Outcomes from MAXRAP
Athira Mangalath Shine, V.T. Thushara, Gustavo Canon Falla, Alexander Zeißler, and Sabine Leischner, “Evaluation of Aging Effects in Polymer-Modified Bitumen Using Rheological, Chemical, and Morphological Analyses,” in Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways, and Airfields, 2026.
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Conference status: Accepted
K. N. Suneetha , L. Abinaya , M. R. Nivitha , Sonal Maheswari and J. Murali Krishnan, "Assessment of Variability in Thin Layer Chromatography Measurements for Bitumen", 2026.
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Conference status: Accepted
V.T. Thushara, Athira Mangalath Shine, Sabine Leischner, Erik Kamratowsky, Thomas Köberle and J. Murali Krishnan, "Chemical and Morphological Evolution of Polymer Networks in Bitumen during Aging: Insights from FTIR and Fluorescence Microscopy", 2026.
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Conference status: Accepted
S. Dinesh Kumar , M. R. Nivitha and J. Murali Krishnan, "A Laboratory-scale RAP Separation Process for Separation of Mastic from RAP", 2026.
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Conference status: Accepted
Earlier Related Publications
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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https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-63584-7_60
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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https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003402541-10/rheological-characterisation-recycled-rap-binders-containing-rejuvenator-low-viscous-binder-abinaya-nivitha-krishnan
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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https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-16503
A. Mangalath Shine, G. Canon Falla, E. Kamratowsky, et al.,“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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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14680629.2023.2181067
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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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10298436.2023.2177650
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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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344922003494?via%3Dihub
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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https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0003871
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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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061821015142?via%3Dihub
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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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14680629.2021.1906736
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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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876107021001164?via%3Dihub
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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https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003027362-60/stress-strain-time-response-emulsified-cold-recycled-mixture-repeated-haversine-compression-loading-atanu-behera-murali-krishnan
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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https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003027362-85/rejuvenation-reclaimed-asphalt-pavement-rap-binder-appealing-design-experiments-thirumalavenkatesh-thushara-murali-krishnan
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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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40890-020-0096-2
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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linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S095006181932416X




