- document
-
Apostolidis, P. (author), Nahar, Sayeda (author), Liu, X. (author), Lommerts, Bert-Jan (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)The utilization of epoxy-based polymers as bituminous modifiers in developing durable and long-lasting pavement structures have gained increasing interest over the last years showing evidence of high performing materials (1-8). It has been noticed that the addition of epoxy-based modifier into bitumen lead to materials with superior...conference paper 2019
- document
-
Wang, H. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Zhang, H. (author), Liu, X. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)Microwave heating is a promising heating technology for the maintenance, recycling and deicing of pavement structures. Many experimental studies have been conducted to investigate the microwave heating properties of asphalt mixtures in the laboratory. However, very few studies investigated the application of microwave heating on asphalt...conference paper 2020
- document
-
Apostolidis, P. (author), Wang, H. (author), Zhang, H. (author), Liu, X. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)Oxidative aging is a complex phenomenon in bitumen and its fundamental understanding is needed to optimize paving materials with long-lasting characteristics. This research reports on a diffuse-reaction model for predicting the oxidation of bituminous binders over time and under different conditions. As known, the oxidation of bitumen is...conference paper 2020
- document
-
Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)In-depth understanding of the temperature effect on oxidative aging in epoxy-asphalt blends is needed to enable accurate predictions on material response through their service life. Details of the significance of developing prediction models and tools on oxidative aging of pavement materials are presented in a companion paper (Apostolidis et al....conference paper 2020
- document
-
Zhang, Y. (author), Liu, X. (author), Jing, R. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)During oxidative aging, oxygen reacts with active molecules present in bitumen producing polar compounds, principally ketones and sulfoxides, and increasing in the portion of asphaltenes. In general, oxidation reactions in bitumen yields to change its generic chemical composition and finally its colloidal structure deteriorating the physico...conference paper 2020
- document
-
Wang, H. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Zhang, H. (author), Liu, X. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)Fundamental models should be developed and utilized in order to facilitate the chemo-mechanical design of modified binder systems for paving applications but not only. Especially, the fact that the incorporation of new chemical substances used as bio-based modifiers or alternative binders is attracting great interest to replace traditional...conference paper 2020
- document
- Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), van de Ven, Martin (author), Pipintakos, G. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author) conference paper 2018
- document
-
Zhou, C. (author), Liu, X. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author)Low Temperature Asphalt (LTA) technologies are utilized in asphalt pavement industry to lower energy demands and greenhouse gas emission during mixing and construction processes. Although these technologies are currently available and hope to demonstrate similar performance with Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) mixes, LTA shows more sensitive than HMA to...conference paper 2017
- document
-
Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), van Bochove, G (author), van de Ven, Martin (author)The development of asphalt mixtures with improved electrical and thermal properties is crucial in terms of producing suitable mixtures for the induction heating without losing their durability. The main scope of this research is to evaluate experimentally the impact of filler-sized electrically conductive additives on the induction heating...conference paper 2016
- document
-
Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), van de Ven, Martin (author), van Bochove, G (author)The research reported in this paper focuses on utilization of advanced finite-element analyses (COMSOL) for the design and assessment of the induction heating capacity of asphalt mortar by adding electrically conductive additives (e.g., steel fibers), and to understand the factors that influence the mechanisms of induction heating in asphalt...conference paper 2016
- document
-
Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), van Bochove, G (author), van de Ven, Martin (author)This paper studied the induction heating and healing capacity of asphalt mortar by adding electrically conductive additives (e.g. iron powder and steel fibers), and examined the influence of different combinations of them on the mechanical response of asphalt mortars. Induction heating technique is this innovative asphalt pavement maintenance...conference paper 2016
- document
-
Zegard, A. (author), Smal, L. (author), Naus, R. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), van de Ven, Martin (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)The addition of epoxy modifier in bitumen is a relatively new modification technology (1-4) and the most critical epoxy polymerization-induced changes of the epoxy-bituminous materials are not fully understood. Different phenomena take place when epoxy modifiers are incorporated into bitumen and they are dependent on the material hardening...conference paper 2019
- document
-
Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Zhang, M (author), van de Ven, Martin (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)The addition of epoxy modifier in bitumen is a relatively new modification technology (1-4) and the most critical epoxy polymerization-induced changes of the epoxy-bituminous materials are not fully understood. Different phenomena take place when epoxy modifiers are incorporated into bitumen and they are dependent on the material hardening...conference paper 2019
- document
-
Apostolidis, P. (author), Daniel, Gerald C. (author), Liu, X. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)The utilization of synthetic fibers has been reported in the past (1-8) showing enhancement of fatigue and thermal cracking resistance in asphaltic materials. However, the limited evidences about the benefits of these fibres in asphaltic materials at low material scales have been noticed. Also, the exact reinforcing mechanism of binding system...conference paper 2019
- document
-
Naus, Robbert (author), Dekkers, Rudi (author), Waarts, Paul (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Liu, X. (author)In de wegenbouw is duurzaamheid een belangrijk speerpunt. Daarom wordt er gezocht naar nieuwe bindmiddelen en modificaties om duurzame oplossingen te vinden voor de alsmaar groeiende verkeersstromen. Met de introductie van asfalt met epoxygemodificeerde bitumen wordt een grote stap gezet in het realiseren van robuuste wegen met een langere...conference paper 2022
- document
-
Jing, R. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Naus, R. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)Epoxy asphalt attracted the attention of road authorities in many countries as a solution for du-rable open-graded porous asphalt (OGPA) surface layers with enhanced longevity. Nevertheless, the recycla-bility of aged epoxy asphalt materials has not been thoroughly studied yet. This research presents an experi-mental program conducted in the...conference paper 2023
- document
-
Daniel, C.G. (author), Liu, X. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)The use of synthetic fibres has been reported to enhance the performance of asphalt pavement materials in terms of permanent deformation, fatigue and thermal cracking. However, limited results about the benefits of synthetic fibres in the reinforced warm-mix asphaltic materials, and the exact mechanism of reinforcing the binding part in pavement...conference paper 2019
- document
-
Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Wang, H. (author), van de Ven, Martin (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)Asphaltic mixes are self-healing materials since they have the capacity to close internal microcracks at higher temperatures or under external force. To trigger their self-healing, asphalt mixes modified with inductive agents can be heated and in that way healed through applying alternating magnetic fields with the aid of an induction coil and...conference paper 2018
- document
-
Pavlatos, N. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Liu, X. (author), van de Ven, Martin (author)This research presents the implementation of a finite element model analysis for assessing the potential of utilizing alternative fibers for the development of inductive bituminous mixes with lower total weight, higher resistance against corrosion, and sufficient induction heating efficiency. Aluminum fibers are<br/>selected as the metallic...conference paper 2018
- document
-
Zhang, Y. (author), Liu, X. (author), Ren, S. (author), Jing, R. (author), Gard, W.F. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)Lignin, one of the most abundant natural polymers, has been extensively studied as liquid or solid additive in bituminous binders. Despite the fact the organosolv lignin in bitumen improves the overall resistance against oxidative aging, lignin could lead to binders of high thermal cracking sensitivity. In this study, a bio-based oil is...conference paper 2021