The aim of this study was to investigate the effects different anti-ageing compounds (AACs) on oxidative stability, rheological and mechanical properties bitumen. Modified bitumen samples containing six AAC combinations, with five Irganox acid (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydoxyphenylpropionic acid), a hindered phenol polymer-based antioxidant, were fabricated aged under conditions using Rolling Thin F...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is capable to picture the topology of bitumen at a submicrometer level and optical spectroscopy can gather chemical information [1-3]. Here we combine AFM and Raman spectroscopy, which allows a better specification of the chemical origin of bitumen. AFM imaging was performed from the topology, following with Raman imaging from the same area correlating the chemical...

This study aims to characterise fatigue cracking of two types waste-derived (bio-oil and LDPE) bitumen. Modified Paris’ law Griffith criterion were proposed investigate crack propagation initiation the Results show that bio-oil delays LDPE accelerates initiation, bitumen itself dominates unaged The did not take effects in altering bitumen’s performance after pressure ageing vessel (PAV) ageing....

Warm mix asphalt (WMA) has been gaining increasing popularity in recent years due to energy savings and environmental benefits. The mechanism of WMA is to use some additives or technologies to reduce the viscosity of bitumen and to modify the rheological behavior of bituminous binders, and thus improve the workability of the mixture at lower temperature. In this study a paraffin wax based addit...

The growth in various types of industries together with population growth has resulted in enormous increase in production of various types of waste materials world over creating a problem of its disposal in eco-friendly way. To deal with the problem, study on use of plastic waste as partial replacement to bitumen in flexible pavement is considered in the present work. The work consists of an ex...

This research study aims to investigate the feasibility of incorporating high-density polyethylene waste (HDPEW) into bitumen applications. Two conventional conditions bitumen, namely, aged (AB) and virgin (VB), are rejuvenated modified, respectively, using post-consumer HDPEW sourced out bottle crates. The outcome (Pyro oil, PO-HDPEW) pyrolysis thermochemical process is used by 10, 20, 30% rej...

Fundamental understanding of micro-mechanical behaviors in bitumen, including phase separation, micro-friction, micro-abrasion, etc., can help the pavement engineers better understand the bitumen mechanical performances at macroscale. Recent researches show that the microstructure evolution in bitumen will directly affect its surface structure and micro-mechanical performance. In this study, th...