Comprehensive Fatigue Mechanism of Asphalt Mixtures: Synergistic Study of Crack Initiation and Propagation
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30, Issue 3
Abstract
This study investigated the fatigue cracking mechanism of asphalt mixtures by synergizing crack initiation and propagation at varying temperatures and mix variants. An advanced approach to the dynamic semicircular bending (SCB) test was utilized to evaluate the fatigue mechanism of 18 asphalt mixtures totaling 648 SCB specimens. Based on crack growth and crack mouth opening displacement analyses, distinctive cracking mechanisms were recorded for three different asphalt mixture types. Further, predictive models were developed to estimate the different stages of fatigue based on fundamental materials properties. Overall, the adopted methodology conveniently distinguished cracking characteristics with respect to crack initiation and propagation at different temperatures.
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Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Higher Education for their financial support (through the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Institute Scheme for Innovative Research and Development research project Grant No. IIT/SRIC/CE/CAM/2014-15/36, dated April 22, 2014). The authors are also thankful to Mr. Alan Feeley, Technical Director of Pavetest Pty Ltd. of Australia for his support in developing the computer program module to run the dynamic SCB test.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30 • Issue 3 • March 2018
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Received: May 11, 2017
Accepted: Sep 6, 2017
Published online: Jan 12, 2018
Published in print: Mar 1, 2018
Discussion open until: Jun 12, 2018
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