Grey Relational Analysis of Fiber Asphalt Mixture Based on Pavement Performance and Economic Benefits

Abstract:

In order to explore performance and economic benefits of the most commonly used fiber asphalt mixture, four types of fiber asphalt mixture were studied in this paper through a series of capability tests, such as water stability, high stability, low temperature crack resistance and fatigue stability test. Based on dynamic stability, low temperature bending strain, freeze-thaw splitting strength ratio, fatigue life and cost per square meter as the evaluation index, Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) was proposed in this study to determine the best performance and economic benefits of fiber asphalt mixture. The results show that Fiber B asphalt mixture only has better anti-cracking performance in low temperature and fatigue life,but fiber C asphalt mixture has better performance and economy than the other three fiber asphalt mixtures under the same conditions with grey relational analysis.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 587-589)
• Pages: 1058-1061
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.587-589.1058
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Hua Zhang, Xiao Hu Du, Pei Wen Hao, Li Liu
• Keywords: Economic Benefit, Fiber Asphalt Mixture, Grey Relational Analysis, Performance Test, Road Engineering

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