Surface Free Energy to Identify Moisture Sensitivity of Materials for Asphalt Mixes

2007 ◽  
Vol 2001 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Bhasin ◽  
Dallas N. Little ◽  
Kamilla L. Vasconcelos ◽  
Eyad Masad
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Surface Free Energy ◽  
Moisture Sensitivity ◽  
Asphalt Mixes

scholarly journals Investigating the Effect of Metal Nanomaterials on the Moisture Sensitivity Process of Asphalt Mixes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iraj Bargegol ◽  
Farhad Sakanlou ◽  
Mohsen Sohrabi ◽  
Gholam Hossein Hamedi
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Cyclic Loading ◽  
Resilient Modulus ◽  
Moisture Damage ◽  
Mechanical Tests ◽  
Destructive Effect ◽  
Moisture Sensitivity ◽  
Asphalt Mixes ◽  
Indirect Tensile ◽  
Sensitivity Indicator

One of the most common damages in asphalt mixes is the destructive effect of moisture on the binder cohesion and binder–aggregate adhesion which is called moisture damage. There are various methods to improve adhesion and reduce moisture damage in asphalt mixes. The most common of them is using an appropriate additive for binder modification. Accordingly, the current research was conducted to investigate the effect of two nanomaterials (Nano CuO, and Nano SnO2) in 2 different percentages on 2 types of aggregates (granite and limestone) and a type of base binder. In order to investigate the effect of nanomaterials, indirect tensile cyclic loading (the same as resilient modulus test) in dry and wet conditions and surface free energy (SFE) method were used. The moisture sensitivity indicator which shows stripping percentage of aggregate surface in loading cycles using SFE results and indirect tensile cyclic loading, has been considered as the moisture sensitivity indicator in this research. Results of mechanical tests used in this research show that nanomaterials have significantly increased asphalt mixes strength in comparison to control specimens. Results obtained from SFE method show that nanomaterials increase the cohesion free energy; this change causes a reduction in the possibility of failure in binder membrane. Additionally, nanoparticles have increased and reduced basic component and acidic component of SFE, respectively. This leads to improvement of their adhesion with acidic aggregates, which is sensitive to moisture damage.

scholarly journals Examining the Effect of Dry Resin on Moisture Sensitivity of Asphaltic Mixtures

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 1714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morteza Ghaffari Jajin ◽  
G. Hosein Hamedi
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Surface Free Energy ◽  
Hydrated Lime ◽  
Moisture Damage ◽  
Asphalt Mixtures ◽  
Polymer Additive ◽  
Moisture Sensitivity ◽  
Indirect Tensile ◽  
Effect Of Moisture ◽  
Moisture Resistant

Moisture damage in asphaltic mixtures is defined by the loss of durability and resistance caused by the effect of moisture. The most common way to improve moisture damage in asphaltic mixtures is to use anti-strip additives. This study tended to use dry resin polymer additive to make a moisture-resistant asphaltic mixture. Two types of aggregate indicating different sensitivities against moisture were studied. In order to compare the effect of this material with other anti-strip additives, this study evaluated the effect of hydrated lime on reducing moisture damage and comparing its effect with dry resin polymer additive. The effect of these materials was evaluated by mechanical and thermodynamic concepts using indirect tensile ratio and surface free energy. The results indicated that dry resin polymer used in this study increased alkaline content and reduced acidic content of bituminous surface free energy, resulting in more adhesion between acidic aggregates which are more sensitive to resistance. It also improved bitumen-aggregate adhesion and reduced strip rate. Moreover, hydrated lime as an aggregate anti-strip agent and dry resin polymer as a bituminous modifier significantly increased the resistance of warm asphalt mixtures against moisture. The results of this study show that dry resin polymer can be used as an anti-strip agent instead of hydrated lime with operational problems.

Smectic A-Smectic B interface : faceting and surface free energy measurement

1989 ◽  
Vol 50 (24) ◽  
pp. 3527-3534 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Oswald ◽  
F. Melo ◽  
C. Germain
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Surface Free Energy ◽  
Energy Measurement ◽  
Smectic A
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