PUBLICATIONS AND OUTPUTS

Publications from the MAXRAP Project

A. Mangalath Shine, V. T. Thushara, G. C. Falla, A. Zeißler, and S. Leischner, "Evaluation of Aging Effects in Polymer-Modified Bitumen Using Rheological, Chemical, and Morphological Analyses," presented at the 12th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (BCRRA 2026), Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 22–24, 2026.

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Athira Mangalath Shine, S. Dinesh Kumar, Donia Savio, M. R. Nivitha, Sabine Leischner, & J. Murali Krishnan. (2026). Quantifying RAP Processing Effectiveness Using a White–Black Gradation Divergence Index. Accepted for presentation at the 7th International Symposium on Pavement and Bridge Life Cycle Assessment (RoadLCA 2026)

Conference status: Accepted

V. T. Thushara, A. Mangalath Shine, S. Leischner, E. Kamratowsky, T. Köberle, and J. M. Krishnan, "Chemical and Morphological Evolution of Polymer Networks in Bitumen during Aging: Insights from FTIR and Fluorescence Microscopy," presented at the 2nd RILEM International Symposium on Bituminous Materials (ISBM2026), Padova, Italy, June 16–18, 2026.

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Related Publications by Project Partners

Selected publications by MAXRAP project partners that provide scientific and technical background relevant to the research themes of the project.

L. Abinaya, M. R. Nivitha, and J. M. Krishnan, “Temperature sensitivity of recycled binders containing different ages of RAP binders,” in International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements, Springer, 2024, pp. 631–640.

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L. Abinaya, M. R. Nivitha, and J. Krishnan, “Rheological characterisation of recycled RAP binders containing rejuvenator and low-viscous binder,” Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements VIII,pp. 80–87, 2024.

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T. Medam, V. Thushara, and J. M. Krishnan, “Statistics-based design of experimental framework to formulate ternary RAP binder blends,” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol. 36, no. 3,pp. 04023638-1–04023638-14, 2024.

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A. Mangalath Shine, G. Canon Falla, E. Kamratowsky, F. Wellner, S. Caro, A. Zeißler, and S. Leischner, “Fatigue testing on bitumen binder using different column specimen shapes,” Road Materials and Pavement Design, vol. 24, no. sup1, pp. 654–671, 2023.

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J. Emig, U. Reuter, P. G. Bolz, S. Leischner, and G. Canon Falla, “A stochastic neural network based approach for metamodelling of mechanical asphalt concrete properties,” International Journal of Pavement Engineering, vol. 24, no. 1, p. 2 177 650, 2023.

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D. Li, Z. Leng, S. Zhang, et al., “Blending efficiency of reclaimed asphalt rubber pavement mixture and its correlation with cracking resistance,” Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 185, p. 106 506, 2022.

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A. Behera, S. Charmot, A. Asif, and J. M. Krishnan, “Influence of confinement pressure on the mechanical response of emulsified cold-recycled mixtures,” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering,vol. 33, no. 11, p. 04 021 297, 2021.

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M. Rochlani, G. C. Falla, S. Caro, S. Leischner, and F. Wellner, “Understanding the influence of temperature and frequency on the fatigue resistance of bitumen,” Construction and Building Materials, vol. 296, p. 123 754, 2021.

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M. Rochlani, G. C. Falla, S. Leischner, and F. Wellner, “Towards a unified performance based characterisation of bitumen and mastic using the DSR,” Road Materials and Pavement Design, vol. 22, no. sup1, S365–S382, 2021.

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Kumar, R., Maheshwari, S., Voolapalli, R. K., & Upadhyayula, S. (2021). Investigation of physical parameters of crude oils and their impact on kinematic viscosity of vacuum residue and heavy product blends for crude oil selection. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 120, 33-42

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A. Behera and J. M. Krishnan, “Stress-strain-time response of emulsified cold recycled mixture in repeated haversine compression loading,” in Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction II,CRC Press, 2020, pp. 256–260.

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M. Thirumalavenkatesh, V. Thushara, and J. M. Krishnan, “Rejuvenation of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) binder appealing to design of experiments,” in Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction II,CRC Press, 2020, pp. 364–367.

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Sandeep, I.J.S., Nivitha, M.R., Maheshwari, S. & J. M. Krishnan (2020). Influence of Crude Source on the Structural Indices of Short Residue. Transportation in Developing Economies 6, 8.

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M. Rochlani, S. Leischner, G. C. Falla, D. Wang, S. Caro, and F. Wellner, “Influence of filler properties on the rheological, cryogenic, fatigue, and rutting performance of mastics,” Construction and Building Materials, vol. 227, p. 116 974, 2019.

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