Review of advances in micromechanical modeling of aggregate-aggregate interactions in asphalt mixtures

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 239-252

  You, Zhanping ^a   Dai, Qingli ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate aggregate interaction; Asphalt mixture; Discrete elements; Finite elements; Micromechanical modeling; Micromechanics

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROMECHANICS;

AGGREGATE-AGGREGATE INTERACTIONS; ASPHALT MIXTURE;

ASPHALT;

AGGREGATES; ASPHALT; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROMECHANICS;

AGGREGATE; ASPHALT; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 34249036701     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L06-113     Document Type: Review

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