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1 Introduction
Hot mixed asphalt (HMA) consists of asphalt binder, aggregates, and additives. Asphalt binder is a blend
of hydrocarbons of different molecular weights. It is the product of distillation of crude oil.
At the molecular level asphalt consist hydrocarbon, made of hydrogen and carbon. Asphalt molecule
have:
The atoms within asphalt molecules are held together by strong covalent bonds. In addition of
hydrocarbon asphalt include heteroatoms (nitrogen, sulfur, oxygen, metal).