Effect of Crumb Rubber Modifier on the Performance Properties of Rubberized Binders
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 28, Issue 12
Abstract
Bitumen as a main and efficient material in the behavior of hot mix asphalt (HMA) already has attracted the attention of various researchers. Bitumen modification with polymeric and nonpolymeric materials was considered one of the main research subjects relevant to increasing road life cycles. Crumb rubber is one of the appropriate bitumen modifiers due to its desired properties, and it also helps to reduce environmental pollution. In the current research, two types of mesh, crumb rubber (mesh of Nos. 14 and 50), with three different percentages (10, 15, and 20%), have been mixed with three types of bitumen, and the obtained results have been investigated on high-temperature (HT), intermediate-temperature (IT), low-temperature (LT), and viscosity properties. Also, in order to investigate the impact of aging on stated parameters, test results on bitumen samples modified by crumb rubber, before and after aging, have been studied.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 28 • Issue 12 • December 2016
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© 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jan 6, 2016
Accepted: Apr 5, 2016
Published online: Jul 12, 2016
Published in print: Dec 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Dec 12, 2016
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