A Model for Behavior Prediction of Asphalt Mixtures

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The vehicle load repetition on the pavements leads to further deflections due to the material softening and the reduction of pavement stiffness. In this research, the stiffness reduction studied using a back analysis of surface bowls under wheel load. In this back analysis the visco-elastoplastic model and the finite element method used. There seems to be no evidence of evaluating the stiffness reduction of pavements using visco-elastoplastic modeling of asphalt concrete behavior. The results indicated that this modeling approach provides a more accurate predication of performance and useful cycle life of asphalt mixtures  when compared to the visco-elastic models. 

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