Evaluation and validation of characterization methods for fatigue performance of asphalt mixes for Western Australia

The determination of appropriate pavement thickness using laboratory determined parameters is one of the key issues facing the road manager. Five different types of asphalt mixes were produced in laboratory to modify pavement performance mixture. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the c...

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Main Authors: Nega, Ainalem, Nikraz, Hamid, Leek, Colin, Ghadimi, Behzad
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Published: Trans Tech Publications Inc 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30380
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author Nega, Ainalem
Nikraz, Hamid
Leek, Colin
Ghadimi, Behzad
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Nikraz, Hamid
Leek, Colin
Ghadimi, Behzad
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description The determination of appropriate pavement thickness using laboratory determined parameters is one of the key issues facing the road manager. Five different types of asphalt mixes were produced in laboratory to modify pavement performance mixture. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the characterization methods for fatigue performance of asphalt mixes to Western Australia road. In this study, laboratory test for indirect tensile modulus, dynamic creep, wheel tracking and aggregate gradation tests were taken to analyze each asphalt mixtures for a design traffic road. The results and analysis showed that AC20-75 asphalt mix blow is the most effective and efficient in pavement performance than the other asphalt mixes. AC14-75 was the second in rank to strengthen and durability of asphalt pavement. All asphalt mixes in this study can be used to strength and stable the overall stiffness of pavement, and modification rank can be described as AC20-75 Blow > AC14-75 Blow > AC14-50 Blow > AC7-50 Blow > SMA7-50 Blow in this research.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-303802017-09-13T15:30:24Z Evaluation and validation of characterization methods for fatigue performance of asphalt mixes for Western Australia Nega, Ainalem Nikraz, Hamid Leek, Colin Ghadimi, Behzad Wheel tracking Western Australia Asphalt mixture Dynamic creep Characterization Pavement performance Aggregate gradation Indirect tensile modulus The determination of appropriate pavement thickness using laboratory determined parameters is one of the key issues facing the road manager. Five different types of asphalt mixes were produced in laboratory to modify pavement performance mixture. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the characterization methods for fatigue performance of asphalt mixes to Western Australia road. In this study, laboratory test for indirect tensile modulus, dynamic creep, wheel tracking and aggregate gradation tests were taken to analyze each asphalt mixtures for a design traffic road. The results and analysis showed that AC20-75 asphalt mix blow is the most effective and efficient in pavement performance than the other asphalt mixes. AC14-75 was the second in rank to strengthen and durability of asphalt pavement. All asphalt mixes in this study can be used to strength and stable the overall stiffness of pavement, and modification rank can be described as AC20-75 Blow > AC14-75 Blow > AC14-50 Blow > AC7-50 Blow > SMA7-50 Blow in this research. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30380 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.723.75 Trans Tech Publications Inc fulltext
spellingShingle Wheel tracking
Western Australia
Asphalt mixture
Dynamic creep
Characterization
Pavement performance
Aggregate gradation
Indirect tensile modulus
Nega, Ainalem
Nikraz, Hamid
Leek, Colin
Ghadimi, Behzad
Evaluation and validation of characterization methods for fatigue performance of asphalt mixes for Western Australia
title Evaluation and validation of characterization methods for fatigue performance of asphalt mixes for Western Australia
title_full Evaluation and validation of characterization methods for fatigue performance of asphalt mixes for Western Australia
title_fullStr Evaluation and validation of characterization methods for fatigue performance of asphalt mixes for Western Australia
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation and validation of characterization methods for fatigue performance of asphalt mixes for Western Australia
title_short Evaluation and validation of characterization methods for fatigue performance of asphalt mixes for Western Australia
title_sort evaluation and validation of characterization methods for fatigue performance of asphalt mixes for western australia
topic Wheel tracking
Western Australia
Asphalt mixture
Dynamic creep
Characterization
Pavement performance
Aggregate gradation
Indirect tensile modulus
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30380