Influence of fibres on rheological properties and toughness of bituminous binder

Many studies have been made to examine different ways to modify bitumen and asphalt mixtures in response to increasing performance requirements. One of these is the use of additive materials and in this study, the potential of cellulose and glass fibres to modify the rheological properties of bitume...

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Main Authors: Mohammed, Monketh, Parry, Tony, Grenfell, James R.A.
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Published: Elsevier 2018
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spelling nottingham-489622018-07-02T09:17:50Z http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48962/ Influence of fibres on rheological properties and toughness of bituminous binder Mohammed, Monketh Parry, Tony Grenfell, James R.A. Many studies have been made to examine different ways to modify bitumen and asphalt mixtures in response to increasing performance requirements. One of these is the use of additive materials and in this study, the potential of cellulose and glass fibres to modify the rheological properties of bitumen has been investigated. To achieve this, mixtures of bitumen with different contents of fibre were prepared and the properties of the bitumen and resulting modified binders were tested (penetration, softening point, viscosity and double edge notch tension test along with rheological testing in the dynamic shear rheometer). The experimental results demonstrated that adding fibres improves the rheological properties of bitumen across a range of loading frequencies and temperatures. Adding fibre reduced the penetration and increased the softening point and viscosity of bitumen implying improved rutting resistance of asphalt mixtures using these mastics. Finally this investigation established that adding fibre to bitumen improved its toughness, which could lead to improvement in asphalt fatigue performance. However, there are some limitations that are also discussed. Elsevier 2018-02-28 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48962/1/Manuscript%20%28%20JCBM%2011834%29%201.pdf Mohammed, Monketh and Parry, Tony and Grenfell, James R.A. (2018) Influence of fibres on rheological properties and toughness of bituminous binder. Construction and Building Materials, 163 . pp. 901-911. ISSN 1879-0526 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061817325515 doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.12.146 doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.12.146
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description Many studies have been made to examine different ways to modify bitumen and asphalt mixtures in response to increasing performance requirements. One of these is the use of additive materials and in this study, the potential of cellulose and glass fibres to modify the rheological properties of bitumen has been investigated. To achieve this, mixtures of bitumen with different contents of fibre were prepared and the properties of the bitumen and resulting modified binders were tested (penetration, softening point, viscosity and double edge notch tension test along with rheological testing in the dynamic shear rheometer). The experimental results demonstrated that adding fibres improves the rheological properties of bitumen across a range of loading frequencies and temperatures. Adding fibre reduced the penetration and increased the softening point and viscosity of bitumen implying improved rutting resistance of asphalt mixtures using these mastics. Finally this investigation established that adding fibre to bitumen improved its toughness, which could lead to improvement in asphalt fatigue performance. However, there are some limitations that are also discussed.
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author Mohammed, Monketh
Parry, Tony
Grenfell, James R.A.
spellingShingle Mohammed, Monketh
Parry, Tony
Grenfell, James R.A.
Influence of fibres on rheological properties and toughness of bituminous binder
author_facet Mohammed, Monketh
Parry, Tony
Grenfell, James R.A.
author_sort Mohammed, Monketh
title Influence of fibres on rheological properties and toughness of bituminous binder
title_short Influence of fibres on rheological properties and toughness of bituminous binder
title_full Influence of fibres on rheological properties and toughness of bituminous binder
title_fullStr Influence of fibres on rheological properties and toughness of bituminous binder
title_full_unstemmed Influence of fibres on rheological properties and toughness of bituminous binder
title_sort influence of fibres on rheological properties and toughness of bituminous binder
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48962/
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48962/
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http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48962/1/Manuscript%20%28%20JCBM%2011834%29%201.pdf
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