The cohesive and adhesive performances of bituminous materials significantly affect the
service life of asphalt pavement. The molecular dynamics (MD) simulation method has been …

Bitumen, a product mostly used as a binder in road construction, has been subject of
numerous scientific investigations with the goal to optimise its function as an engineering …

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 …

Using light oil to pretreat the crumb rubber (CR) could reduce the viscosity of the modified
asphalt, thereby enhancing its compatibility with asphalt binder and improving the …

The damage mechanism of severe salt corrosion on asphalt surfaces should be revealed at
molecular scale. This study utilized molecular dynamics (MD) and density functional theory …

Polyphosphoric acid (PPA) plays an important role in improving the performance of polymer
modified asphalt binders. This study aims to understand the modification mechanism of PPA …

Asphalt-aggregate interfaces are prone to damage by moisture, leading to a decrease in
interfacial adhesion. However, the precise mechanism governing water molecule behavior …

The blending degree, dominated by the diffusion process between virgin and rejuvenated
asphalt, profoundly affects the performance of recycled mixtures. However, research on the …

To demonstrate the rejuvenation effect of waste soybean oil (WSO) on aged asphalt binder
(AB) and realise the efficient combination of laboratory evaluation and numerical simulation …

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 …