Abstract: The environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) has been used to study water stripping and water penetration in asphalts. ESEM images of an asphalt-coated aggregate showed progressive cracking, flaking, and stripping ...

Abstract: The rheological and chemical properties of hydrated lime-polyphosphoric acid (PPA)–modified asphalt binders before and after laboratory oxidative aging were investigated through dynamic shear rheometer (DSR) and nuclear ...