SEM and ESEM techniques used for analysis of asphalt binder and mixture: A state of the art review

M Mazumder, R Ahmed, AW Ali, SJ Lee - Construction and Building …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
This paper reviews techniques and analyses performed on microstructure of the asphalt
binder and mixture using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Environmental …

Wax in Asphalt: A comprehensive literature review

J Kovinich, A Kuhn, A Wong, H Ding… - Construction and Building …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Wax in asphalt is an important factor that affects the life cycle cost of flexible pavements. Due
to limitations in characterization methods for asphalt microstructure, deficiencies in our …

Characteristics, mechanisms, and environmental LCA of WMA containing sasobit: An analysis perspective combing viscosity-temperature regression and interface …

Z Liu, L Sun, X Gu, X Wang, Q Dong, Z Zhou… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Warm mix asphalt (WMA) with organic additive technology has been highly recommended in
asphalt pavement. However, the viscosity-reduction mechanism, viscosity-temperature …

Effect of basalt fiber surface silane coupling agent coating on fiber-reinforced asphalt: From macro-mechanical performance to micro-interfacial mechanism

Y **ang, Y **e, G Long - Construction and Building Materials, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The main goal of our work was to study mechanism of interfacial adhesion between basalt
fiber and asphalt. Solution of silane coupling agent (2.5 wt%, KH-550) was used to modify …

Physico-mechanical properties of asphalt concrete incorporated with encapsulated cigarette butts

A Mohajerani, Y Tanriverdi, BT Nguyen… - … and Building Materials, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Discarded cigarette butts (CBs) are among the most common types of litter found around the
world. As a possible solution to this problem, this study investigated the possibility of …

The effect of direct-to-plant styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer components on bitumen modification

W Zhang, Z Jia, Y Zhang, K Hu, L Ding, F Wang - Polymers, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Five types of material, styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer (SBS), ethyl-vinyl-acetate
(EVA), naphthenic oil, maleic anhydride grafted ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA-g …

Physicochemical, rheological and morphological properties of bitumen incorporating petroleum sludge

AM Memon, MH Sutanto, M Napiah, NIM Yusoff… - … and Building Materials, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Crude oil refining processes generate a large amount of petroleum sludge (PS) in petroleum
industries. Globally, PS has gained widespread attention to ensure its effective waste …

Coupled effects of gilsonite and Sasobit on binder properties: Rheological and chemical analysis

S Sobhi, S Hesami, M Poursoltani, P Ayar… - Journal of Materials in …, 2022‏ - ascelibrary.org
Experiences of highway agencies show that the costs of repairing rutting distresses are high.
The common solution to overcome this issue is using a modified asphalt binder. The …

Effect of waste polyethylene and wax-based additives on bitumen performance

L Desidery, M Lanotte - Polymers, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Over the last years, the replacement of traditional polymer modifiers with waste plastics has
attracted increasing interest. The implementation of such technology would allow a drastic …

High temperature performance of asphalt modified with Sasobit and Deurex

J Gao, K Yan, W He, S Yang, L You - Construction and Building Materials, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) is a valued and effective technology to decrease asphalt
binder's viscosity in order to save energy and to reduce the release of carbon dioxide (CO …