Effects of Oxygen Isolation and Light–Oxygen Coupling Ultraviolet Aging on Adhesion, Micromorphology, and Functional Groups of Warm-Mix Asphalt
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 35, Issue 9
Abstract
To investigate the water damage effects and aging mechanism of warm-mix asphalt (WMA) after oxygen isolation and light–oxygen coupling ultraviolet (UV) aging, contact angle and adhesion performance tests were performed. The UV aging mechanism of WMA was analyzed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. The relationship between adhesion and surface roughness of WMA after UV aging was established. The test results indicated that as aging time increased, the water damage resistance of WMA gradually weakened. After the UV aging time exceeded 150 h, the adhesion performance of WMA gradually stabilized, and the addition of oxygen increased the UV aging effect. Additionally, the formation of strong polar substances and oxygen-containing functional groups precipitated by asphaltene gelation is the main reason for the attenuation of WMA adhesion performance.
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Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51408287, 51668038, and 51868042), the Distinguished Young Scholars Fund of Gansu Province (1606RJDA318), the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (1506RJZA064), the Industry Support and Guidance Project by University and College in Gansu Province (2020C-13), the Foundation of A Hundred Youth Talents Training Program of Lanzhou Jiaotong University, the “Innovation star” project of excellent graduate students in Gansu Province in 2021 (2021CXZX-630), the Gansu Science and Technology Major Project (21ZD3GA002), and the Key Research and Development Plan of Science and Technology Department of Gansu Province (21YF5GA041).
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Volume 35 • Issue 9 • September 2023
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Received: Oct 26, 2022
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