The Elastometer is the key testing instrument for PMB specifications in Australia. The Elastometer operating software and data acquisition system were developed in the 1980s, originally to run under DOS and later upgraded to Windows 3.1. This…
Polymer modified binders (PMBs) can provide improved service performance over normal bitumens in demanding situations. However, a number of field problems have been experienced with PMBs and some of these have been attributed to property changes…