Ultraviolet ageing of bituminous materials: A comprehensive literature review from 2011 to 2022

R Polo-Mendoza, G Martinez-Arguelles… - … and Building Materials, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The transport infrastructure is crucial to maintaining the interconnection of urban, rural, and
commercial centres, thus allowing the socioeconomic growth of populations and …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering bitumen for future asphalt pavements: A review of chemistry, structure and rheology

G Pipintakos, A Sreeram, J Mirwald, A Bhasin - Materials & Design, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Bitumen, a product mostly used as a binder in road construction, has been subject of
numerous scientific investigations with the goal to optimise its function as an engineering …

FTIR spectral analysis of bituminous binders: Reproducibility and impact of ageing temperature

B Hofko, L Porot, A Falchetto Cannone… - Materials and …, 2018‏ - Springer
This RILEM round robin study with nine participating laboratories investigated bitumen
ageing, its effect on chemical properties and its reproducibility. The impact of temperature …

Repeatability and sensitivity of FTIR ATR spectral analysis methods for bituminous binders

B Hofko, MZ Alavi, H Grothe, D Jones, J Harvey - Materials and Structures, 2017‏ - Springer
Bituminous binders as organic materials are prone to aging mainly by oxidation. Aging
changes the viscoelastic behavior of the material over time towards higher stiffness and …

Evaluating the ageing degrees of bitumen by rheological and chemical indices

Y Hu, W **a, Y Xue, P Zhao, X Wen, W Si… - Road Materials and …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
The ageing of bitumen is an inevitable phenomenon which is still challenging to be
characterised. This paper aims at evaluating the ageing degrees of bitumen …

Use of Hansen Solubility Parameters (HSP) in the selection of highly effective rejuvenators for aged bitumen

Y Hu, A Sreeram, W **a, H Wang, L Zhou… - Road Materials and …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
While there is considerable research regarding the recycling and reuse of aged bitumen in
terms of the evaluation of rheological properties, there is not much fundamental …

Understanding the relationships between rheology and chemistry of asphalt binders: A review

Y Wang, W Wang, L Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Asphalt is widely used in pavement constructions where it serves as a binder to bond the
aggregates together. The rheology of asphalt, which is an important consideration for …

Impact of maltene and asphaltene fraction on mechanical behavior and microstructure of bitumen

B Hofko, L Eberhardsteiner, J Füssl, H Grothe… - Materials and …, 2016‏ - Springer
As a widely accepted concept, bitumen consists of four fractions that can be distinguished by
their polarity. Highly polar asphaltene micelles are dispersed in a viscous phase of …

[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 **g, 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 …