A Method for Temperature Correction of HMA Dynamic Modulus

Abstract:

HMA dynamic modulus is one of key inputs to the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide. In order to analyze and evaluate bearing capacity of asphalt concrete pavement and to determinate the rules of pavement deterioration of modulus of asphalt layer under repeated wheel load and ambient, temperature correction for HMA is applied to the modulus so as to compare them with the same temperature. In order to get temperature correction coefficients for HMS moduli, a method of temperature correction for HMA moduli was put forward. In this method, the specimen of asphalt mixture or HMA cores from in-situ pavements were tested by Superpave Simple Performance Tester(SPT), or falling weight deflection(FWD) was tested on the site of in-situ pavements. The correlation between HMA dynamic modulus and temperature was regressed, and then dynamic modulus regression model was put forward. Results show that exponential function was fitted to the data to determine and adjust the modulus to a reference temperature, the recommendation regression equation can reflect the features of asphalt mixture at the reference temperature.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 178-181)
• Pages: 1615-1618
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.178-181.1615
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Ya Li Ye, Chuan Yi Zhuang, Ren Feng Zhang
• Keywords: In Situ Test, Back-Calculated Modulus, FWD, Laboratory Modulus, Road Engineering, Temperature Correction Factor Model

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DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5010040501