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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Shear Viscosity Overshoots in Polymer Modified Asphalts.

Martin Jasso, Giovanni Polacco, Ludovit Zanzotto

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Martin JassoChairholder, Bituminous Materials Chair, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
Giovanni PolaccoDepartment of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9897-8829
Ludovit ZanzottoSchulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
University of Calgary · CAUniversity of Pisa · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymer modification is one of the most common methods for improving the performance of asphalt binders. Despite in-depth research, the structural modifications induced by polymers are still not well understood. In this work, steady shear viscosity measurements and cryo-scanning electron microscopy (cryo-SEM) were used to better understand the internal structure of asphalts modified by styrene-butadiene-styrene with and without sulfur as a crosslinking agent, asphalts modified by polyphosphoric acid (PPA), and quaternary asphalt blends modified by SBS, sulfur, and PPA. The results showed that polymer and asphaltenes collaborate, thus SBS forms a three-dimensional network strengthened by asphaltenes clusters. The strength, extension, and physical nature of such a network is revealed by the appearance of overshoots in the viscosity curves. Moreover, the indirect information deduced from the magnitude and shape of the shear viscosity curves successfully correlated with direct observations of the internal structure by cryo-SEM. Steady shear viscosity is thus recommended as a useful tool in studying the structural development of asphalts modified by different technologies.

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crosslinkingpaving mixespolymer modified asphaltshear thickeningshear viscositystyrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS)

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PMID36363143
PMCPMC9655602
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