Print Email Facebook Twitter How Thermal Fatigue Cycles Change the Rheological Behavior of Polymer Modified Bitumen? Title How Thermal Fatigue Cycles Change the Rheological Behavior of Polymer Modified Bitumen? Author Glaoui, B. Merbouh, M. Van de Ven, M.F.C. Chailleux, E. Youcefi, A. Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Structural Engineering Date 2013-01-01 Abstract The paper deals with the problem of thermal fatigue cycles phenomenon, which affects the performance of flexible pavement. The purpose of the paper is to extent the knowledge on the rheology of polymer modified bitumen which was affected by cycles of thermal fatigue. The aim of this research is to determine the rheological components and their evolutions under thermal fatigue with freezing - thawing cycles. To represent thermal fatigue cycles phenomenon of polymer modified bitumen in laboratory, both freezer and controlled temperature room were used to produce the real cycles of freeze - thaw of winter season. The results suggest that thermal fatigue cycle is more complicated on rheological behavior of polymer modified bitumen. It is shown that thermal fatigue cycles influenced the behavior of polymer modified bitumen. It is concluded that thermal fatigue cycles reduce the performance of binder and accelerate the degradation of pavement. Subject polymer modified bitumenrheologythermal fatigue cyclesfreeze-thawcreep-recoverybehaviour To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:4128643b-dca8-420d-918c-f01414f8b03e DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2013.07.097 Publisher Elsevier ISSN 1876-6102 Source Energy Procedia, 36, 2013 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2013 The Author(s) Files PDF vandeVen_2013.pdf 327.91 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:4128643b-dca8-420d-918c-f01414f8b03e/datastream/OBJ/view