Effects of curing on emulsion cold mix asphalts and their extracted binder
Open Access
- 12 June 2021
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Functional Composite Materials
- Vol. 2 (1), 1-14
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s42252-021-00024-2
Abstract
This paper focuses on the physicochemical changes that happen in cold mix asphalts during curing, and more specifically, while and after transitioning to different simulated seasons. Several tests were carried out in order to better grasp the influence of the weather (temperature and humidity) on the curing of such materials. The mechanical behaviour of the mix was assessed using oedometer tests. The physicochemical evolutions of extracted binders, such as oxidation and rheology, were evaluated. The results show stiffening of the mix and ageing of the binder linked to a higher temperature and a lower humidity. A low temperature and high moisture seem to slow down these evolutions. However the binder behaviour does not explain the whole mix behaviour as the kinetics between them are not always similar. Thus other mechanisms are yet to be found and taken into account to fully understand cold mix asphalts behaviour.Keywords
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