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Rutting and moisture resistance evaluation of polyethylene wax–modified asphalt mixtures

Nakhaei, M ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2016.1212209
  3. Publisher: Taylor and Francis Inc
  4. Abstract:
  5. One of the methods newly introduced in pavement technology to address environmental concerns and reduce total gas emission is warm mix asphalt (WMA) technology. In this study, polyethylene wax is used to produce WMA mixtures. Although this technology has several positive features, moisture and rutting resistance of WMA mixtures are always questionable. To evaluate moisture and rutting resistance of polyethylene-modified mixtures, indirect tensile strength and dynamic creep tests were used, respectively. Results indicated that polyethylene has positive effect at low compaction temperature on moisture resistance, and also has negative effect on rutting resistance
  6. Keywords:
  7. Stripping ; Asphalt ; Bark stripping ; Environmental technology ; Mixtures ; Moisture ; Polyethylenes ; Tensile strength ; Compaction temperature ; Environmental concerns ; Indirect tensile strength ; Moisture resistance ; Moisture susceptibility ; Rutting ; Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) ; Asphalt mixtures
  8. Source: Petroleum Science and Technology ; Volume 34, Issue 17-18 , 2016 , Pages 1568-1573 ; 10916466 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10916466.2016.1212209?journalCode=lpet20