Meso-scale Analysis of Shear Fracture Properties of Asphalt-Aggregate Interface

The adhesive properties of asphalt-aggregate interface affect failure behaviors of asphalt mixtures. The objective of this study was to explore shear failure characteristics of asphalt-aggregate interface by researching the interface shear strength and the whole shear fracture process. First, the oblique shear tests were conducted to investigate the interface shear strength under the influences of surface roughness, binder aging, loading rate and aggregate type. Second, the direct shear tests were implemented to determine the interface failure process in terms of load-displacement characteristic curves. Finally, the bond-slip constitutive model of asphalt-aggregate interface was established from a generalized multiline cohesive zone model. The results indicate that the improvement of surface roughness and loading rate could induce higher interface shear strength and a basalt aggregate with less silica has greater resistance to interface shear damage than a granite aggregate due to its stronger adhesion to binder. The interface shear resistance energy could benefit from higher surface roughness and normal stress level. Although binder aging could increase the interface shear strength, it imposes an adverse impact on the interface shear resistance energy. The established bond-slip constitutive model of asphalt-aggregate interface could represent a three-stage evolution process of the interface shear failure, in which the shear strength ratio seems more sensitive to surface roughness and the shear residual displacement ratio is mainly affected by normal stress. The findings would throw a light on shear failure characteristics of asphalt-aggregate interface and provide support for further analysis on meso-mechanical behaviors of asphalt mixtures.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AFK50 Standing Committee on Structural Requirements of Asphalt Mixtures. Alternate title: Meso-scale Analysis on Shear Fracture Properties of Asphalt-Aggregate Interface.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Qiu, Xin
  • Xiao, Shanglin
  • Yang, Qing
  • Wang, Yujie
  • Wang, Feng
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
• Date: 2017

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 14p
• Monograph Title: TRB 96th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt mixtures; Basalt coarse aggregates; Bond strength (Materials); Shear strength; Shear tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Asphalt-aggregate interface; Bond slip; Load-displacement curves; Mesoscale; Shear failure
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01624299
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 17-02874
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 29 2017 5:34PM