Viscoelastic model for discrete element simulation of asphalt mixtures

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 324-333

  Liu, Yu ^a   Dai, Qingli ^a   You, Zhanping ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphalts; Discrete elements; Mixtures; Simulation; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ASPHALT; CONCRETES; ELASTICITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MIXTURES; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

ASPHALT BINDERS; ASPHALT MASTICS; ASPHALT MIXTURES; BONDING MODELS; CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIORS; CONSTITUTIVE LAWS; CONTACT FORCES; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHODS; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELS; DISCRETE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; DISCRETE ELEMENTS; DYNAMIC MODULUS; ELASTIC CONTACT MODELS; FINE AGGREGATES; IMAGE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; IRREGULAR SHAPES; ITERATIVE PROCEDURES; MACRO-SCALE; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MICRO-MECHANICAL MODELS; MICRO-SCALE; MODEL INPUTS; ON DYNAMICS; PHASE ANGLES; RELATIVE DISPLACEMENTS; SIMULATION; SLIP MODELS; STIFFNESS MODELS; TEST DATUM; VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIORS; VISCOELASTIC MODELS;

AGGLOMERATION;

AGGREGATE; ASPHALT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 63049085622     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2009)135:4(324)     Document Type: Article

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