Asphalt Binder Fatigue Life Estimation Based on Energy Principles
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 35, Issue 5
Abstract
The linear amplitude sweep (LAS) test is considered a useful tool for evaluating the fatigue of asphalt binders. A challenge in the LAS test is that although the strain amplitude sweep test is set to load from 0% to 30%, some high cracking-resistant asphalt binders do not show significant damage level and instead exhibit behavior within the prefailure conditions. To solve this problem, experiments can be performed by increasing the strain to a higher level or change the control mode to stress control. In this study, a 60% strain level control mode is added in addition to the standard 30% strain level control mode. The stress-controlled mode amplitude sweep test was also carried out on nine different PG grade binders at three aging conditions and four temperatures. As the results showed, when using the maximum energy level to calculate fatigue life, is about 99% of . The fatigue life calculated based on the energy principle can well unify the results of the stress-controlled test and the strain-controlled test. The fatigue life obtained by the energy principle does not depend on the control mode of testing, which can also reflect the aging and temperature effect on the fatigue performance of asphalt binder. Comparing the fatigue parameter among the fatigue life using the energy criterion, -based criterion, and Glover-Rowe (G-R) parameter, the fatigue life calculation method using the energy fatigue criterion can best eliminate the influence of loading history.
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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Volume 35 • Issue 5 • May 2023
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Received: May 18, 2022
Accepted: Aug 26, 2022
Published online: Feb 26, 2023
Published in print: May 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Jul 26, 2023
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