Mechanistic Analysis and Design of Mixtures and Pavements Using Two-Way Coupled Multiscale Computational Modeling

This study presents a mechanistic method that can simultaneously design all three primary length scales (i.e., mixture components, mixture, and structure) in highway/airfield pavements. It directly links the properties of bituminous mixture components and mixture design to pavement structural design via a two-way coupled multiscaling. The details to demonstrate how the approach can design all three length scales simultaneously are given. The bituminous mixture variables include the gradation and elastic properties of aggregates, the viscoelastic properties of fine aggregate matrix, and the fracture properties of the fine aggregate matrix, all of which can be obtained from small-scale tests. The modeling concept was applied to the Federal Highway Administration-Accelerated Loading Facility (FHWA-ALF) test section. The preliminary results imply that pavement structural design and mixture design can be conducted concurrently in a purely mechanistic way with only mixture component properties, which will lead to significant cost-time savings compared to other currently available approaches.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784484708.040
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  • © 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Kim, Yong-Rak
  • Kommidi, Santosh Reddy
• Conference:
  • Geo-Congress 2023
  • Location: Los Angeles California, United States
  • Date: 2023-3-16 to 2023-3-29
• Publication Date: 2023

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 432-441
• Monograph Title: Geo-Congress 2023: Geotechnical Systems from Pore-Scale to City-Scale

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Bituminous mixtures; Computer models; Mechanistic design; Mix design; Paving materials
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Highway Administration Accelerated Loading Facility
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01883248
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784484708
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: May 23 2023 10:12AM