Comparing finite element and constitutive modelling techniques for predicting rutting of asphalt pavements

International Journal of Pavement Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 322-338

  Abu Al Rub, Rashid K ^a   Darabi, Masoud K ^a   Huang, Chien Wei ^b   Masad, Eyad A ^a,b   Little, Dallas N ^a  

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

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR   (Qatar)

Author keywords

damage; finite element simulations; rutting; viscoelasticity; viscoplasticity; wheel loading

Indexed keywords

3D FE SIMULATION; COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION; CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIOUR; CONSTITUTIVE MODELLING; DAMAGE; ELASTO-VISCOPLASTIC; EQUIVALENT LOADING; FE-SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FINITE ELEMENTS; LOADING TECHNIQUE; MODELLING TECHNIQUES; PLANE STRAINS; PULSE LOADING; REPEATED LOADING; RUTTING; RUTTING PERFORMANCE; VISCOPLASTIC; WHEEL LOADING;

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; FORECASTING; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOPLASTICITY;

LOADING;

EID: 84861601949     PISSN: 10298436     EISSN: 1477268X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2011.566613     Document Type: Article

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