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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
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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
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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
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Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), van de Ven, Martin (author)Induction heating technique is an innovative asphalt pavement maintenance method that is applied to inductive asphalt concrete mixes in order to prevent the formation of macro-cracks by increasing locally the temperature of asphalt. The development of asphalt mixes with improved electrical and thermal properties is crucial in terms of...journal article 2016
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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
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Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)“Aging” is the accumulation process of diverse detrimental changes in molecular structures with advancing age. Resistance to aging is termed “durability.” Complex molecular systems such as asphalt binder (AB) need to be protected against aging. This paper provides a state-of-the-art review of antiaging technologies used to prohibit or to...journal article 2017
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Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), van de Ven, Martin (author)Induction technology was introduced to the paving industry to assist pavement operations by heating asphalt layers efficiently from the surface. Many experimental studies have been conducted to investigate the impact of inductive particles on the heating efficiency of asphalt mixes. However, research is limited on the quantification of design,...journal article 2017
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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
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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
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Wang, H. (author), Liu, X. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)The microstructure and chemical composition of asphalt binders have a significant effect on their rheological properties and, therefore, their performance as road paving binders. This study aims to investigate the effects of warm-mix asphalt (WMA) additives, organic type and chemical type, on the rheological properties and chemical internal...journal article 2018
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Wang, H. (author), Liu, X. (author), Zhang, H. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Erkens, S. (author)Warm mix asphalt (WMA) technology has been increasingly utilised in rubberised asphalt pavements to reduce the production and compaction temperatures and the incidental fumes and odours. This study aims to investigate the high, intermediate and low-temperature performance of crumb rubber modified asphalt binders containing WMA additives. The...journal article 2018
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Zhou, C. (author), Liu, X. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), He, Liang (author)Low temperature asphalt (LTA) technologies, such as warm-mixed asphalt mixes, are utilized in the paving industry to lower energy demands and greenhouse gas emissions during asphalt mixing and pavement construction. However, the asphalt mixes developed that incorporate LTA additives are more sensitive than hot-mixed asphalts to temperature...journal article 2018
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Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), van de Ven, Martin (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)Induction assisted chemical hardening (curing) or induction hardening is a novel in situ hardening technique for thermoset modified bituminous materials that maintains most of the advantages of natural chemical hardening while eliminating the possible restrictions of longer curing times at lower temperatures. In particular, induction heating can...conference paper 2018
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Apostolidis, P. (author), Pipintakos, G. (author), Liu, X. (author), van de Ven, Martin (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)Epoxy modified bitumen (EMB) is a promising technology for long lasting paving materials ensuring higher resistance to rutting, oxygen- and moisture-induced damage. In this paper, an analysis of the chemical reactions that take place during the chemical hardening process (curing) of epoxy modified bitumen<br/>was conducted by means of Fourier...conference paper 2018
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Wang, H. (author), Liu, X. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)In recent years, transportation agencies and the general public alike are demanding increased considerations of sustainability in transport infrastructure. Warm mix asphalt (WMA) is developed for reducing energy consumptions and emissions in asphalt paving industry. In addition, the use of rubberized asphalt concrete (RAC) has proven to be...journal article 2018
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Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), van de Ven, Martin (author), Pipintakos, G. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)The chemical irreversible hardening of epoxy modified bitumen is affected by various physical factors and the successful application of this technology is directly linked with full understanding of chemo-rheological material characteristics. This study proposes a model to describe the material viscosity evolution during hardening of epoxy...journal article 2018
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Wang, H. (author), Liu, X. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)Crumb rubber-modified bitumen (CRMB) has been utilized in the asphalt paving industry for decades due to its various benefits. The complex interaction between bitumen and crumb rubber as well as the addition of warm-mix additives makes the typical laws of Newtonian fluids insufficient to describe the behaviors of highly modified bituminous...journal article 2018
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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
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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