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RHEOLOGICA ACTA
Volume 45, Issue 4, Pages 474-478Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-005-0078-7
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asphalt pavement; RAP; asphalt recycling; aged bitumen; rejuvenating agents
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Rheological techniques are used to investigate the rejuvenation of aged bitumen. The thermal transition associated with the collapse of the compact structure constituted by asphaltene is determined by Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis. For aged bitumen, this transition shifts to a higher temperature but when rejuvenating agents are added, the transition returns to its original value. The rutting factor, G*/sin delta allows to define the maximum temperature the binder can reach without permanent deformation. The employed rejuvenating agents are suitable because permanent deformation is postponed. Viscosity results reveal that aged bitumen needs a high mixing temperature (> 200 degrees C) to behave like a fluid material able to wet, adhere, and envelop aggregates. The addition of rejuvenating agents considerably reduces mixing and compaction temperatures. The mixture of 80% aged bitumen-20% recycled motor oil, obtained exclusively from waste materials, is an apt binder that can compete satisfactorily with new 60/70 bitumen.
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