Abstract: Methods of interconversion between relaxation modulus and creep compliance for linear viscoelastic materials are discussed and illustrated using data from asphalt concrete. Existing methods of approximate interconversion ...

Abstract: An efficient method of fitting Prony-series models to viscoelastic experimental data with power-law presmoothing is presented. A direct fitting of a Prony-series function to experimental data without appropriate presmoothing ...

Abstract: Fracture toughness for microcracking in a viscoelastic particulate composite is derived theoretically from the relationship between a continuum damage model and a micromechanical model. The continuum model presented by ...

Abstract: Seismic performance of reinforced concrete bridge column under repeated earthquake ground motions is investigated through shake-table experimentation on a scale model. The specimen is subjected to a series of simulated ...