Abstract: This work focuses on improving the linear viscoelastic characterization of asphalt concrete materials with a standard indirect tension setup. Three main aspects distinguish this investigation from typical efforts. First, ...

Abstract: A computational approach is offered for smoothing asphalt concrete complex modulus test results in a way that forces compliance with linear viscoelastic theory and thermorheological simplicity. Essentially, it is based on ...

Abstract: A new one-dimensional (1D) viscoelastic creep formulation is proposed for modeling the recoverable deformation component in asphalt concrete (AC). The formulation is designed to accommodate different tensile and compressive ...

Abstract: This work focuses on improving the linear viscoelastic characterization of asphalt concrete materials with a standard indirect tension setup. Three main aspects distinguish this investigation from typical efforts. First, ...

Abstract: This study was motivated by the need for a road profile monitoring concept that can provide frequent measurements over large areas across all weather conditions. A profile inversion method was proposed in this context, ...

Abstract: The modeling of asphalt concrete materials is currently handled using linear viscoelasticity (VE) and viscoplasticity (VP) with damage. Exploratory frequency sweep and creep and recovery test results indicate that the ...

Abstract: The neutral axis concept is a fundamental and useful entity in elastic beamlike and platelike structures (where it is called the neutral surface). It distinguishes between tensile and compressive zones, governs how moments ...

Abstract: Routine mechanical characterization of asphalt concrete is performed under small-strain levels with on-specimen linear variable displacement transducers (LVDTs) as deformation measuring devices. An optical LVDT was ...