Comparison between resilient modulus and dynamic modulus of Western Australian hot mix asphalt based on flexible pavement design perspectives

The modulus of asphalt concrete material is one of the major input parameters in mechanical-empirical pavement design and analysis. In Australia, current pavement design approaches rely on the resilient modulus of the asphalt material, and visco-elastic behaviour cannot be incorporated into this pav...

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Main Authors: Kumlai, S., Jitsangiam, Peerapong, Nikraz, Hamid
Other Authors: ARRB-Australian Road Research Board
Format: Conference Paper
Published: ARRB-Australian Road Research Board 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21366
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author Kumlai, S.
Jitsangiam, Peerapong
Nikraz, Hamid
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Jitsangiam, Peerapong
Nikraz, Hamid
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description The modulus of asphalt concrete material is one of the major input parameters in mechanical-empirical pavement design and analysis. In Australia, current pavement design approaches rely on the resilient modulus of the asphalt material, and visco-elastic behaviour cannot be incorporated into this pavement analysis and design. However, in the USA, the NCHRP 1-37A design guide for Mechanistic-Empirical pavement design (ME design) uses the dynamic modulus to express the intrinsic behaviour of this important input parameter, i.e., the visco-elasticity of an asphalt material, over a range of temperatures and loading frequencies. This study aims to examine whether the dynamic modulus which is converted from a resilient modulus test is different to the resilient modulus when considering as a modulus input for pavement design. Three different asphalt concrete mixes, with varying maximum aggregate sizes of 7, 10, and 14 mm were selected as mix representatives. All test specimens were controlled using a - gyratory compactor to produce a 5% air void. To determine the resilient modulus and the dynamic modulus respectively, a UTM-25P and an Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT) were used. In addition, pavement design exercises were performed on pavement structures typical to Western Australia. The exercises evaluated the difference of tensile strains at the bottom of asphalt layer derived from the different input parameters of the resilient and dynamic moduli.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-213662017-01-30T12:24:50Z Comparison between resilient modulus and dynamic modulus of Western Australian hot mix asphalt based on flexible pavement design perspectives Kumlai, S. Jitsangiam, Peerapong Nikraz, Hamid ARRB-Australian Road Research Board Asphalt concrete Resilient modulus Dynamic modulus The modulus of asphalt concrete material is one of the major input parameters in mechanical-empirical pavement design and analysis. In Australia, current pavement design approaches rely on the resilient modulus of the asphalt material, and visco-elastic behaviour cannot be incorporated into this pavement analysis and design. However, in the USA, the NCHRP 1-37A design guide for Mechanistic-Empirical pavement design (ME design) uses the dynamic modulus to express the intrinsic behaviour of this important input parameter, i.e., the visco-elasticity of an asphalt material, over a range of temperatures and loading frequencies. This study aims to examine whether the dynamic modulus which is converted from a resilient modulus test is different to the resilient modulus when considering as a modulus input for pavement design. Three different asphalt concrete mixes, with varying maximum aggregate sizes of 7, 10, and 14 mm were selected as mix representatives. All test specimens were controlled using a - gyratory compactor to produce a 5% air void. To determine the resilient modulus and the dynamic modulus respectively, a UTM-25P and an Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT) were used. In addition, pavement design exercises were performed on pavement structures typical to Western Australia. The exercises evaluated the difference of tensile strains at the bottom of asphalt layer derived from the different input parameters of the resilient and dynamic moduli. 2014 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21366 ARRB-Australian Road Research Board fulltext
spellingShingle Asphalt concrete
Resilient modulus
Dynamic modulus
Kumlai, S.
Jitsangiam, Peerapong
Nikraz, Hamid
Comparison between resilient modulus and dynamic modulus of Western Australian hot mix asphalt based on flexible pavement design perspectives
title Comparison between resilient modulus and dynamic modulus of Western Australian hot mix asphalt based on flexible pavement design perspectives
title_full Comparison between resilient modulus and dynamic modulus of Western Australian hot mix asphalt based on flexible pavement design perspectives
title_fullStr Comparison between resilient modulus and dynamic modulus of Western Australian hot mix asphalt based on flexible pavement design perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Comparison between resilient modulus and dynamic modulus of Western Australian hot mix asphalt based on flexible pavement design perspectives
title_short Comparison between resilient modulus and dynamic modulus of Western Australian hot mix asphalt based on flexible pavement design perspectives
title_sort comparison between resilient modulus and dynamic modulus of western australian hot mix asphalt based on flexible pavement design perspectives
topic Asphalt concrete
Resilient modulus
Dynamic modulus
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21366