Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
Title | Assessment of fatigue resistance of additivated asphalt concrete incorporating fibers and polymers |
Publication Type | Papers in International Journals |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Brovelli C., Crispino M., Pais, J., and Pereira P. |
Abstract | This paper reports the evaluation of fatigue response of asphalt mixtures produced with different additives, namely cellulose and synthetic fibers, amorphous polyolefin, Ethyl Vinyl Acetate (EVA) in comparison with conventional asphalt mixtures. The additive content was also analyzed by producing asphalt mixtures with 3, 6 and 9% of additive. Fatigue testing was performed with an indirect tensile test apparatus under controlled stress mode of loading. A comparing analysis of the fatigue resistance within different methods was carried out. Fatigue life was defined using the classical approach in which the number of cycles reaches the double of initial deformation. It was also defined in terms of different methods based on dissipated energy: total dissipated energy, ratio of dissipated energy change and plateau value. This paper offers an analysis of different methods of evaluating the indirect tensile fatigue test. The testing conducted clearly shows that polymer modification may extend the fatigue life and that energetic methods can be effectively applied to data from indirect tensile fatigue tests. |
Journal | JOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING |
Issue | 26 |
Pagination | 554-558 |
Date Published | 2014-03-01 |
Publisher | ASCE-AMER Soc Civil Engineers |
ISSN | 0899-1561 (print); 1943-5533 (online) |
DOI | 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000837 |
Keywords | Additivated Asphalt, Energy Method, Fatigue, Fibers, Polymers |
Rights | restrictedAccess |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
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Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt