Frequency Dependency and Constitutive Model of Dynamical Mechanical Properties of Cement Asphalt Binders
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 36, Issue 6
Abstract
Using the dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) method, the frequency dependence of dynamic mechanical properties of cement asphalt (CA) binders were examined within the testing frequency range between 0.1 and 100 Hz in this study. Based on the time-temperature superposition (TTS) principle, the master curves of storage modulus (), loss modulus (), and loss factor () of CA binders within a wide frequency range from 1 × 10−5 to 1 × 1010 Hz were obtained. The results showed that the , , and of CA binders were highly sensitive to the frequency due to the incorporation of asphalt. The value of rose as the frequency increased, whereas and showed different trends as the frequency increased. Storage modulus rising factor and peak value of loss factor could be used to characterized the frequency dependence of dynamic mechanical properties. A simple solid model with fractional derivation was established to characterize the dynamic viscoelastic behavior of CA binders and was in excellent agreement with experiment data over both testing and a wide range of frequency. Correlations were observed between model parameters and asphalt content of CA binders. Our results contribute to the current field by providing the evidence for the dynamic mechanical properties estimation of CA mortar under various loading frequency.
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Acknowledgments
Financial support by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52278446), Opening Foundation of Research and Development Center of Transport Industry of New Materials, Technologies Application for Highway Construction and Maintenance of Offshore Areas (Fujian Communications planning & design institute Co., Ltd.) (No. 2021003), and the Middle-Age and Young Teacher Educational and Scientific Research Project (Science) of the Education Department of Fujian Province (JAT220010) are greatly appreciated.
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Received: Aug 9, 2023
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Published online: Mar 25, 2024
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