Linear viscoelastic behaviour of bituminous materials: From binders to mixes
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- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Road Materials and Pavement Design
- Vol. 5 (up1), 163-202
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2004.9689992
Abstract
A large experimental campaign on the characterization of the linear viscoelastic behaviour of different bituminous materials was carried out. The goal was to establish the links between the linear viscoelastic properties (which are observed in the small strain domain) of binders and those of bituminous mixes. The linear viscoelastic behaviour of bituminous binders and mixes was studied by performing complex modulus tests at different temperatures and frequencies. A unique rheological model (called “2S2P1D model”) was developed for the modelling of linear viscoelastic properties of both bituminous binders and mixes. This model consists of a generalization of the Huet-Sayegh analogical model. Analyses on test data for five binders and different mastic and mix composition, show that the introduced model fits quite well the measurements. Finally, from our first results, a transformation that is independent of the introduced model allows the mix complex modulus to be predicted easily and efficiently from the binder complex modulus.Keywords
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