The Effect of Wetfix and Nanohydrated Lime Additives on Bitumen Aging and the Cohesion and Adhesion Failure Mechanisms of Hot Asphalt Mixtures

Table 6

Specifications of the tests used in this research.

Row	Test	Aging (UV/thermal oxidation)	Field condition	Purpose
1	Resilient modulus by indirect tensile stiffness modulus	–	Dry	Resistance of asphalt mixture in dry conditions
2		Short-term
3		Long-term
4		–	Saturated by freeze–thaw cycle	Resistance of asphalt mixture in wet conditions
5		Short-term
6		Long-term
7	Direct tensile by pull-off (cohesion)	–	Dry	Resistance of bitumen against cohesion failure in dry condition
8		Short-term
9		Long-term
10		–	Applied moisture cycle	Effect of moisture on bitumen resistance against cohesion failure
11		Short-term
12		Long-term
13	Direct tensile by pull-off (adhesion)	–	Dry	Resistance of bitumen–aggregates against adhesion failure in dry condition
14		Short-term
15		Long-term
16		–	Applied moisture cycle	Effect of moisture on bitumen–aggregates resistance against adhesion failure
17		Short-term
18		Long-term