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Direct Tensile Test to Assess Healing in Asphalt

Accession Number:

01594472

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780309441148

Abstract:

Asphalt concrete has the advantageous ability to heal. During rest periods, damage present in the material is restored to a certain extent. Healing of the material can be observed in its regaining of strength and stiffness after rest periods. In this paper, a new test method is presented. It was developed to increase the understanding of the healing phenomenon. The test method focused on asphalt as it was assumed to be the driver of the healing performance. The test method assessed the healing performance of asphalt in stiffness and strength by testing the bond strength in tensile mode of two pieces of asphalt that were assembled under controlled temperature and stress conditions. With the test method, healing tests were performed on one type of binder; the load level during healing and the healing time were varied. The test results showed that after a short healing time of only 6 min, a significant amount of healing could be detected. That finding indicates the importance of adhesion between two crack surfaces when the healing capacity is assessed. It was also found that the maximum tensile stress reached a plateau value after 24 h of healing; the finding indicates that full healing can be realized in short time periods for pure, unaged, soft binders. It was also shown that the load level perpendicular to the damage during healing had a significant effect on the observed healing.

Monograph Accession #:

01616111

Report/Paper Numbers:

16-3473

Language:

English

Authors:

Leegwater, Greet
Scarpas, Tom
Erkens, Sandra

ORCID 0000-0002-2465-7643

Pagination:

pp 124–130

Publication Date:

2016

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Issue Number: 2574
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

9780309441148

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (9) ; References (13)

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Subject Areas:

Highways; Materials; Pavements

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 12 2016 5:31PM

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