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In recent years, many authors have researched polymer-modified asphalt blends and tried to better understand the rheological behavior of these materials. In this work, the thermomechanical response of an asphalt formulation was researched trying to find better asphalt-modified blends that allow for the construction of improved asphalt roads. The experimentation included several polymer–maltene formulations developed at different polymer concentrations and temperatures where the asphaltenes of the original asphalt were removed. Such separation was carried out because the maltene fraction represents the portion of the asphalt that chemically reacts with the polymer modifier. The rheological behavior of the blends was determined from oscillatory shear flow data. Analysis of the G′, G′′, G* moduli and phase angle (δ) as a function of oscillatory frequency for various temperatures led to the conclusion that the maltenes behaved as a pseudo-homogeneous viscoelastic material that could dissipate stress without presenting structural changes. Furthermore, all maltenes–polymer blends behaved more viscoelastically than the non-blended maltenes depending on the amount of the polymer contained in the formulation. The blend viscosity increased with polymer concentration, and this increase was seen in both the viscous and elastic moduli. Furthermore, performance grade trials were also performed according to the AASHTO TP5 to determine the failing temperature. It was noticed that the limiting temperature increased with the modifier concentration with a δ between 50° and 60°, indirect value of elasticity found to have industrial applications for asphalt pavements.
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The authors would like to thank Wendy Elizabeth Slee for the revision of the English editing. Furthermore, we appreciate the financial support provided by Research Hidalgo System (SIHGO) and Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) fundings belonging to the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) and also the Summer Research Project Funding from the Guanajuato State Council of Science and Technology (CONCYTEG).
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Alonso, S., Medina-Torres, L., Zitzumbo, R. et al. Rheology of asphalt and styrene–butadiene blends. J Mater Sci 45, 2591–2597 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-010-4230-0
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