Table 4 Comparison of different methods.

From: Experimental study on the low-temperature performance and evaluation methods of crack sealants for asphalt pavements in seasonal frozen regions

Sample

Before aging

After aging

Standard requirement

Ranking

Initial energy method

Ranking

Improved energy method

Low-temperature tensile performance

Cycle 1 Before aging

Cycle 3 Before aging

Cycle 1 After aging

Cycle 3 After aging

Before aging

Ranking

After aging

Ranking

Low-temperature water Immersion

Ranking

Freeze–thaw cycle

Ranking

A

Pass

Pass

150%, 3 cycles, passed

None

3826.6

3630.4

2085.2

1863.6

None

11,247.2

2

3456.8

3

3365.2

4

2216.86

5

B

Pass

Pass

 

3386.8

2665.3

1719.1

1409.1

6080.8

5

5698

2

8225.6

3

1924.33

7

C

Pass

Pass

 

7129.2

3531.6

1524.8

1427.49

11,412

1

5787.2

1

10,395.6

2

3580.8

3

D

Pass

Pass

 

3895.2

2448.4

1431.04

1293.2

6312.4

4

2398.84

6

10,854.4

1

2325.012

4

E

Pass

Pass

100%, 3 cycles, passed

1196.8

1069.2

1048

984

9688.8

3

3130.8

5

3228

7

3682.8

2

F

Pass

Pass

 

798.8

711.2

642.4

559.6

3150

7

1629.39

8

3287.6

5

1780.759

8

G

Pass

Pass

 

1669.2

1508.4

1416

927.2

3573.2

6

3357.2

4

2444.548

8

3871.2

1

H

Pass

Pass

 

1497.2

1024.4

1138.44

989.32

2061.2

8

2044.1

7

3249.24

6

2043.54

6