Rheological and morphological characterization of cup lump rubber-modified bitumen with evotherm additive

• Main Authors: Abdulrahman, Suleiman, Alanazi, Fayez, Hainin, Mohd. Rosli, Mohammed Albuaymi, Mohammed Albuaymi, Alanazi, Hani, Adamu, Musa, Azam, Abdelhalim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute for Ionics 2023
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/105213/1/MohdRosliHainin2023_RheologicalandMorphologicalCharacterizationofCupLump.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/105213/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-07710-2

Natural rubber (NR) in the form of “cup lump” is used to significantly enhance the thermal stability and elasticity of bitumen. Despite these benefits, the paving industry has raised concerns about its increased energy use and carbon emissions when applied in hot mix asphalt (HMA). Warm mix asphalt...