Micromechanical simulation of asphaltic materials using the discrete element method

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 146, 2006, Pages 1-11

  Abbas, A R ^a,b   Papagiannakis, A T ^a,c   Masad, E A ^a,d  

^a Geo Institute

^b TURNER FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphalt; Discrete element; Indirect tension test; Mastic; Mixture; Simple performance test; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE FILLERS; DYNAMIC SHEAR RHEOMETER (DSR); HOT MIX ASPHALT (HMA); INDIRECT TENSION TESTS; MICROMECHANICAL SIMULATION; SIMPLE PERFORMANCE TESTS; ASPHALT MASTIC; DISCRETE ELEMENTS; DISCRETE ELEMENTS METHOD; LOADING CONDITION; MASTIC; MICROMECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILLERS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MICROMECHANICS; RHEOMETERS; TENSILE TESTING; AGGREGATES; MASTIC ASPHALT;

ASPHALT; FILLERS;

EID: 35448976936     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40825(185)1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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