State of the art review of ageing of bituminous binders and asphalt mixtures: Ageing simulation techniques, ageing inhibitors and the relationship between simulated …

A Abouelsaad, G White, A Jamshidi - Infrastructures, 2024 - mdpi.com
Asphalt mixtures age during service in the field, primarily as the result of chemical changes
in the bituminous binder phase. The ageing phenomenon changes the properties of the …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding bitumen ageing by investigation of its polarity fractions

J Mirwald, S Werkovits, I Camargo, D Maschauer… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Bitumen is a material of significant importance for the roadwork industry and hence for
development of infrastructure, economy and society. Therefore, understanding its ageing …

Impact of reactive oxygen species on bitumen aging–The Viennese binder aging method

J Mirwald, D Maschauer, B Hofko, H Grothe - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bitumen aging has a significant impact on the performance and durability of road
pavements. To predict the aging behavior of roads and its binder, realistic long-term aging …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of field ageing on molecular structure and chemistry of bitumen

S Werkovits, M Bacher, J Mirwald, J Theiner… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Chemical and mechanical analysis of field and laboratory aged bitumen

K Primerano, S Werkovits, P Schönauer… - Road Materials and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
To predict the performance of bituminous products during their service life, an accurate
simulation of the aging behaviour is required. Several laboratory methods are available, yet …

Towards an optimised lab procedure for long-term oxidative ageing of asphalt mix specimen

D Steiner, B Hofko, M Hospodka, F Handle… - … Journal of Pavement …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Ageing of bitumen leads to increased stiffness and brittleness. Thus, bituminous bound
pavements become more prone to failure by low-temperature and fatigue cracking …

Chemical and mechanical analysis of VAPro-aged asphalt binders from different crude oil sources

D Maschauer, D Steiner, J Mirwald, B Hofko - Materials and Structures, 2023 - Springer
Asphalt binders change their properties over time under natural and anthropogenic
influences since they are of organic origin. This leads to a deterioration of the mechanical …

Utilising fluorescence spectroscopy and optical microscopy to investigate bitumen long-term ageing

J Mirwald, B Hofko, H Grothe - Road Materials and Pavement …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Linking the chemical composition of bitumen to its microstructure is challenge due to its
complexity, viscoelasticity and sensitivity to high energy input. Therefore, fluorescence …

Effects of aging on the multiscale properties of SBS-modified asphalt

Z Yang, X Zhang, J Yu, W Xu - Arabian Journal for Science and …, 2019 - Springer
This study investigated the effects of aging on the micromechanics, chemical functional
groups, and rheological properties of SBS-modified asphalt, with the help of atomic force …

Fluorescence spectroscopic investigation of bitumen aged by field exposure respectively modified rolling thin film oven test

D Grossegger, H Grothe, B Hofko… - Road Materials and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
During ageing the chemical composition of bitumen changes, which is reflected by the
change in the distribution of bitumen fractions. By measuring the spectrum of fractions, and …