Conventional methods for evaluating the effects of additives on moisture damage resistance
of asphalt mixtures are either empirical or unable to quantify the contributions of material …

Crumb rubber (CR) content plays an important role in the rheological properties and
polymer phase structure of styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) and crumb rubber (CR) …

In order to quantitatively evaluate the adhesion property of bituminous crack sealants to the
crack walls formed by different types of asphalt mixtures, the surface energy components of …

Epoxy asphalt, as a new pavement material, is receiving more and more attention. Exploring
the influence of matrix asphalt contents on epoxy asphalt can not only maximize the …

Lack of mechanistic foundation and poor correlations with field performance of conventional
laboratory-based tests has accelerated the search for a mechanistic-based approach for …

When adopting the vapor adsorption method to measure the surface energy components of
aggregates, a critical step is to determine the specific surface area (SSA) using the …

The surface free energy of asphalt binder is crucial to quantify the adhesion between asphalt
and aggregates, especially when an asphalt mixture is exposed to moisture. Most of the …

Application of condition number (CN) approach is critical in selecting appropriate
combination of probe liquids for evaluating the surface free energy (SFE) of bitumen. The …

The dynamic modulus (| E m*|) of asphalt mixtures is one of most fundamental mechanical
parameters used in flexible pavement design, which has been extensively estimated …

Erosion and the stripping effect of moisture on asphalt mixtures is one of the main reasons
for the shortened service life of asphalt pavements. The common mean of preventing asphalt …