Open AccessViscoelastic Mechanical Model of Asphalt Concrete Considering the Influence of Characteristic Parameter of Fiber Content
Author(s) -
Chunshui Huang,
Danying Gao,
Peibo You
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revue des composites et des matériaux avancés
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1958-5799
pISSN - 1169-7954
DOI - 10.18280/rcma.310503
Subject(s) - viscoelasticity , materials science , composite material , aspect ratio (aeronautics) , asphalt , deflection (physics) , creep , surface area to volume ratio , polyester , fiber , volume (thermodynamics) , asphalt concrete , flexural strength , geology , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , optics
This paper carries out bending creep tests on polyester fiber-reinforced asphalt concrete beams, and investigates how the volume ratio and aspect ratio of the fibers influence the parameters of viscoelastic mechanical model and the viscoelastic performance of the asphalt concrete. The results show that: with the growing volume ratio and aspect ratio of the fibers, the midspan deflection and bottom flexural-tensile strain of asphalt concrete beams first dropped and then rose over time; the characteristic parameter of fiber content (FCCP) could reflect the overall effects of the volume ratio and aspect ratio of the fibers. On this basis, a viscoelastic mechanical model was established for the asphalt concrete in the light of the influence of FCCP. The test and theoretical results show that, in our tests, the optimal volume ratio of fibers, optimal aspect ratio of fibers, and optimal FCCP are 0.348, 324, and 1.128 for polyester fiber-reinforced asphalt concrete.