The heterogeneity and mechanical response of hot mix asphalt laboratory specimens

International Journal of Pavement Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-121

  Thyagarajan, Senthilmurugan ^a   Tashman, Laith ^b   Masad, Eyad ^c   Bayomy, Fouad ^d  

^a TURNER FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Air void distribution; Image analysis; Mechanical response; SGC; Specimen geometry; X ray CT

Indexed keywords

AIR VOID DISTRIBUTION; AIR VOIDS; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; SPECIMEN GEOMETRY; X-RAY CT;

ASPHALT; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 72449128534     PISSN: 10298436     EISSN: 1477268X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10298430902730521     Document Type: Article

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