Evaluating the aggregate structure in hot-mix asphalt using three-dimensional computer modeling and particle packing simulations

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 945-954

  Shashidhar, Naga ^a,b   Gopalakrishnan, Kasthurirangan ^c,d  

^a FHWA/Soil and Land Use Technology Inc   (United States)

^b Corning Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Turner Fairbanks Highway Research Center ^*  (United States)

^d Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate structure; Aggregate aggregate contact; Computer simulation; Packing; Pavement performance

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGGREGATE STRUCTURE; AGGREGATE-AGGREGATE CONTACT; PARTICLE PACKING;

AGGREGATES;

AGGREGATES; ALGORITHMS; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGGREGATE; ALGORITHM; ASPHALT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PAVEMENT;

EID: 33846392724     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L06-046     Document Type: Article

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