Research Article

Evaluating the Surface Free Energy and Moisture Sensitivity of Warm Mix Asphalt Binders Using Dynamic Contact Angle

Table 6

Receding contact angle of asphalt binders.

Binder typeCecabase additive %SolventReceding contact angle (degree)
Original sampleRTFO-aged samplePAV-aged sample
AverageSDAverageSDAverageSD

PG-640.0Water72.910.9870.781.0073.880.96
Ethylene glycol70.870.9667.561.0068.060.99
Methylene iodide73.330.9469.240.9970.310.96
0.2Water71.850.9971.320.9972.371.00
Ethylene glycol70.020.9967.661.0071.691.00
Methylene iodide69.190.9869.160.9970.80.94
0.3Water71.270.9771.070.9872.221.00
Ethylene glycol70.650.9868.051.0069.000.98
Methylene iodide68.650.9867.570.9768.850.97
0.4Water70.640.9369.110.9871.480.99
Ethylene glycol67.620.9967.350.9868.20.98
Methylene iodide65.651.0063.020.9967.000.99

PG-760.0Water69.230.2868.850.9070.930.93
Ethylene glycol68.450.8967.540.5868.090.99
Methylene iodide70.750.7369.320.9269.241.00
0.2Water69.620.8767.450.9971.330.99
Ethylene glycol67.90.9868.150.9969.091.00
Methylene iodide68.830.9166.430.9968.770.99
0.3Water71.330.9969.680.9972.221.00
Ethylene glycol69.931.0068.791.0070.441.00
Methylene iodide68.211.0067.80.9967.751.00
0.4Water71.180.9070.250.9973.090.97
Ethylene glycol69.090.8769.461.0070.910.99
Methylene iodide67.020.9068.171.0069.730.99