Dynamic Viscoelastic Properties of SBS Modified Asphalt Based on DSR Testing

Abstract:

Five SBS modified asphalts and one base asphalt were selected to carry out frequency sweeps over a wider frequency range using the dynamic shear rheometer (DSR). Six asphalt binders were subjected to sinusoidal loading at 30°C-90°C within the linear viscoelastic limits, and master curves of complex modulus (G*) and phase angle (δ) could be constructed by means of the time-temperature superposition principle (TTSP). The results show that the G* values of SBS modified asphalts are significantly greater than those of base asphalt at low frequencies, but are slightly smaller at high frequencies. Compared with the base asphalt, SBS modified asphalts have narrower master curves of complex modulus, and their phase angles are much smaller within the whole frequency range. This indicates that various properties of SBS modified asphalts, such as high-temperature property, low-temperature property, temperature susceptibility and elastic recoverability, are superior to those of the base asphalt. The G* values of the rolling thin-film oven (RTFO) aged asphalt are larger than those of the unaged asphalt in the whole range of frequencies, demonstrating that the anti-rutting performance of asphalt binder is improved after short-term aging.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 598)
• Pages: 473-476
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.598.473
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Yong Mei Guo, Wei Chen
• Keywords: Master Curve, Material Property, Modified Asphalt, Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene (SBS), Viscoelasticity

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