The goal of this paper was to incorporate Phase-Change Materials (PCMs) into asphalt in order to reduce the amount of heat that the pavement absorbs. Asphalt pavement is vastly preferred to cement for roads, however the downside is that it can reach extremely high temperatures during daylight hours, which can increase the heat island effect and cause deformation in the road surface. The thermal and mechanical properties of asphalt with ...
Recycled tyre rubber was used to replace varying fractions of limestone as filler in asphalt in order to determine the effect that the added rubber would have on the thermal and physical properties of the asphalt. The properties of interest were the penetration, soft point, and ductility of the asphalt binder, as well as the moisture sensitivity, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, and volumetric thermal capacity of the asphalt mixtures. It ...
