The morphology of polymer modified asphalt and its relationship to rheology and durability

Polymers are added to asphalt binders primarily to stiffen the binder at higher temperatures and thus to protect the pavement against rutting at summertime temperatures early in the pavement's life. Also, it has been noted that polymers typically increase the ductility of a binder and that some...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kraus, Zachary Rothman
Other Authors: Glover, Charles J.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/86003