The transport infrastructure is crucial to maintaining the interconnection of urban, rural, and
commercial centres, thus allowing the socioeconomic growth of populations and …

Graphene is a carbon-based nanomaterial used in various industries to improve the
performance of hundreds of materials. For instance, graphene-like materials have been …

In this study, the correlation between low-temperature performance of the crumb rubber
modified asphalt (CRMA) binders and their chemical fractions was investigated. The low …

The addition of lignin to petroleum asphalt as a bio-based anti-aging agent has attracted
significant attention owing to its antioxidant property and similar molecular structure to …

Bitumen is an important construction material applied as sealing material in roofing
membranes and as binding material in roads. Due to its organic nature, it is prone to …

A combination of chromatography and spectroscopy was applied to characterize the
chemical peculiarities of bitumen and analyse thermally induced ageing processes …

Attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) is an
essential tool for the analysis of bituminous binders due to its cost-effectiveness, user …

The effects of short and long-term thermo-oxidative aging on stripping resistance, rut depth,
stiffness modulus, fracture and fatigue resistances of asphalt concretes have been …

The quality of paving binders is of great importance that affects the performance of asphalt
pavements. In this study, a rapid performance characterization method was proposed for …

This study evaluated UV-radiated Helichrysum kraussii (H. kraussii) extract for its corrosion
inhibition on aluminium in 1.0 M HCl. To achieve this, techniques such as Liquid …