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Induction heating of asphalt aggregate
Towards electrified industry and CO2-neutral asphalt production
Heavy industry is responsible for about a third of global emissions but lags behind in its effort to become carbon neutral. The electrification of industrial processes is a necessary step to achieve this goal. The asphalt industry is a good candidate for decarbonisation, as it cu
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Asphalt pavements play a crucial role in constructing durable and sustainable road infrastructure. In recent years, with the advancement of sustainability and circular economy goals, reclaimed asphalt (RA) has been widely used in road construction. While the use of RA effectively
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The Netherlands has one of the densest road networks with over 140,000 km of roadways. Fatigue cracking is an important distress in flexible pavements. This form of distress results from the application of repeated traffic loading which causes failure. Fatigue cracking assessment
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The increasing traffic load has led to the use of polymer modifiers in bituminous mixes in order to improve the performance and the durability of the pavement structures. Epoxy is a thermoset material which ensures enhanced fatigue performance and improved mechanical characterist
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