relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/11145/ title: Effect of crumb rubber, epolene (EE-2), and date palm ash as modifiers on the performance of binders and mixtures: A sustainable approach creator: Khan, M.I. creator: Sutanto, M.H. creator: Sunarjono, S. creator: Room, S. creator: Yusoff, N.I.M. description: The only type of conventional bitumen (PG 64-10) available in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) does not meet the temperature requirements of most of the kingdom's regions. Hence, the binder needs to be modified to improve the performance of flexible pavements at high temperature and heavy traffic loading. In order to meet the requirements of the Superpave Performance Grade (PG), crumb rubber (CR), epolene (EE-2), and date palm ash (DPA) were used as asphalt additives in different percentages (4, 8, 12, and 16 by weight of bitumen). Viscosity and rheological tests as well as stability and indirect tensile tests were performed on binders and asphalt mixtures. The binders modified with CR, EE-2, and DPA showed improved rheological and performance properties as compared to conventional binder. Similarly, the PG of conventional asphalt was upgraded with the addition of different percentages of the modifiers. Furthermore, this study also aimed to help the environment by minimizing and recycling wastes in road construction processes to achieve sustainability. © 2019 by the authors. publisher: MDPI date: 2019 type: Article type: PeerReviewed identifier: Khan, M.I. and Sutanto, M.H. and Sunarjono, S. and Room, S. and Yusoff, N.I.M. (2019) Effect of crumb rubber, epolene (EE-2), and date palm ash as modifiers on the performance of binders and mixtures: A sustainable approach. Sustainability (Switzerland), 11 (22). ISSN 20711050 relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85075895832&doi=10.3390%2fsu11226484&partnerID=40&md5=4de56d90e85578ef3fa33f37f8bb144e relation: 10.3390/su11226484 identifier: 10.3390/su11226484