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Predicting the mechanical properties of semi-flexible pavement material with micromechanical modeling
KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), Civil and Architectural Engineering. Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6825-1864
KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), Civil and Architectural Engineering, Building Materials.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0596-228X
PaRRC Partl Road Research Consulting, Oeschgen, Switzerland.
Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China.
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2024 (English)In: Materials & design, ISSN 0264-1275, E-ISSN 1873-4197, Vol. 239, article id 112802Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Semi-flexible pavement (SFP) material is a composite comprising cement, coarse aggregates and asphalt mortar, which has complex mechanical properties. Traditional experimental methods struggle to accurately quantify the effect of each phase and their interfaces on the SFP's mechanical properties. Micromechanical modelling based on finite element method offers a promising solution. In this study, a new micromechanical model for SFP is proposed, idealizing the material by representative volume elements. SFP mesostructure is represented as a simplified five element composite consisting of cement, asphalt mortar, aggregate, pore and cement-asphalt mortar interface. Periodic boundary conditions are used to simulate an infinite repetitive structure within a finite computational domain. The resulting model allows evaluating the stiffness and damage resistance of SFP in a computationally efficient manner. This model is utilized to explore the mechanical properties of SFPs and the results are compared with the experimental findings. The results show that the model captures the uniaxial compressive strength and stiffness for all materials examined. The model is further used to evaluate the effect of properties of individual elements of SFP on its stiffness and strength. The feasibility of using the proposed modelling approach to optimize the material design of SFP is discussed.

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Elsevier BV , 2024. Vol. 239, article id 112802
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Finite element method, Mechanical properties, Periodic boundary conditions, Representative volume element, Semi-flexible pavement material
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Infrastructure Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-344346DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112802ISI: 001195421900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85186421493OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-344346DiVA, id: diva2:1844349
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Available from: 2024-03-13 Created: 2024-03-13 Last updated: 2024-04-12Bibliographically approved

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