The weatherabilities of several paving grade asphalts were studied by outdoor and accelerated tests.
The following results were obtained.
(1) By the two tests, penetration decreased, while S.P. and asphaltene content increased.
(2) Having been weathered until the same penetration, the content of asphaltenes and the weight-loss of the outdoor test were more than those of the accelerated one.
(3) The changes of the surface of asphalts by weathering were different between the two tests.
(4) From these phenomena and our previous reports, we presumed the model of the weathering mechanism of asphalts (as typical visco-elastic material).
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