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Effects of Complex Environmental Conditions on Fatigue Self-Healing Properties of Fast-Melting SBS-Modified Asphalt
Jinchao Yue1, Jiahao Fu1, Yihan Wang1
1School of Water Conservancy and Transportation, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
Abstract:
Asphalt pavements are prone to various distresses under complex environmental influences during service, which significantly affects their fatigue life. This study conducted complex environmental simulation tests, including pressure aging, ultraviolet (UV) aging, and coupling effects with salt solutions at different concentrations. A dynamic shear rheometer (DSR) was employed to perform frequency sweep tests, linear amplitude sweep (LAS) tests, and fatigue-healing-fatigue tests. The fatigue self-healing properties of fast-melting SBS (SBS-T)-modified asphalt were evaluated based on the viscoelastic continuous damage theory. The results indicate that coupled aging effects significantly increase the viscoelastic characteristic parameters of SBS-T-modified asphalt, with more elastic components transforming into viscous components. Compared to other aging effects, the coupled pressure-UV-salt solution condition induces the most severe degradation in the fatigue durability of SBS-T-modified asphalt. Simultaneously, the self-healing capability of aged asphalt is also reduced. Specifically, with increasing strain, more complex aging conditions lead to the faster deterioration of asphalt fatigue life and lower self-healing capacity. While asphalt demonstrates measurable fatigue life restoration through self-healing, the synergistic coupling of salt solution exposure and multi-factor aging significantly compromises both the absolute fatigue resistance and the relative recovery efficiency.
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