ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: The RILEM TC-ATB-TG5, in charge of “recycling of bituminous materials” has decided to develop a laboratory procedure with the aim of reproducing the ageing of bituminous materials until the end of their service life (milled product). This procedure will help to assess the recyclability of mixtures and will allow Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) production in the laboratory in a realistic way. The ageing of bituminous materials is mainly linked to the ageing of the binder and is normally separated into short and long-term ageing:
– The short-term ageing simulating ageing caused by the manufacture of the material in the mixing plant, transport and paving, especially the necessity to increase the binder temperature up to 160-190°C according to the type of binder and material to be manufactured.
