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@article{178694,
        author = {Jani Parth and Ashraf Mathakiya and Mayursinh Jadeja and Dr. Hemantkumar Sonkusare},
        title = {Performance Evaluation of Crumb Rubber Modified Bituminous mix with Zycotherm and Lime},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {12},
        pages = {4179-4186},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=178694},
        abstract = {The performance of flexible pavements is greatly influenced by rutting, fatigue, and durability. The limitations of traditional bitumen in flexible asphalt pavements are due to the significant rise in traffic loads and volumes. The process of producing standard bitumen asphalt is expensive and it pollutes the environment. On the other hand the disposal of waste tyre is a real problem. The use of these waste crumbed rubber (CR) in bitumen has been already achieved successfully in modifying the properties of bitumen and also provides a viable solution to the tyre disposal problem. This paper takes a further step in that direction by mixing crumb rubber modified bitumen (CRMB) with Zycotherm (at a fixed dose of 0.05%, 0.1% and 0.15%) and Lime (3%) in Warm mix asphalt (WMA) at a fixed temperature 165*C and 135*C and performing tests like Marshall Stability Test, Marshall Flow value while also testing Marshall Flow Value Parameters. The values are then compared with the results of the same tests performed on the conventional bitumen to find out whether any improvement has been achieved with the above-mentioned modifications. It was observed that the 0.1% of zycotherm helps in reduction of environment pollution and sustainable development along with enhanced performance of Marshall Stability, Flow Value and Marshall volumetric parameters.},
        keywords = {Warm Mix Asphalt, Crumb Rubber Modified Bitumen, Zycotherm, Lime.},
        month = {May},
        }