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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Investigation on the Ageing Behaviour of High-Modulus Modified Bitumen Based on Rheological and Chemical Approaches.

Xuemao Feng, Xin Li, Mingchen Li, Liping Liu, Zhenbang Cheng, Zhanchuang Han

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6 authors.

Xuemao FengSchool of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
Xin LiGuangxi New Development Transportation Group Co., Nanning 530029, China.
Mingchen LiSchool of Infrastructure Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6371-1414
Liping LiuThe Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9059-4089
Zhenbang ChengThe Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China.
Zhanchuang HanDepartment of Civil and Environment Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore.

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the Key R&D Program of Guangxi Province AB22080091
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Abstract

With outstanding resistance for permanent deformation, high-modulus modified bitumen (HMB) has garnered widespread attention in recent years and has been employed in the construction of bitumen pavements across various regions. However, limited research exists on the ageing behaviour of HMB, and conventional short-term ageing protocols for bitumen may not be applicable to HMB due to its exceptionally high viscosity. Therefore, this study aims to assess the ageing behaviour of HMB and propose a suitable short-term ageing process for HMB utilizing dynamic shear rheometer (DSR) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) approaches. For comparison purposes, the ageing behaviour of a type of SBS-modified bitumen and a kind of base bitumen were also analyzed. Initially, the study involved a comparison of the properties of bitumen subjected to short-term ageing at various temperatures and those of bitumen within mixtures undergoing short-term oven ageing tests. Subsequently, both the chemical and rheological properties of bitumen under diverse ageing conditions were examined. Finally, investigations were conducted to establish relationships between rheological properties and the molecular weight distribution of HMB. The reported results indicate that the suggested ageing temperature for the thin-film oven test (TFOT) should be increased to 193 °C for HMB, achieving a more accurate simulation of short-term ageing in HMB mixtures during on-site mixing, transport, and paving processes. Compared to base bitumen and SBS-modified bitumen, HMB exhibits superior ageing resistance. Furthermore, the molecular weight distribution of HMB is strongly correlated with its rheological properties. This correlation offers a promising approach to predict the rheological properties of bitumen in HMB mixtures by directly analyzing the chemical molecular weight distribution of the binders, thereby eliminating the need for an extraction process.

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ageing behaviourageing temperatureHMBmolecular weight distributionrheological properties

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PMCPMC11943581

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