Experimental modelling for flexible pavement materials applying advanced laboratory tests to develop mechanistic-empirical design procedure
The fatigue performance of asphalt is addressed in the mechanistic-empirical pavement thickness design procedure used in Australia. The aim of this research program was to investigate the laboratory fatigue performance of a typical asphalt mix used in Western Australia as a structural layer, includi...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Curtin University
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1169 |
| Summary: | The fatigue performance of asphalt is addressed in the mechanistic-empirical pavement thickness design procedure used in Australia. The aim of this research program was to investigate the laboratory fatigue performance of a typical asphalt mix used in Western Australia as a structural layer, including the development of new testing protocols, a new fatigue life prediction model, an accelerated testing approach, and master curves that can be input into the M-E design procedures used in Australia. |
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