Tension-compression fatigue test evaluation using fracture mechanics and field data

Road Materials and Pavement Design

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-108

  Arambula, Edith ^a   Emin Kutay, M ^b  

^a APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Dissipated pseudo strain energy; Fatigue cracking; Fracture; Strain controlled loading; Stress controlled loading; Tension compression test

Indexed keywords

CRACKING POTENTIAL; FATIGUE CRACKING; FIELD PERFORMANCE; PAVEMENT TESTING; PSEUDO STRAIN; STRAIN-CONTROLLED; TENSION-COMPRESSION; TENSION-COMPRESSION TESTS;

COMPRESSION TESTING; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MIXTURES;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 62349142223     PISSN: 14680629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/rmpd.10.83-108     Document Type: Article

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