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A&M大学之间的研究人员交流、讲习班和研究研讨会，将用于发展路面工程材料领域的国际和跨学科合作。粘附力的战略领域和沥青和骨料的物理化学界面特性，以及沥青材料的微观结构特征将构成研究活动的基础。研究人员的双向交流将是这些活动的主要组成部分，并为研究人员提供与其他国际研究团体以及跨学科团体密切合作的机会。通过这些扩展的研究访问，面对面的对话将使研究人员有独特的机会来确定研究挑战，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.