The inherent self-healing ability of asphalt is insufficient and fails to timely repair the cracks
due to the combined effect of temperature variation, air oxidation, ultraviolet exposure and …

Crack healing has been a key area of asphalt pavement research. In this review, different
crack-healing theories and crack-healing evaluation methods in bitumen and asphalt …

Asphalt pavements and bituminous composites are majorly damaged by bitumen aging and
fatigue cracking by traffic load. To add, maintenance and reparation of asphalt pavements is …

This study aimed to determine an optimal dosage of sunflower oil (ie, Virgin Cooking Oil,
VCO) as a rejuvenator for asphalt self-healing purposes, evaluating its effect on the …

Encapsulated rejuvenating agents for self-healing of bituminous materials have gained
significant interest within the road scientific community, turning these enhanced materials …

Calcium alginate capsules containing rejuvenators represent a promising method for
asphalt concrete premaintenance, but their healing capacities under lower temperature …

The growing need to enhance our road infrastructure has driven the development of several
innovative techniques in recent years. Among these advancements, encapsulated …

This research aimed to evaluate the effect of the addition of biobased encapsulated
rejuvenators on the self-healing properties of asphalt mixtures. With this objective …

Encapsulated rejuvenators embedded in asphalt mixtures are a promising technology to
extend the service life of asphalt pavements. However, their effects on the asphalt mixture's …

To provide low-cost wax and a new methodology for utilizing waste cooking oil (WCO), fatty
acid wax based on WCO was synthesized by using epoxidation and hydrolysis treatments …