Influence of Infiltration Velocity on the Measurement of the Surface Energy Components of Asphalt Binders Using the Wilhelmy Plate Method
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 33, Issue 9
Abstract
Two common test methods measure the surface energy of asphalt binders: the Wilhelmy plate method and the sessile drop method. In contrast to the sessile drop method, the Wilhelmy plate method introduces the influence of infiltration velocity. As a result, significant differences exist between the Wilhelmy plate method and the sessile drop method in determining the surface energy of the same asphalt binder, despite the fact that the surface energy of the asphalt is constant. To solve the problem caused by infiltration velocity, mathematical models were developed for test samples when the contact angle was obtuse, right, and acute, respectively, to determine the actual dynamic contact angles when considering the influence of infiltration velocity in the Wilhelmy plate method. Based on the relationship between the actual dynamic contact angle and infiltration velocity, a modified Wilhelmy plate calculation method is proposed. The measurements and analyses reflect that the modified Wilhelmy plate calculation method is capable of reducing deviation of asphalt surface energy measured by the Wilhelmy plate method and sessile drop method to less than 10%.
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Acknowledgments
The authors acknowledge the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 51778514). Special thanks to the 1,000-Youth Elite Program of China for the start-up funds to purchase the laboratory equipment that was crucial to this research.
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Received: Sep 29, 2020
Accepted: Jan 20, 2021
Published online: Jul 13, 2021
Published in print: Sep 1, 2021
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