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Correlating the Fatigue Life of Asphalt Concrete with Permanent Deformation

Saad Issa Sarsam

Abstract


Modelling the deformation-fatigue life of asphalt concrete can furnish an easy access for prediction of the pavement behavior under various service circumstances. An attempt has been made in this investigation to correlate the fatigue life of asphalt concrete with the permanent deformation after considering the test variables such as binder content, testing temperature, practicing moisture damage, and practicing ageing. It can be observed that at high microstrain level of 750, the fatigue life increases by (123.8, and 243.5) % when the binder content rises from (4.4 to 4.9 and 5.4) % respectively. However, under 250 constant microstrain level, the fatigue life increases by (15.8, and 37.8) % when the binder content rises from (4.4 to 4.9 and 5.4) % respectively. However, under (750, 400, and 250) microstrain levels application, the fatigue life declines by (71.2, 71.8, and 45.8) % respectively after moisture damage. It was observed that the ageing processes exhibit negative impact on the fatigue life of asphalt concrete. Under (750, 400, and 250) microstrain levels application, the fatigue life declines by (25.3, 60.5, and 8.3) % respectively after practicing short-term ageing as compared with the control mixture. However, the fatigue life declines by (73.5, 83, and 68.4) % respectively after practicing long-term ageing process. Under (750, 400, and 250) microstrain levels application, the fatigue life declines by (25.3, 60.5, and 8.3) % respectively when the testing temperature declines from (30 to 20) °C. However, the fatigue life declines by (94, 93.1, and 56.8) % respectively when the testing temperature declines to 5°C. It was concluded that the developed mathematical models may be implemented to predict the permanent deformation of asphalt concrete throughout the fatigue life under the prevailing testing parameters.

 

Keywords: Asphalt concrete, Permanent Deformation, Fatigue Life, Ageing, Moisture Damage, Correlation

 


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