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https://doi.org/10.3141/1901-06

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Rotational viscosities of different asphalt binders were determined at temperatures between 80 deg C and 185 deg C. Viscosity-temperature dependence of asphalt binders was described with the use of the Vogel-Tammann-Fulcher (VTF) and the William-Landel-Ferry (WLF) equations. The Vogel temperature (Tv) and the glass transition temperature (Tg) for different asphalt binders were determined by fitting experimental values of viscosity at different temperatures with these two equations. For asphalt binders, the difference between Tv and Tg was about 40K. Effects of asphaltenes, aging, chemical modification, and polymer content on these temperatures were evaluated. As asphaltene content increased, both temperatures, Tv and Tg, increased. Different polymers showed different effects on these temperatures. The values of Tv and Tg were correlated with the critical cracking temperature (Tcr) determined through use of a bending beam rheometer and a direct tension tester. The results suggested that the correlations between Tv, Tg, and Tcr could be used to determine Tcr from the rotational viscosity results tested at high temperature. With simple rotational measurements, a quick estimation of Tcr of asphalt binders could be obtained. Liquid fragility theory was also used to study Tg of asphalt binders. Parameters determined with the VTF and WLF equations indicated that asphalt binders behaved as fragile liquids because of their non-Arrhenius behavior in the temperature range studied.

01003360

English

pp 44-51

2005

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

0309093724

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Figures (5) ; References (33) ; Tables (7)

Aging (Materials); Asphaltene; Bituminous binders; Chemical composition; Equations; Low temperature; Polymers; Viscosity

Critical cracking temperature; Glass transition temperature

Highways; Materials; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials

TRIS, TRB

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