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    Assessment of fatigue resistance of additivated asphalt concrete incorporating fibers and polymers

    TitleAssessment of fatigue resistance of additivated asphalt concrete incorporating fibers and polymers
    Publication TypePapers in International Journals
    Year of Publication2014
    AuthorsBrovelli 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.

    JournalJOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    Issue26
    Pagination554-558
    Date Published2014-03-01
    PublisherASCE-AMER Soc Civil Engineers
    ISSN0899-1561 (print); 1943-5533 (online)
    DOI10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000837
    KeywordsAdditivated Asphalt, Energy Method, Fatigue, Fibers, Polymers
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    Statuspublished
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    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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