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Zhilong Cao, Qianlong Hao, Xin Qu, Kexin Qiu, Ruiqi Zhao and Qianyu Liu
To explore the performance evolution mechanism of SBS-modified bitumen (SMB) during construction and service, the chemical structure, molecular weight and properties of styrene?butadiene?styrene triblock copolymer (SBS) and SMB under multiple aging level...
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Bahruddin Ibrahim, Arya Wiranata, Ida Zahrina, Leo Sentosa, Nasruddin Nasruddin and Yuswan Muharam
Overloading and climate change are often problems in pavement structures. For this reason, hard asphalt binders have high softening points, are elastic, and have good adhesion, which is needed to improve pavement performance. Asphalt binder performance c...
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Inamullah Khan, Abdul Wahab Khattak, Alireza Bahrami, Shahab Khattak and Ali Ejaz
Flexible pavements are mostly affected by meteorological factors in addition to traffic loads, which results in premature pavement failures like rutting and moisture-induced damage. This study focuses on the impacts of adding various contents of nano-sil...
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Gaetano Di Mino, Vineesh Vijayan, Shahin Eskandarsefat, Loretta Venturini and Konstantinos Mantalovas
Although the benefits of asphalt recycling have been scientifically proven and several best practices are being implemented, further research is required in specific and specialized areas. One of these circumstances is the recycling of Reclaimed Asphalt ...
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Gerrit J. Jordaan and Wynand J. vdM. Steyn
The developing world has been faced with high rates of unemployment, exacerbated by extended enforced lockdowns due to the pandemic. Pressure is mounting for drastic intervention to accelerate economic growth and to provide employment opportunities. Most...
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Xiong Xu, Yaming Chu, Yi Luo, Qiaoyun Wu, Xuyong Chen and Suxun Shu
Waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) drinking bottles and end-of-life scrap rubber tires are common municipal solid wastes discarded and produced every day, which are usually disposed of in landfills and stockpiles, occupying a great quantity of land...
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Waqas Haroon, Naveed Ahmad and Nuha Mashaan
Nano-technology has played a vital role in upgrading the durability and sustainability of asphalt pavements during the last decade. Conventional bitumen does not provide adequate performance against permanent deformation in severe weather conditions. Qua...
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Ana Dias, Hugo Silva, Carlos Palha and Joel Oliveira
When temperatures drop to significantly low levels, road pavements are subjected to thermally-induced stresses, resulting in the appearance of thermal cracking, among other distresses. In these situations, polymers can be used as asphalt binder modifiers...
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Franky E. P. Lapian, M. Isran Ramli, Mubassirang Pasra and Ardy Arsyad
We often use the plastics daily, containing of polyethylene plastic polymers which recently can be utilized as additional material for road pavements. Several studies have attempted to find the optimum proportion of an asphalt mixture using modified Asbu...
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Bartosz Budzinski and Pawel Mieczkowski
This paper presents a case study of the application of an innovative asphaltic mixture used for making protective layers on bridges. This mixture, called stone mastic asphalt rich in bitumen mastic (shortened to SMA-MA) produces an impervious surface, re...
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