Estimation of total fatigue life for in-service asphalt mixture based on accelerated pavement testing and four-point bending beam fatigue tests

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 557-566
Author(s):  
Zexin Ma ◽  
Liping Liu ◽  
Yu Yuan ◽  
Lijun Sun
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Shift Factor ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Accelerated Pavement Testing ◽  
Four Point Bending ◽  
Seismic Property ◽  
Equivalent Factor ◽  
Pavement Testing ◽  
Fatigue Equation

The purpose of this study was to estimate the total fatigue life for in-service asphalt mixture fatigue with in situ accelerated pavement testing (APT) and laboratory four-point bending beam tests. On a selected expressway in Shanghai, China, a series of full-scale APT tests were conducted. During the APT tests, a portable seismic property analyzer was used to monitor the pavement deterioration through modulus reduction. An equivalent factor between the APT loading and equivalent single axle loads (ESALs) was estimated. Additionally, asphalt concrete slabs were cut from the APT test sections and then transferred to the laboratory for four-point bending beam fatigue tests. A new fatigue equation was proposed for the in-service asphalt mixtures. Furthermore, a shift factor between the laboratory fatigue life and field ESAL was recommended. Finally, the field total fatigue life of the in-service asphalt mixture was estimated based on all the work in this study.

scholarly journals Energy-Based Approach to Predict Fatigue Life of Asphalt Mixture Using Three-Point Bending Fatigue Test

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yazhen Sun ◽  
Chenze Fang ◽  
Jinchang Wang ◽  
Zuoxin Ma ◽  
Youlin Ye
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Strain Energy ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Bending Fatigue ◽  
Three Point Bending ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Bending Fatigue Test ◽  
Fatigue Equation

The three-point bending fatigue tests were carried out in order to accurately predict the fatigue life of an asphalt mixture based on the plateau value (PV) of the dissipated strain energy ratio (DSER). The relations of the dissipated strain energy (DSE) to the stress-strength ratio, temperature and loading rate were studied, and the constructions of the mathematical models of DSE and DSER were completed based on the change laws of the DSE. The relation of the fatigue life to the PV was determined based on the analysis of damage evolution, based on which the fatigue equation was established and used to predict the fatigue life. The results show that the change laws of DSE and DSER can be well described by the proposed mathematical models. The PV is defined as the average value of the DSER in the second stage and the fatigue life decreases in power function with the increase of PV, based on which the fatigue equation of Nf = A(PV)B was established, and the established fatigue equation is very close to that is used in the MEPDG. The fatigue equation can well predict the fatigue life asphalt mixture.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Correlation between the Static and Fatigue Test Results of the Interlayer Bondings of Asphalt Layers

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Szydło ◽  
K. Malicki
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Test ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Static Tests ◽  
Bonding State ◽  
Road Pavement ◽  
The Future ◽  
Pavement Structure

Abstract The bonding state of the asphalt layers in a road pavement structure significantly affects its fatigue life. These bondings, therefore, require detailed tests and optimization. In this paper, the analyses of the correlation between the results of laboratory static tests and the results of fatigue tests of asphalt mixture interlayer bondings were performed. The existence of the relationships between selected parameters was confirmed. In the future, the results of these analyses may allow for assessment of interlayer bondings’ fatigue life based on the results of quick and relatively easy static tests.

The Effects of Mechanical Properties on Fatigue Behavior of ECAPed AA7075

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Kaya ◽  
Mehmet Uçar
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Four Point Bending ◽  
Selected Area Electron Diffraction ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Hardness Values

AbstractIn this study, the effects of equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) on high-cycle fatigue and fatigue surface morphology of AA7075 have been investigated at a constant temperature (483 K) and the “C” route for four passes at ECAP process. ECAPed and as-received specimens were tested by four-point bending fatigue device. Fatigue tests were carried out by using 100, 120 and 140 MPa strength values. ECAPed specimens were characterized for each pass with optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy-dispersive spectroscope (EDS), transmission electron microscope (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and hardness measurements. Fracture surfaces of the specimens were also characterized with SEM. The results show that the highest hardness values (137 HV) and the best fatigue life (5.4 × 107for 100 MPa) were measured in ECAPed four-pass sample. For this reason hardness values and fatigue life were increased with increasing number of severe plastic deformation (SPD) process.

Prediction of In-Service Fatigue Life of Flexible Pavements Based on Accelerated Pavement Testing

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 000338 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Mitchell ◽  
R. E. Link ◽  
Runhua Guo ◽  
Jorge A. Prozzi
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Flexible Pavements ◽  
Accelerated Pavement Testing ◽  
Pavement Testing

The Effect of Asphalt Binder Aging on Fatigue Performance of Evotherm WMA

2012 ◽  
Vol 535-537 ◽  
pp. 1686-1692
Author(s):  
Yong Chun Qin ◽  
Sui Yuan Wang ◽  
Wei Zeng ◽  
Xiao Pei Shi ◽  
Jian Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Asphalt Binder ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Warm Mix Asphalt ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Fatigue Performance ◽  
Asphalt Binders ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Binder Aging ◽  
Lower Production

One of the main benefits advertised with the use of warm mix asphalt (WMA) is the decreasing aging of the asphalt binder resulting from the lower production temperature compared to conventional hot mix asphalt (HMA). Some tests were performed to determine the asphalt binder aging properties from WMA and HMA. Asphalt binders were recovered by extraction and distillation from asphalt mixtures premixed at different temperatures (140°C, 160°C, 180°C for HMA, 100°C and 120°C for WMA) in the mixing plant. Penetration@25°C, softening point (R&B) and rotational Brookfield viscosity tests were carried out. Results show that the aging of asphalt binder increases as the mixing temperature is elevated, and remarkably accelerates at the temperatures higher than 150°C. Warm mix asphalt (for example, mixing temperature at 100°Cor 120°C) can greatly reduce the aging of asphalt. Aging of the asphalt binder is one of the factors that would affect the mixture’s fatigue life. Four-point beam fatigue test samples were mixed and compacted at 140°C for HMA and 120°C for WMA, and fatigue tests with a frequency of 10 Hz and three constant strain levels (150 micro-strain, 300 micro-strain, 450 micro-strain, respectively) were performed. Results show that WMA’s fatigue life was higher than the control HMA, which indicates that it may reduce aging of asphalt binder and improve fatigue performance of asphalt mixture at lower production temperatures.

Fatigue of Zirconia - Bioglass Dental Ceramics

2008 ◽  
Vol 591-593 ◽  
pp. 628-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz A. Bicalho ◽  
R.C. Souza ◽  
Claudinei dos Santos ◽  
M.J.R. Barboza ◽  
Carlos Antonio Reis Pereira Baptista
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Cyclic Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Modulus Of Rupture ◽  
Dental Ceramics ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Four Point Bending

In this work the cyclic fatigue life of 3mol.%Y2O3-stabilized zirconia polycrystalline ceramics, doped with 5%wt 3CaO.P2O5,-SiO2-MgO, has been investigated. Samples with 5 and 10%wt were cold uniaxial pressed (80MPa) and sintered in air at 1200 and 1300oC for 120 minutes. Sintered samples were characterized by X-Ray diffraction and Scanning Electronic Microscopy. Hardness and fracture toughness were determined using Vicker’s indentation method, and Modulus of Rupture was determined by four-point bending testing. Furthermore, the cyclic fatigue tests were also realized by four-point bending tests, under frequency of 25 Hz and stress ratio, R, of 0.1, for the best condition. In this condition, highly dense samples were obtained and presented values of hardness, fracture toughness and bending strength of 11.3 ±0.1GPa, 6.1±0.4MPa.m1/2 and 320±55MPa, respectively. The increasing of stress level leads to decreasing of the number of cycles and the number of run-out specimens. The stress induced tetragonal-monoclinic (t-m)-ZrO2 transformation, observed by X-Ray diffraction, contributes to the increasing of the fatigue life. Samples 3Y-TZP presents clearly a range of loading conditions where cyclic fatigue can be detected.

Effect of Aggregate Gradation on Fatigue Life of Asphalt Concrete Mixes

1998 ◽  
Vol 1630 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge B. Sousa ◽  
Jorge C. Pais ◽  
Manuel Prates ◽  
Rui Barros ◽  
Pierre Langlois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Test Protocol ◽  
Predictive Equations ◽  
Aggregate Gradation ◽  
Bending Fatigue ◽  
Four Point Bending ◽  
Highway Research

Four-point bending fatigue tests following the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) M009 test protocol were executed to investigate to what extent gradation has an effect on fatigue performance of asphalt aggregate mixes. Gradations and mixes were selected that would satisfy all volumetric Superpave designs passing below the restricted zone. Other mixes were prepared with gradations passing through and above the restricted zone. The measured fatigue lives of 130 actual laboratory tests were compared with predictions by the Shell, Asphalt Institute, and SHRP-A003A fatigue-predictive equations.

Effects of Glass-Forming Metallic Film on the Fatigue Behavior of C-2000 Ni-Based Alloy

2005 ◽  
Vol 903 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. X. Liu ◽  
C. L. Chiang ◽  
J. P. Chu ◽  
Y. F. Gao ◽  
P. K. Liaw
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Resistance ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Film Coating ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Glass Forming ◽  
Four Point Bending ◽  
Coated Surface

AbstractGlass-forming Zr47Cu31Al13Ni9 (in atomic percent) films of various thicknesses were deposited on the C-2000 Ni-based alloy substrate by magnetron sputtering. Four-point-bending fatigue tests were conducted on the above system with the coated surface on the tensile side. It has been found that both fatigue life and fatigue-endurance limit can be considerably improved, while the degree of fatigue resistance enhancement depends on the maximum applied stress and the film thickness. Mechanisms of fatigue-resistance enhancements of the coated Ni-based alloy are discussed from the following aspects: reduction of surface roughness by the thin-film coating, good adhesion between thin film and substrate, development of residual compressive stress, and excellent ductility of glass-forming thin film (which would be otherwise brittle in bulk form). Of particular interest, we examine the interaction of substrate slip bands and the thin film ductile property, which would delay fatigue crack initiation process and thus extend the fatigue life.

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