Modelling asphalt mastic stiffness using discrete element analysis and micromechanics-based models

International Journal of Pavement Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-146

  Abbas, Ala ^a   Masad, Eyad ^b   Papagiannakis, Tom ^c   Shenoy, Aroon ^a  

^a TURNER FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphalt; DEM; Mastic; Micromechanics; Simulation; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILLERS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RHEOMETERS; STIFFNESS; VOLUME FRACTION;

ASPHALT BINDER; ASPHALT MASTIC STIFFNESS; MINERAL FILLERS; SHERA RHEOMETERS;

ASPHALT;

EID: 22144470803     PISSN: 10298436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10298430500159040     Document Type: Article

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