Journal article
Use of fracture work density obtained from indirect tensile testing for the mix design and development of a fatigue model
The international journal of pavement engineering, Vol.14(6), pp.561-568
08/01/2013
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/104996
Abstract
Bottom-up fatigue cracking, which is a major distress in asphalt pavements, is due to repeated traffic loading that induces tensile stress in the asphalt concrete layers. Fatigue cracks are observed as interconnected cracks in the wheelpath of asphalt pavements. Fatigue cracking can and should be addressed during both the mix design and pavement design. Therefore, a performance indicator is needed during the mix design to select a fatigue-resistant mix. In addition, a fatigue model, which includes the performance indicator, is needed to design the pavement structure. This study is conducted to determine a performance indicator for fatigue and to develop a new fatigue model, based on the Federal Highway Administration's Accelerated Load Facility experiments on fatigue. It is found that the fracture work density (FWD) obtained from indirect tensile testing correlates highly with field fatigue performance, whereas fracture energy fails to correlate with field fatigue performance. A new fatigue model based on FWD is developed herein and is found to be effective in characterising field fatigue performance. Further study is needed to validate the effectiveness of FWD and the new fatigue model.
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- Title
- Use of fracture work density obtained from indirect tensile testing for the mix design and development of a fatigue model
- Creators
- Haifang Wen - Department of Civil and Environment Engineering , Washington State University
- Publication Details
- The international journal of pavement engineering, Vol.14(6), pp.561-568
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Identifiers
- 99900546612501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article