Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans
Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2006
Tezin Dili: İngilizce
Öğrenci: Mehmet Doğan
Danışman: ERDAL BAYRAMLI
Özet:Polymer modified bitumen is a binder obtained by the incorporation of various types of polymers in bitumen using mechanical mixing or chemical reactions. There are several factors affecting the properties of polymer modified bituminous composites such as; chemical composition of bitumen, kind of polymer and filler, compatibility of bitumen and polymer, amount of bitumen, polymer and filler, particle size of filler and process conditions. The main objective of this study is to determine the effects of polymer type and concentration on mechanical, thermal, properties and morphologies of bitumen based composites. It was also aimed to determine the effect of process temperature on mechanical and thermal properties of bituminous composites. Bituminous composites were prepared by using Brabender Plastic Coder, PLV 151. Mixing was made at two different temperatures (150 ºC and 180 ºC) at 60 rpm for 20 minutes. Three different kinds of polymer and four different polymer concentrations were used to understand the effect of polymer type and polymer concentration on bituminous composites properties. Low density polyethylene (LDPE), styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymer (SBS) and ethylene-vinyl-acetate (EVA) were chosen as polymer. The compositions were adjusted as the polymer volumes were equal to 5%, 10%, 20% and 50% of bitumen volume. According to the test results, addition of polymer increases the mechanical properties, reduces the melt flow index and thermal conductivity values of bituminous composites. Morphological analysis results show that, fibrillation occurs at tensile fractured surfaces of composites which contain LDPE and EVA when the polymer concentration reaches 20% of bitumen volume.