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Effect of ageing on different modified bituminous binders: comparison between RTFOT and radiation ageing

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Standard laboratory ageing methods of bitumen only take into account the effect of thermo-oxidation during the service life of a pavement but the effect of high energy cosmic radiation on site is not simulated in these procedures. The aim of the present work is to compare the laboratory simulated short term bitumen ageing (rolling thin film oven test) with ageing produced by short exposures of bitumen samples to Ultra Violet and gamma radiation. The influence of ageing agents on the thermal properties and rheological performance of the pristine and modified bitumen binders has been evaluated in this study. The thermal behavior of various aged bitumens is characterized by both isothermal as well as non-isothermal thermogravimetric analysis. The thermoanalytic investigations on bituminous samples are carried out to evaluate the thermal stabilities and activation energies of the binders and the life time prediction of the materials is made with the help of the kinetic information. It is found that modified bituminous binders are more resistant to heat and radiation. Different rheological tests are conducted by dynamic shear rheometer to examine the effect of ageing in terms of bitumen oxidation and polymer phase degradation which has a major consequence on high temperature rutting or low temperature cracking. Type of modifier is found to be of decisive importance. Creep and recovery tests show that the structure-time dependency of pristine aged bitumen is influenced much by stress and temperature than in the case of modified aged bitumens. The study has revealed that the elastomeric modifier protects the bituminous binder more than plastic modifier or nano filler. Finally, a fair correlation has been made between standard RTFO ageing and radiation aging.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge Prof. A. Saha, UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Kolkata Centre, for his help in carrying out gamma irradiation. M. Naskar thankfully acknowledges the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India for fellowship.

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  1. Rubber Technology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 721302, West Bengal, India

    M. Naskar & T. K. Chaki

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 721302, West Bengal, India

    K. S. Reddy

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, 600036, India

    M. K. Divya

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, 600036, India

    A. P. Deshpande

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Naskar, M., Reddy, K.S., Chaki, T.K. et al. Effect of ageing on different modified bituminous binders: comparison between RTFOT and radiation ageing. Mater Struct 46, 1227–1241 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-012-9966-3

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