Development of Relative Humidity–Frequency Equivalence Principle for the Dielectric Properties of Asphalt Mixtures
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 33, Issue 8
Abstract
Asphalt pavement contains dynamically changing moisture, and the movement of this moisture will change the relative humidity of the pavement, thereby affecting the dielectric properties of the asphalt mixture. To improve the detection accuracy of nondestructive testing equipment and quantify the influence of relative humidity and frequency on the dielectric properties of asphalt mixtures, a dielectric composite model of asphalt mixtures based on relative humidity and frequency was established through theoretical deduction. The relative dielectric constant and dielectric loss of two asphalt mixtures were evaluated under different relative humidity and frequency conditions to verify the accuracy and reliability of the proposed model. The obtained goodness-of-fit verified wide applicability of the model. To realize the unification of the detection data under different relative humidity and frequency conditions, the relative humidity–frequency equivalence principle was established, and feasibility was verified in experiments that displayed strong applicability within a certain relative humidity and frequency range, thus providing a basis for realizing the conversion of the test results of different nondestructive testing equipment.
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Acknowledgments
The authors acknowledge the financial support of the 973 Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Project No. 2015CB060100) and the Key Research and Development Project of Science and Technology Department of Hubei Province of China (Project No. 2020BCA085). Special thanks to the 1,000-Youth Elite Program of China for the startup funds used for purchasing laboratory equipment crucial to this research.
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Volume 33 • Issue 8 • August 2021
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Received: Oct 1, 2020
Accepted: Jan 22, 2021
Published online: May 28, 2021
Published in print: Aug 1, 2021
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