Morphology, rheology, and physical properties of polymer-modified asphalt binders

A Behnood, MM Gharehveran - European Polymer Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Asphalt binders play an integral role in the performance and properties of asphalt mixtures.
Increased traffic-related factors on the roadways such as heavier loads, higher traffic …

The modification mechanism, evaluation method, and construction technology of direct-to-plant SBS modifiers in asphalt mixture: a review

X Yan, D Wu, K Hu, W Zhang, J Xing, L Cui, S Shi… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
To further promote the development of research on direct-to-plant SBS-modified asphalt, this
article analyzes the development of direct-to-plant SBS modifiers. Starting from the material …

Evaluation of temperature and loading rate effect on fracture toughness of fiber reinforced asphalt mixture using edge notched disc bend (ENDB) specimen

H Motamedi, H Fazaeli, MRM Aliha, HR Amiri - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
A number of specimen configuration and testing method have been developed till now for
determining the fracture toughness of asphalt concrete. The Edge Notch Disc Bend (ENDB) …

Chemo-rheological and morphology evolution of polymer modified bitumens under thermal oxidative and all-weather aging

G Sun, B Li, D Sun, F Yu, M Hu - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, the styrene–butadienestyrene (SBS) modified bitumen, recycled polyethylene
(RPE) modified bitumen and their base bitumen are aged by thermal oxidative aging and all …

Laboratory evaluation of composed modified asphalt binder and mixture containing nano-silica/rock asphalt/SBS

L Cai, X Shi, J Xue - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
As SBS modified asphalt has the disadvantages of high initial cost, difficult processing and
poor storage stability, many researches have been conducted experiments on composed …

The effects of Gilsonite and Sasobit on the mechanical properties and durability of asphalt mixtures

S Sobhi, A Yousefi, A Behnood - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
To preserve the natural resources and to reduce the environmental pollution related to the
construction of pavements, many attempts have been made by pavement engineers to …

Effects of nano-silica and rock asphalt on rheological properties of modified bitumen

X Shi, L Cai, W Xu, J Fan, X Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
In this research study, rheological properties of sixteen asphalts with different contents of
nano-silica and Qingchuan rock asphalt were analyzed by univariate analysis and variance …

Combined modification of asphalt with polyethylene packaging waste and organophilic montmorillonite

C Fang, R Yu, Y Zhang, J Hu, M Zhang, X Mi - Polymer Testing, 2012 - Elsevier
Organophilic montmorillonite (OMMT) was prepared via ion exchange of Ca-montmorillonite
(Ca-MMT) using dioctadecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DDAC). The OMMT and …

Comparing effects of biobinder with other asphalt modifiers on low-temperature characteristics of asphalt

S Aflaki, P Hajikarimi, EH Fini, B Zada - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2014 - ascelibrary.org
This paper examines effects of a new biobased modifier,“biobinder,” on low-temperature
properties of asphalt binder and compares the results with those of conventional modifiers …

Characterization and prediction of rutting resistance of rock asphalt mixture under the coupling effect of water and high-temperature

J Ren, B Xue, L Zhang, W Liu, D Li, Y Xu - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, the use of rock asphalt as modifier has attracted research interests because
of the advantage in improving the thermal stability of asphalt mixture, which is conducive to …