Application of Time-Temperature Superposition Principle on Fatigue Failure Analysis of Asphalt Binder
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 29, Issue 1
Abstract
The linear amplitude sweep (LAS) test has been proposed for fatigue specifications of asphalt binders. Recently, a newly developed fatigue failure definition and energy-based failure criterion have been proposed for improving the LAS procedure and data interpreting; however, these improvements only affect LAS data conducted at a constant temperature. This paper, therefore, discusses the loading temperature effects on LAS-based binder fatigue, damage evolution, and final fatigue failure occurrence. Experimental results indicate that both damage characteristic curves (DCCs) and the failure criterion derived from the simplified-viscoelastic continuum damage (S-VECD) model are strongly affected by the testing temperature. However, the temperature shift factors determined from the dynamic shear modulus testing within the linear viscoelastic domain have been proven to be effective in eliminating the temperature influence for both fatigue DCCs and the failure criterion. The validation on binder phase demonstrates that the time-temperature superposition principle (TTSP) shift factor is only a function of temperature and is independent of strain level. TTSP application on both undamaged and damaged material behaviors is able to greatly improve the testing efficiency of the LAS-based binder fatigue characterization.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship from China Scholarship Council. The supports from National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51478021) and Beijing Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. KZ201510005002) are also acknowledged.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 29 • Issue 1 • January 2017
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Received: Jan 29, 2016
Accepted: Jun 24, 2016
Published online: Aug 12, 2016
Published in print: Jan 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Jan 12, 2017
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