Discrete element analysis of aggregate resistance to fracture in asphalt mixtures Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • Aggregate fracture in hot mix asphalt is affected by strength, gradation, and shape of the aggregate particles. This paper presents an approach for accounting for all these variables within asphalt mix and its effect on the mix performance. This approach combines the discrete element modeling and image processing techniques, it's developed through calibrating both aggregate and asphalt mixes experimental results. This approach showed promising results that can be used to investigate the internal force distribution with different mixes, and how different aggregates behave within one mix, and so this method can be used to select the more appropriate aggregate type for a given mix type. 2008 Taylor & Francis Group, London.

published proceedings

  • Efficient Transportation and Pavement Systems: Characterization, Mechanisms, Simulation, and Modeling - Proceedings of the 4th International Gulf Conference on Roads

author list (cited authors)

  • Masad, E., & Mahmoud, E.

complete list of authors

  • Masad, E||Mahmoud, E

publication date

  • December 2008