Improving Asphalt Mixture Performance through Surface Chemistry, Adhesion and Micro-Structural Characterisation

一系列以研究人员为基础的活动，包括诺丁汉大学、帝国理工学院和德克萨斯农工大学之间的研究人员交流、研讨会和研究研讨会，将用于发展路面工程材料领域的国际和跨学科合作。沥青和集料的粘附性和物理化学界面特性的战略领域，以及沥青材料的微观结构特征将构成研究活动的基础。双向研究人员交流将成为活动的主要组成部分，并为研究人员提供与其他国际研究小组以及跨学科小组密切合作的机会。通过这些长期的研究访问，面对面的对话将成为可能，这将为研究人员提供独特的机会，以确定研究挑战，并为与路面材料性能相关的各种问题开发创新方法和研究解决方案。

A range of researcher-based activities, including researcher exchanges between the University of Nottingham, Imperial College and Texas A&M University, workshops and research seminars, will be used to develop international and cross-disciplinary collaboration in the field of pavement engineering materials. The strategic areas of adhesion and the physicochemical interfacial properties of bitumen and aggregate, and the micro-structural characterisation of asphalt materials will form the basis for the research activities. Two-way researcher exchanges will form the main component of the activities and provide researchers with the opportunity to work closely with other international research groups as well as inter-disciplinary groups. The face-to-face dialogue that will be possible with these extended research visits will allow researchers the unique opportunity to identify research challenges and develop innovative approaches and research solutions to the various issues associated with the performance of pavement materials.