Open AccessResearch Of Asphalt Concrete Frost Resistance According To Fatigue Resistance And Stiffness Criteria
Author(s) -
Nauris Paulovskis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1202/1/012023
Subject(s) - asphalt concrete , asphalt , frost (temperature) , geotechnical engineering , stiffness , materials science , environmental science , composite material , engineering
The formation of snow cover has been unsustainable in recent decades, which means that freezing and thawing are becoming more frequent in Latvia and that is one of the reasons why asphalt concrete frost resistance matters. Asphalt concrete beams were exposed to multiple freeze-thaw cycles and afterwards tested on a 4-point bending test for stiffness and fatigue resistance. Frost resistance testing for aggregates and concrete is a popular and widely described and used test method worldwide, but there is no such testing standard for asphalt concrete. This study is aimed to develop a methodology for determining the frost resistance of asphalt concrete by adapting the requirements of cement concrete standart AASHTO C666, as well as to experimentally evaluate the effect of frost resistance on the fatigue strenght and stiffness of asphalt concrete. The results show significant correlation between asphalt concrete void content and fatigue life after multiple freeze-thaw cycles and correlation between the amount of freeze-thaw cycles and asphalt concrete fatigue life.