Modified bitumen is a critical material to ensure the durability of asphalt pavements.
Traditional polymer-modified bitumen (PMB) has been widely researched and applied in the …

SBS modified asphalt (SBSMA) is widely used in asphalt pavement, but due to the
characteristics of the materials and the effects of the environment and construction, the …

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 …

This article reviews the state-of-the-art application of AFM in the field of bitumen materials.
The working principle of conventional AFM and its derivative technologies including AFM …

To reveal the microstructural evolution of asphalt at the nanoscale, this study utilizes an
atomic force microscope (AFM) to observe the surface morphology of asphalt and employs …

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 …

Molecular dynamics provides a powerful tool to understand the elusive structure–
performance relationship of asphalts. The combined molecular models were selected to …

In the past years a wide discussion has been held among asphalt researchers regarding the
existence and interpretation of observed microstructures on bitumen surfaces. To investigate …

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

In order to study how the microstructure of asphalt changes with aging time, this paper used
ordinary oven to age 70# virgin asphalt, the aging times were 0, 5, 10, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65 …