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Analysis of the BN-600 fast-spectrum core mock-up at BFS-2 zero-power facility using MCNPX

Konstantin Mikityuk, Alessandro Marinoni, Gaëtan Girardin

A 3D full-core heterogeneous model of the BFS-62-3A critical benchmark experiment was developed and validated using the Monte Carlo MCNPX-2.4.0 code. ...

Elsevier2012

Road Construction with Reduced Environmental Impacts: Performances and Innovative Evaluation Method

André-Gilles Dumont, Nicolas Bueche

As a substantial source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption, the road construction domain has to bring a contribution to the reduction of the environmental impacts. Indeed, an important part of the energy consumption and consequently e ...

2012

Évaluation des performances et des impacts des enrobés bitumineux tièdes

Nicolas Bueche

By decreasing the mixing and laying temperatures, warm mix asphalts (WMA) allow a reduction of the energy consumption as well as the emissions, thus contributing to the sustainable development. However researches are necessary for these asphalt mixtures to ...

EPFL2011

Thermal and dynamic mechanical properties of blends of bitumen with metallocene catalyzed polyolefins

John Christopher Plummer, Chiara Spadaro

A high penetration grade bitumen has been blended with up to 50 wt% of two different grades of metallocene catalyzed linear low density polyethylene (m-LLDPE) in order to investigate the potential of these and similar copolymers as a substitute for styrene ...

Springer US2011

Metallocene Catalyzed Polyolefins For Improving Thermal And Mechanical Properties Of Bitumen Blends

John Christopher Plummer, Chiara Spadaro

Bitumen is a complex viscoelastic material used as a binder in applications ranging from road paving to waterproof membranes for roofing [1]. In such applications, bitumen is often blended with a polymer in order to improve its elasticity. The resulting po ...

2010

Thermomechanical characterisation of asphalt pavements in laboratory conditions

André-Gilles Dumont, Adrien Houel

Due to the viscoelastic properties of bituminous concrete, temperature changes result in significant mechanical effects. This paper proposes a method to assess, first, the intrinsic thermophysical parameters (thermal conductivity and heat capacity) of a bi ...

2010

Warm asphalt bituminous mixtures with regards to energy, emissions and performance

Nicolas Bueche

With the current concerns about sustainable development and greenhouse gas emissions in various fields, the road domain has also to contribute. Indeed, asphalt mixture production is a very important energy consuming phase in order to heat the aggregates an ...

2009

Effect of base bitumen composition on asphalt rubber binder properties

André-Gilles Dumont, Mehdi Ould Henia

The asphalt rubber blend properties are strongly related to its base components properties. The base bitumen composition is considered as a key factor influencing the final rheological properties of asphalt rubber binder. This paper describes results from ...

EMPA2008

Laboratory and ALT-Evaluation of high stiffness underlayers with high percentage of re-use as developed in the NR2C- project

André-Gilles Dumont, Nicolas Bueche

New Road Construction Concepts (NR2C) is a project of FEHRL supported by the European Commission under the Sixth Framework Programme. This project aims at developing perspectives and specific innovations in different transport areas. One of the ideas conce ...

2008

ALT-evaluation of high stiffness base layers with high percentages of reclaimed asphalt

Nicolas Bueche

New Road Construction Concepts (NR2C) is a FEHRL-project supported by the European Commission under the Sixth Framework Programme. NR2C develops perspectives and specific innovations, so that long-term visions are linked to short-term action. One of the id ...

2008

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