Understanding the low temperature properties of Terminal Blend hybrid asphalt through chemical and thermal analysis methods

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P. Lin Tongji University

Weidong Huang Tongji University

Naipeng Tang Tongji University

Feipeng Xiao Tongji University

Yi Li Tongji University

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Glass transition temperature Aliphatic component Components distribution Crumb rubber modifier Terminal Blend hybrid asphalt binder

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2018

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Terminal Blend (TB) hybrid asphalt binders are composed of crumb rubber, SBS polymer and polyphosphoric acid (PPA). Understanding the relationship between the chemical composition and low temperature properties has a guiding significance for asphalt modification. In this study, BBR (Bending Beam Rheometer) test, GPC (Gel Permeation Chromatography) test, FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) test and DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) test were used to evaluate the rheological and chemical properties of TB hybrid binder and TSRST (Thermal Stress Restrained Specimen test) was conducted to estimate the low temperature properties of mixture. The results indicated that crumb rubber and SBS improved low temperature properties, while PPA had an adverse effect. Furthermore, during the degradation of crumb rubber, aliphatic component was released, which played an important role in improving low temperature properties. Finally, TB hybrid asphalt mixture also had better low temperature properties than SBS modified asphalt mixtures according to TSRST results.