphalt mixture is the surface energy of mineral aggregate in asphalt mixture. In order to explore the factors affecting the surface energy of mineral aggregate in asphalt mixture and to reveal its mechanism, the surface energy parameters of different mineral aggregates are tested and analyzed by surface energy test, and the surface energy parameters of aggregates of different types and surface properties are calculated and analyzed. The results show that the surface energy of aggregates is 25~50 mJ/m2, and the differences of surface energy parameters of different aggregates mainly depend on the crystal surface structure and mineral composition of aggregates. The more alkaline minerals contained in the mineral aggregate, the greater the surface energy of the mineral aggregate, in which the maximum surface energy of limestone is 45.25 mJ/m2. Under the same mineral, the surface energy is affected by the mud content, surface roughness and surface water content of the aggregate surface. When the surface mud content is 1%, the surface energy is 25.93 mJ/m2, which is about 20% lower than that when the surface does not contain mud. When the surface water content is 1%, the surface energy is 29.26 mJ/m2, which is about 9% lower than that when the surface is water-free.