Microwave Induction Heating of Polymer-Modified Asphalt Materials for Self-Healing and Deicing

Mansour Fakhri, Sajad Javadi, Reza Sedghi, Alireza Sassani, Ali Arabzadeh and Behnam Baveli Bahmai
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Mansour Fakhri: Department of Civil Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran 158754416, Iran
Sajad Javadi: Department of Civil Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran 158754416, Iran
Reza Sedghi: Department of Civil Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 11114115, Iran
Alireza Sassani: Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Ali Arabzadeh: Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Behnam Baveli Bahmai: Department of Civil Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran 158754416, Iran

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 18, 1-20

Abstract: This study evaluates the influence of polymer-modification on the induction heating capability of asphalt mastic in a microwave field, and investigates how effectively this approach can be utilized for ice melting and self-healing purposes. To this end, different asphalt mastic mixtures with different polymer-modification and mixing procedures were tested under microwave field exposure for induction heating capability, ice-melting ability, and self-healing capacity. The mixtures were made through warm-mix and hot-mix procedures with four bituminous binders, including virgin (unmodified) asphalt and the same binder modified with three types of polymers. The results showed the effectiveness of microwave induction heating of asphalt mastic for both crack-healing and deicing purposes. The binder type was found to influence the ice melting and crack healing rates, such that using a warm-mix asphalt binder resulted in a more efficient heat generation and conduction than using a virgin asphalt binder. While polymer-modification undermined induction-heating, ice-melting, and self-healing performances, SBS-modified asphalt binders exhibited better performance than the other polymer-modified binders.

Keywords: self-healing; ice melting; warm mix asphalt mixture; hot mix asphalt mixture; microwave induction heating (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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