A review of the fundamentals of polymer-modified asphalts: Asphalt/polymer interactions and principles of compatibility

G Polacco, S Filippi, F Merusi, G Stastna - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

State of the art study on aging of asphalt mixtures and use of antioxidant additives

O Sirin, DK Paul, E Kassem - Advances in Civil Engineering, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The detrimental effects of hardening in asphalt pavements were first recognized by
pioneering pavement engineers in the 1900s and have been studied extensively during the …

Nanomechanical-atomistic insights on interface interactions in asphalt mixtures with various chloride ion erosion statuses

Z Long, L You, F Xu, X Tang, Y Ding, A Khanal… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coastal asphalt pavements are highly susceptible to sea salt erosion, which leads to a
significant decrease in road performance and durability. However, the interface micro …

Adhesion characteristics of graphene oxide modified asphalt unveiled by surface free energy and AFM-scanned micro-morphology

J Zhu, K Zhang, K Liu, X Shi - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Graphene oxide (GO) is a promising nano-material to modify asphalt used in pavement. This
work aimed to evaluate the feasibility of GO modified asphalt for the preparation of a high …

Fatigue and intermediate-temperature cracking performance of rejuvenated recycled asphalt binders and mixtures: A review

M Alae, L Xu, Z Cao, X Xu, F Xiao - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Incorporating reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) increases concern about long-term fatigue
and cracking resistance of the resultant mixture due to the presence of an aged binder …

Microstructural evolution of asphalt induced by chloride salt erosion

Z Long, N Guo, X Tang, Y Ding, L You, F Xu - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
A salt-eroded environment can have a significant negative impact on asphalt pavements,
especially in the salt-rich regions of east and west China. This research examines the …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive review on the transport and reaction of oxygen and moisture towards coupled oxidative ageing and moisture damage of bitumen

L Ma, A Varveri, R Jing, S Erkens - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Oxidative ageing and moisture damage are key factors in bitumen degradation and asphalt
pavement deterioration. The effects of oxygen and moisture on bitumen are governed by …

Investigation the possibility of a new approach of using microcapsules containing waste cooking oil: In situ rejuvenation for aged bitumen

JF Su, J Qiu, E Schlangen, YY Wang - Construction and Building materials, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this contribution is to investigate the possibility of using microcapsules containing
waste cooking oil (microWCOs) in situ rejuvenating aged bitumen. MicroWCOs had been …

Analysis of adhesive characteristics of asphalt based on atomic force microscopy and molecular dynamics simulation

M Xu, J Yi, D Feng, Y Huang… - ACS applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Asphalt binder is a very important building material in infrastructure construction; it is
commonly mixed with mineral aggregate and used to produce asphalt concrete. Owing to …

Application of atomic force (AFM), environmental scanning electron (ESEM) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) in bitumen: A review of the ageing effect

G Pipintakos, N Hasheminejad, C Lommaert… - Micron, 2021 - Elsevier
Undoubtedly bitumen's viscoelastic performance has received much attention in the
literature. Especially, the oxidative ageing phenomenon of bitumen has been studied by …