Complex Modulus and Fatigue Analysis of Asphalt Mix after Daily Rapid Freeze-Thaw Cycles
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30, Issue 4
Abstract
Québec roads are subjected to seasonal ambient temperature variations and daily rapid variations of temperature. These significant temperature variations in combination with the moisture inside the pores result in the development of premature deterioration in asphalt pavement. At present, the effect of regional freeze-thaw cycles on fatigue cracking has not been considered in the Mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide method or other design methods in cold regions, whose results overestimate the pavement life. Hence, the main objective of this study was to conduct the thermomechanical tests on an asphalt mixture before and after rapid freeze-thaw cycles. Considering the differences regarding the 2S2P1D model parameters, it was found that the influence of freeze-thaw conditions on the stiffness behavior of the mix is higher when increasing the number of cycles from 150 to 300. Regarding fatigue test results, the reference mixture was more resistant to fatigue cracking than the conditioned mix after 300 freeze-thaw cycles.
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Acknowledgments
The research work presented in this paper is part of the NSERC industrial research Chair on the interaction among heavy loads, climate, and pavements (i3c). The authors are grateful to the Québec Ministry of Transportation (MTQ) for their technical support in this project.
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Volume 30 • Issue 4 • April 2018
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Received: Feb 16, 2017
Accepted: Oct 11, 2017
Published online: Feb 14, 2018
Published in print: Apr 1, 2018
Discussion open until: Jul 14, 2018
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