Ageing is a common phenomenon that seriously affects the performance and service life of
asphalt pavements. In this paper, multiscale evaluations of bitumen ageing behaviour were …

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 …

Asphalt binders, an indispensable component in road infrastructure construction and
maintenance, have been utilized for centuries in the roads. While binders have …

The production of hot central plant recycling asphalt mixture (RHMA) is more complex and
uncertain than conventional hot mix asphalt. An adequate blend of virgin and aged asphalt …

Time-dependent variation and mechanism of asphalt-aggregate interface features under
ultraviolet (UV) aging have not yet been illustrated. This study explored the time-dependent …

Undoubtedly bitumen's viscoelastic performance has received much attention in the
literature. Especially, the oxidative ageing phenomenon of bitumen has been studied by …

Solvent deasphalting of crude oil is an environmentally unfriendly and hazardous process
because of the volatility and explosiveness of the involved hydrocarbons (propane, butane …

The ageing of bitumen has received great attention both from a chemical and rheological
perspective due to its direct impact on asphalt performance. However, open questions with …

A large part of the world's architectural heritage is composed of masonry buildings located in
seismic areas, and its vulnerability has been shown by the damage caused by the last …

Asphalt is subjected to aging, leading to physical and chemical modifications reducing its
performance. Recently, the Western Research Institute developed the SAR-AD method that …