Bitumen modified with recycled polyurethane foam for employment in hot mix asphalt [PDF]
Ingeniería e Investigación, 2018 A wide variety of modifiers have been applied to bitumen in order to enhance their properties and performance. Among them, polymers have been mainly used. The aim of this paper is to assess the use of polyurethane foam waste as a bitumen modifier for hot
Miguel Ángel Salas +3 more
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Evaluations on the Properties of Polymer and Nanomaterials Modified Bitumen Under Different Aging Conditions [PDF]
NanomaterialsThis research evaluates the rheological and mechanical properties of polymer- and nanomaterials-modified bitumen by incorporating nanosilica (NSA), nanoclay (NCY), and Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate (ASA) at 5% by weight of the bitumen.
Shaban Ismael Albrka Ali +4 more
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Ageing and temperature effect on the fatigue performance of bituminous mixtures [PDF]
Materiales de Construccion, 2017 The ageing of asphalt mixes, together with their exposure to low temperatures, causes a progressive increase of cracking. In this paper, the effect of ageing and temperature on the fatigue of asphalt concretes made with two types of binders, conventional
T. López-Montero, R. Miró
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Performance Investigation of Modified Bitumen With Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Polymer and Rubber Powder by Performing Classical and Superpave Tests [PDF]
پژوهشهای زیرساختهای عمرانی, 2021 In this study, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) polymer and rubber powder were used as 85/100 bitumen modifiers. First, classical bitumen tests including penetration grade and softening point were performed on the samples and improvement of bitumen base ...
Behrooz Damyar +2 more
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A bibliometric analysis and review on the performance of polymer-modified bitumen
Frontiers in Materials, 2023 The addition of polymer to a base binder has been documented as a successful approach in terms of improving physical and rheological properties of the base bitumen.
Adham Mohammed Alnadish +5 more
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Effect of Liquid Waste Polysulfide and Nanoclay on Engineering Properties of Bitumen [PDF]
علوم و تکنولوژی پلیمر, 2017 Bitumen as a really important material road construction shows very attractive properties. Modification of bitumen by polymers increases the service life of the asphalt pavement.
Sadegh Ehsani +2 more
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Investigating the Effect of Artificial Ageing on the Creep and Recovery of SBS-Modified Bitumen [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019 Polymer additives are widely used to improve the performances of road bitumen and mixtures including their oxidative resistance. However, their effect on the oxidative mechanism remains unclear. This study includes the investigation of the changes in the
Cuciniello Giacomo +4 more
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Fracture and Structural Integrity, 2021 In road construction, bitumen is the binder that gathers the different aggregates of road pavements. Bitumen, as a viscoelastic material, influences considerably the rheological behavior of bitumen concrete.
Kebaili Nabil +3 more
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Apparent Molecular Weight Distributions for Investigating Aging in Polymer-Modified Bitumen
Advances in Polymer Technology, 2021 The oxidative aging of bituminous binders affects the performance and durability of pavements. In the case of polymer-modified binders, aging involves both bitumen and polymers and has a strong impact on the whole architecture of the material.
Miriam Cappello +4 more
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High-Temperature Performance Enhancement of Bitumen by Waste PET-Derived Polyurethane
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022 Bitumen performance enhancement through modification by reactive polymers gained significant attention in the road construction industry. Polymeric bitumen additives, such as polyurethane, improve bitumen properties at low and high in-service ...
Desalegn A. Mersha +1 more
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