Enhanced model for thermally induced transverse cracking of asphalt pavements Academic Article

abstract

• 2019 Elsevier Ltd Thermal cracking is a non-load associated distress mode of asphalt pavements. Finite element models (FEM) were first introduced in this study to determine the thermally induced J-integral at the tip of thermal crack. After extensive runs of the FEM, artificial neural network models were constructed to predict the J-integral, which was used in the Paris law to calculate the cumulative thermal crack growth over time and thermal cracking fatigue life. Additionally, Long-term pavement performance data was collected to characterize the thermal cracking in different climatic zones. The calculated fatigue life was well correlated with the observed transverse cracking field performance.

authors

• Lytton, Robert

published proceedings

• CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

author list (cited authors)

• Ling, M., Chen, Y. u., Hu, S., Luo, X., & Lytton, R. L.

citation count

• 20

complete list of authors

• Ling, Meng||Chen, Yu||Hu, Sheng||Luo, Xue||Lytton, Robert L

publication date

• May 2019

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Construction and Building Materials  Journal

keywords

• Artificial Neural Network
• Fatigue Life
• Finite Element Model
• Long-term Pavement Performance
• Thermal Cracking

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.01.179

start page

• 130

end page

• 139

volume

• 206

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.01.179