The physicochemical properties of nanoparticles play critical roles in regulating nano-bio
interactions. Whereas the effects of the size, shape, and surface charge of nanoparticles on …

During the last decades, the number of vehicles per citizen as well as the traffic speed and
load has dramatically increased. This sudden and somehow unplanned overloading has …

This article reviews the state-of-the-art application of AFM in the field of bitumen materials.
The working principle of conventional AFM and its derivative technologies including AFM …

With the ever increasing demand for energy to meet the needs of growth in population and
improvement in the living standards in particular in developing countries, the abundant …

With the increasing environmental awareness and rising costs of virgin binders, reclaimed
asphalt pavement (RAP) has been used as an alternative for energy and cost saving in …

Although it has been widely accepted that the asphalt-aggregate interface plays as one of
the most important roles for the durability of asphalt concrete, it is still a big challenge to …

Bitumen, also called asphalt binder, plays important roles in many industrial applications. It
is used as the primary binding agent in asphalt concrete, as a key component in damping …

As a complex mixture, the composition-structure-mechanics relationship of asphalt binders
is not well-understood. Thus, it is essential to understand the relationship between chemical …

Engineering performance of asphalt pavement highly depends on the properties of bitumen,
the bonding material to glue aggregates and fillers together. During the service period …

Identifying the properties of the bond strength between aggregates and asphalt binders is
critical to understand the strength and fracture behavior of asphalt mixture. Some efforts …