Functional and field performance of epoxy asphalt technology–state-of-the-art

A Jamshidi, G White, K Kurumisawa - Road Materials and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
There is an increasing demand for high strength and more durable materials in the asphalt
technology market. In response to the demand, epoxy asphalt mixture (EAM) is one …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical characterizations and molecular dynamics simulations on different rejuvenators for aged bitumen recycling

S Ren, X Liu, P Lin, S Erkens, Y Gao - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is an advanced tool to explore the interaction
mechanism between aged bitumen and rejuvenators at the nanoscale. However, the …

Oxidative aging mechanism of asphalt binder using experiment-derived average molecular model and ReaxFF molecular dynamics simulation

B Cui, H Wang - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Oxidative aging in asphalt binders has significant negative impacts on asphalt pavement
performance. This study investigated oxidative aging of virgin asphalt binder based on …

[HTML][HTML] Insight into the compatibility behaviors between various rejuvenators and aged bitumen: Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental validation

S Ren, X Liu, P Lin, Y Gao, S Erkens - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
The compatibility potential of rejuvenators plays an important role in improving the blending
degree of rejuvenated bitumen. This study aims at estimating the efficiency of molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental validation on the interfacial diffusion behaviors of rejuvenators in aged bitumen

S Ren, X Liu, Y Gao, R Jing, P Lin, S Erkens, H Wang - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to multiscale investigate the effects of rejuvenator type, temperature, and
aging degree of bitumen on the diffusion behaviors of rejuvenators (bio-oil BO, engine-oil …

[HTML][HTML] Aromatisation process as part of bitumen ageing in the light of electronic structure and further oxidation of its components

S Malinowski - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Research on the aging process of bitumen has been very intensive in recent years.
However, they mainly involve the study of its components oxidation process using …

Establishment of icing prediction model of asphalt pavement based on support vector regression algorithm and Bayesian optimization

E Yang, Q Yang, J Li, H Zhang, H Di, Y Qiu - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
To improve the icing prediction accuracy of asphalt pavement, a prediction method for
asphalt pavement icing based on the support vector regression (SVR) algorithm is proposed …

Investigation of changing SARA and fatigue properties of asphalt bitumen under ageing and analysis of their relation based upon the BP neural network

X Ma, X Ma, Z Wang, S Song, Y Sheng - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal oxidation has a significant effect on asphalt binders' saturates, aromatics, resins,
asphaltenes (SARA) fractions and fatigue properties, but its effect on the SARA of different …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the critical indicators for evaluating the high-temperature performance of rejuvenator-aged bitumen blends

S Ren, X Liu, S Erkens - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to systematically investigate the influence of rejuvenator type/dosage and
the aging degree of bitumen on the rutting resistance, flow behavior, and elastic/creep …

Molecular study on diffusion behavior and performance recovery of aged asphalt binder containing functional rejuvenators

P Yang, F Dong, X Yu, Y Guo, Y Jin, B Chen… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In hot in-place recycling (HIR) technology, there are many shortcomings and challenges
such as low mixing temperature, short mixing time and less virgin asphalt binder …