Use of molecular dynamics to investigate self-healing mechanisms in asphalt binders

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 485-492

  Bhasin, Amit ^a   Bommavaram, Rammohan ^b   Greenfield, Michael L ^c   Little, Dallas N ^d  

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

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^c The University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphalt mixtures; Fatigue cracking; Self healing

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT BINDERS; ASPHALT MIXTURE; CHAIN BRANCHING; CRACK INTERFACES; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FATIGUE CRACKING; FATIGUE CRACKS; LOAD APPLICATION; MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; REST PERIODS; SELF-DIFFUSION; SELF-DIFFUSIVITY; SELF-HEALING; SELF-HEALING PROPERTIES;

ASPHALT; CHAIN LENGTH; CRACKS; DIFFUSION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

BINDERS;

ASPHALT; CRACKING; FATIGUE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 79954528232     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000200     Document Type: Article

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