Study of recycled polyethylene materials as asphalt modifiers

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 968-981

  Ho, Susanna ^a   Church, Ronaca ^a   Klassen, Kristel ^a   Law, Barkley ^a   MacLeod, Daryl ^b   Zanzotto, Ludo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b HUSKY ENERGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asphalt; Bending beam rheometer (BBR); Direct tension tests (DTT); Low density polyethylene (LDPE); Low temperature grading; Molecular weight distribution; Polyethylene; Recycled; Superpave

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; RECYCLING; RHEOMETERS; TENSILE TESTING;

BENDING BEAM RHEOMETER; DIRECT TENSION TESTS; LOW-TEMPERATURE GRADING;

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

ASPHALT; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; RECYCLING; RHEOMETERS; TENSILE TESTING;

ASPHALT; POLYMER; RECYCLING;

EID: 33846366428     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L06-044     Document Type: Article

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