Probabilistic modeling of the effect of air voids on the mechanical performance of asphalt mixtures subjected to moisture diffusion

Asphalt Paving Technology: Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists-Proceedings of the Technical Sessions

Volumn 79, Issue , 2010, Pages 221-248

  Caro, Silvia ^a   Masad, Eyad ^b   Bhasin, Amit ^c   Little, Dallas ^b   Sanchez Silva, Mauricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Air voids; Asphalt mixtures; Micromechanics; Moisture damage; Moisture diffusion

Indexed keywords

AIR VOID STRUCTURE; AIR VOIDS; ASPHALT MIXTURE; ASPHALT MIXTURES; COMBINED ACTIONS; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; DEVELOPED MODEL; DISSIPATED ENERGY; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; MECHANICAL LOADING; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; MICROSTRUCTURE MODEL; MOISTURE DAMAGE; MOISTURE DIFFUSION; PROBABILISTIC DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; PROBABILISTIC MODELING; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ASPHALT; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DIFFUSION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROMECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MIXTURES; PAVEMENTS;

MOISTURE;

EID: 79952820373     PISSN: 02702932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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