Open AccessTHEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF WAX CONTENT ON THE FUNCTIONING OF BITUMEN AND ASPHALT PAVEMENT
Author(s) -
Simona Bitarytė,
Audrius Vaitkus
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mokslas - lietuvos ateitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2029-2341
pISSN - 2029-2252
DOI - 10.3846/mla.2020.13068
Subject(s) - wax , asphalt , cracking , asphalt pavement , materials science , composite material
This paper reviews effect of wax content to performance of bitumen and asphalt pavement. Negative influence of wax content is known from literature reviews, which effects elasticity of binder and causes sensitivity to low temperatures and increases cracking. There is lack information of methods to evaluate wax content in bitumen. This paper presents literature review of variety of wax types, separation wax as saturated hydrocarbons by studying fractional composition and methodology for determination of wax content in bitumen and negatively effect of crystallization.