scholarly journals Evaluation of the effect of deflection waveform on fatigue performance of asphalt mixture in the four point bending beam test

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-215
Author(s):  
Mariana Gaertner Pintarelli ◽  
João Victor Staub de Melo

An experimental study was conducted to determine the effect of deflection waveform on four-point flexural fatigue test results for hot mix asphalt. This paper reports how the waveform affects the fatigue resistance of an asphalt mixture and, consequently, the fatigue models of the material. The mix was tested at different strain levels under both haversine and sinusoidal deflection-controlled modes. The findings indicate that haversine displacement control testing results in a sinusoidal strain response of half the intended amplitude. This outcome was attributed to the viscoelastic nature of asphalt mixes. In the deflection controlled haversine test, permanent deformations lead to a new equilibrium neutral position of the beam and the force output follows a sinusoidal waveform. This produces erroneous fatigue results since the test assumptions do not match the actual test conditions. It is recommended to use a sinusoidal waveform to obtain consistent results.

Author(s):  
Rabeea W. Bazuhair ◽  
Carl V. Pittman ◽  
Isaac L. Howard ◽  
Walter S. Jordan ◽  
James Michael Hemsley ◽  
...  

Asphalt mixes often have many ingredients that can interact with each other. When put into service, where there are multiple environmental effects, there are many interactions that need mixture testing. This paper’s objective was to evaluate laboratory conditioning protocols coupled with subsequent property measurements for their ability to detect damage of asphalt mixtures in the southeastern U.S. climate (or similar climates). The investigation’s focus is the property measurements themselves, and in particular how a given test can simultaneously assess multiple types of damage (i.e. oxidation, moisture damage, and freeze-thaw damage). While in service, mixtures can be damaged in multiple manners so laboratory conditioning protocols that expose specimens to multiple types of damage are needed as are test(s) that can detect these damages in a manner that can help assess performance during service. Four plant produced mixtures with all virgin ingredients were evaluated at intermediate temperatures with mixture and binder tests. The mixtures were well suited for such a comparison because they consisted of all virgin binder. Indirect tensile (IDT) strength did not relate to Cantabro Mass Loss (CML) or binder test results, which was concerning. Even more concerning was IDT’s inability to respond to laboratory conditioning protocols that considered multiple environmental effects (i.e., oxidation, moisture, and freeze-thaw). CML results related to binder properties and were able to reasonably detect multiple types of environmental effects. As such, Cantabro testing is recommended over tensile strength for intermediate temperature mixture property assessments related to non-load associated environmental effects.


2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-181
Author(s):  
C. A. Aidala ◽  
S. Altaf ◽  
R. Belmont ◽  
S. Boose ◽  
D. Cacace ◽  
...  

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4238
Author(s):  
Piotr Pokorski ◽  
Piotr Radziszewski ◽  
Michał Sarnowski

The paper presents the issue of resistance to permanent deformations of bridge pavements placed upon concrete bridge decks. In Europe, bridge asphalt pavement usually consists of a wearing course and a protective layer, which are placed over the insulation (waterproofing). Protective layers of bridge pavement are commonly constructed using low air void content asphalt mixes as this provides the suitable tightness of such layers. Due to increased binder content, asphalt mixes for bridge pavement may have reduced resistance to permanent deformations. The article presents test results of resistance to permanent deformations of asphalt mixes for the protective layers. In order to determine the composition of mixtures with low air void content and resistance to permanent deformation, an experimental design was applied using a new concept of asphalt mix composition. Twenty-seven different asphalt mixture compositions were analyzed. The mixtures varied in terms of binder content, sand content and grit ratio. Resistance to permanent deformation was tested using the laboratory uniaxial cyclic compression method (dynamic load creep). On the basis of experimental results and statistical analysis, the functions of asphalt mixture permanent deformation resistance were established. This enabled a determination of suitable mixture compositions for protective layers for concrete bridge decks.


2015 ◽  
Vol 732 ◽  
pp. 85-90
Author(s):  
Lukáš Bek ◽  
Radek Kottner ◽  
Jan Krystek ◽  
Tomáš Kroupa

Different carbon and glass fibre strips were subjected to the double clamp buckle beam test. Furthermore, thin-walled glass fibre box-beams were subjected to the three-point bending test. Results of experiments were compared to different numerical simulations using buckling analysis or static analysis considering large deformations.


2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Szydło ◽  
K. Malicki

Abstract The bonding state of the asphalt layers in a road pavement structure significantly affects its fatigue life. These bondings, therefore, require detailed tests and optimization. In this paper, the analyses of the correlation between the results of laboratory static tests and the results of fatigue tests of asphalt mixture interlayer bondings were performed. The existence of the relationships between selected parameters was confirmed. In the future, the results of these analyses may allow for assessment of interlayer bondings’ fatigue life based on the results of quick and relatively easy static tests.


Author(s):  
V. Chabaud ◽  
H. Dijkstra ◽  
M. Gröne ◽  
M. Flohr ◽  
R. Horisberger ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
S. Štefunková

Characteristics of asphalt mixes with FT additiveThis article is focused on low-temperature asphalt mixture technologies using FT additive and RAP. The modern production and use of asphalt mixture technologies with reduced temperatures has many advantages. These advantages mainly help to save energy and the environment. Lower temperatures enable a reduction in energy consumption, a more acceptable working environment for workers, a reduction in negative environmental effects, such as greenhouse gas emissions, and an improvement in the workability of mixtures and a prolongation of their duration. This technology is currently becoming popular in many countries.


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