Dynamic Shear Measurements of Bitumen Using a Rotative Rheometer Between Two Circular Plates Without a Slip Condition
摘要
In this study, a dynamic shear measurement of bitumen using a rotative rheometer between two circular plates have been investigated. The experimental test was examined with pure-bitumen and bitumen-blended with 10 and 20% of kaolin-clay. For the purpose of understanding the behavior of the specimen, the rheological tests were conducted at various temperatures 26, 50 and 80 ℃. A study of the slip conditions was conducted to choose the appropriate plates to prevent the slip phenomena. The effect of the roughness of the faced disks on the viscosity and torque was studied. Furthermore, the variations of the loss and storage modulus in relation to angular frequencies were examined. The experimental results reveal that pure-bitumen and bitumen-blended with 10% of kaolin at both 26 and 50 ℃ presented viscoelastic behavior. However, bitumen-incorporated with 20% of kaolin-clay at 26 ℃ becomes consistent and exhibits elastic solid behavior. At 80 ℃, the storage modulus of bitumen-incorporated with 20% of kaolin-clay was higher than the loss modulus, indicating an interaction and modification in macromolecular elements within the sample. Finally, the effect of kaolin addition is described and analyzed.