Modification and Validation of Linear Amplitude Sweep Test for Binder Fatigue Specification
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- 1 January 2011
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
- Vol. 2207 (1), 99-106
- https://doi.org/10.3141/2207-13
Abstract
Current asphalt binder specifications lack the ability to characterize asphalt binder damage resistance to fatigue loading. Multiple accelerated testing procedures that attempt to efficiently and accurately characterize the contribution of asphalt binders to mixture fatigue are under investigation. One of these tests, which has received significant acceptance by experts and has been submitted as a draft AASHTO standard, is the linear amplitude sweep (LAS) test. This procedure uses viscoelastic continuum damage mechanics to predict binder fatigue life as a function of strain in the pavement. The LAS test uses cyclic loading with systematically increasing load amplitudes to accelerate damage and provides sufficient data for analysis in less than 30 min. Although results of the current LAS testing protocol are promising, the time and the complex numerical procedures required for the analysis have raised concern. In addition, insufficient damage accumulation was observed when the strain amplitudes proposed in the LAS test were used for a set of polymer-modified binders. This paper presents simplifications of the current analysis procedures and evaluates the ability of extended strain levels to cause sufficient damage for better calculation of the binder fatigue law parameters. The effectiveness of the modified procedure was validated by comparison of the results with the fatigue performance recorded by the Long-Term Pavement Performance program with consideration of the pavement structure. The fair correlations showed the potential for effective use of the modified method for binder specifications.Keywords
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