Rheological properties of bitumen modified with a combination of FT paraffin wax (sasobit®) and other additives

Autor: Hassan Fazaeli, Amir A. Amini, Fereidoon Moghadas Nejad, Hamid Behbahani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, Vol 22, Iss 2 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 13923730
1392-3730
1822-3605
71000887
DOI: 10.3846/13923730.2014.897977
Popis: Fischer–Tropsch paraffin Sasobit® is a popular Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) modifier applied to improve physi­cal and rheological properties of bitumen. Although there are a number of studies investigating the effects of sasobit on bitumen properties, little has been carried out on evaluation of bitumen modified by sasobit along with other additives. In this study, sasobit modified bitumen is used as the base condition and four common modifiers namely anti-stripping agent, Crumb Rubber (CR), Styrene–Butadiene–Styrene (SBS) and Polyphosphoric Acid (PPA) are added separately to the FT – Wax modified bitumen to evaluate the compatibility of these additives with sasobit. Morphological, rheological and physical properties of modified binders are studied using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scan­ning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR) alongside with conventional tests. Results show that although anti-stripping agent reduce bitumen viscosity and mixing/compac­tion temperatures of asphalt mixtures, it has significantly increased the stiffness of sasobit modified bitumen at low temperatures. Among all, sasobit and crumb rubber combination exhibited the best performance, especially at low and intermediate temperatures.
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