Performance of Hot-Mix Asphalt and Modified Binders Containing Polyethylene

Farzaneh Tahmoorian; Samanthika Liyanapathirana; John Yeaman; Jerome Egwurube

doi:10.1061/JPEODX.PVENG-502

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Performance of Hot-Mix Asphalt and Modified Binders Containing Polyethylene

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Performance of Hot-Mix Asphalt and Modified Binders Containing Polyethylene

Farzaneh Tahmoorian, Samanthika Liyanapathirana, John Yeaman and Jerome Egwurube

Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, Vol.149(1)

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/JPEODX.PVENG-502

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Abstract

polymer

recycling

polyethylene

material properties

synthetic materials

binders (materials)

asphalts

asphalt pavements

The demand for high-performance asphalt pavements has been increasing in recent years due to increased traffic volume, automobile size and weight, and rising temperatures due to climate change. It is necessary to modify the bitumen to achieve long-life high-performance pavements in many cases. Consequently, polymers obtained from plastic wastes emerged as a modifier to enhance the bitumen properties. Polymers offer a number of advantages. Polymers such as polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP) offer a number of advantages when used as binder modifier. Using PE or PP in infrastructure projects can be an innovative method to reduce the environmental damage of these nonbiodegradable wastes and the high cost of recycling these wastes. Therefore, this paper extensively investigates the experimental studies carried out by many researchers to evaluate polymer-modified binders’ properties as an alternative for pure bitumen in asphalt mixtures under different percentages and production processes. The main goal is to establish a better understanding of the engineering properties of polyethylene-modified asphalt mixtures and ultimately argue that waste polyethylene has a viable use as a modifier for asphalt binders.

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Title: Performance of Hot-Mix Asphalt and Modified Binders Containing Polyethylene
Authors: Farzaneh Tahmoorian (Author) - Central Queensland University
Samanthika Liyanapathirana (Author) - Western Sydney University
John Yeaman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Jerome Egwurube (Author) - Department of Transport and Main Roads
Publication details: Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, Vol.149(1)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
DOI: 10.1061/JPEODX.PVENG-502
ISSN: 2573-5438
Organisation Unit: School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99716196302621
Output Type: Journal article

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