Fatigue, self-healing and thixotropy of bituminous mastics including aged modified bitumens and different filler contents

Results show that the presence of increasing percentages of filler causes detrimental effects on mastic fatigue performance which can be offset by the addition of a certain amount of aged polymer modified bitumen. In fact, regardless of the filler content considered, a percentage of aged polymer modified bitumen (up to 45%) added to mastics enhances the fatigue endurance limit suggesting significant benefits when dealing with sustainable recycled mixtures containing Reclaimed Asphalt (RA) aggregates.