Journal
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Volume 179, Issue -, Pages 107-116Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.05.192
Keywords
Basalt fiber; KH-550; Asphalt; Mechanical; Interface; Adhesion
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The main goal of our work was to study mechanism of interfacial adhesion between basalt fiber and asphalt. Solution of silane coupling agent (2.5 wt%, KH-550) was used to modify fiber surface. Modified fibers were then used for fiber-reinforced asphalt fabrication with different fiber concentrations (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 wt%). Samples were analyzed by DMA, DSR, EDS, ESEM, ACAM and FTIR. Treatment with KH-550 resulted in fibers with rough surface and weak hydrophilicity. It also increased surface area of fibers, improved their compatibility with asphalt and enhanced their chemical bonding with asphalt, all of which resulted in overall increase of mechanical performance of asphalt. Our research provides foundation for fiber surface modification for applications in road pavement engineering. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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