Thesis (Ph. D.)--Worcester Polytechnic Institute. / Keywords: characterization; test protocol; finite element method; performance curve; thermocouple; rutting; strain gauge; MMLS3; fatigue; instrumentation. Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-119).

Asphalt pavements experience damage due to traffic loading under various environmental conditions. Damage can be caused by viscopl microcracks, fracture due to fatigue cracking, or fracture due to thermal cracking. Asphalt pavements have the capability to remedi s damage depending on binder surface and rheological properties, filler surface properties, and length of rest periods. Asphalt mastic (asphalt and fine aggregates) properties play an important role in controlling damage and healing. This dissertation development of a comprehensive methodology to characterize damage and healing in asphalt mastics and mixtures. The methodology reli ctive imaging techniques (X-ray CT), principles of continuum damage mechanics, and principles of micromechanics. The X-ray CT yield meter that quantifies the percentage of cracks and air voids in a specimen. The continuum damage model parameters are derived from p between applied stress and pseudo strain. The micromechanics model relates the damaged mastic modulus to a reference undamaged mo ationship is a function of internal structure properties (void size, film thickness, and percentage of voids), binder modulus, aggr and bond energy between binder and aggregates. The internal structure parameters are all obtained using X-ray CT and correlated. The developed methodology was used to characterize damage in asphalt mastic and mixture specimens tested using the Dynamic Mechanic A) and dynamic creep test. The damage parameter measured using X-ray CT correlated very well with the predictions of the continuum ics models. All damage parameters were able to reflect the accumulation of damage under cyclic loading and were also able to captur of moisture conditioning on damage. Although this dissertation focused on fatigue cracking at room temperatures, the methodology d used to assess damage due to different mechanisms such as permanent deformation and low temperature cracking.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2007. / "May, 2007." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-71). Online version available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2007. / "December, 2007." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-66). Online version available on the World Wide Web.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Auburn University, 2006. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographic references (p.183-191).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 1998. / "August 1998." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 209-218). Also issued on microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Also available online to authorized users in Adobe Acrobat format.

Thesis (Professional Degree)--University of Missouri, School of Mines and Metallurgy, 1935. / The entire thesis text is included in file. Typescript. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed June 9, 2010) Includes bibliographical references (p. 36) and index (p. 37).

Orientador: Cássio Eduardo Lima de Paiva / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-21T07:27:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ribeiro_LucianaMoreiraBarbosa_M.pdf: 6606072 bytes, checksum: be0b213776c0c45a6f26eba0f4ace025 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Nos últimos anos o transporte aéreo cresceu expressivamente tanto no cenário nacional como mundial. Assim, a preocupação com a ocorrência de acidentes envolvendo aeronaves também é crescente. Parte significativa dos acidentes aéreos no Brasil e no mundo ocorre em solo, ou seja, na fase de decolagem, aterrissagem ou rolagem da aeronave, podendo estar associados com a aderência entre o pneu e o pavimento. Para a obtenção de uma adequada aderência pneu-pavimento, principalmente em pistas molhadas, a macrotextura da superfície do pavimento deve proporcionar um adequado potencial de drenagem, de forma a eliminar água pelos seus micros canais. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo estudar um método de ensaio de drenabilidade que possa ser empregado de forma sistemática em aeroportos brasileiros de pequeno e médio porte como forma adicional de controlar a segurança operacional com adequada repetitividade e reprodutividade, utilizando-se um equipamento do tipo outflow meter. Deste modo, primeiramente foram executados testes do ensaio com o equipamento em quatro tipos de revestimentos distintos. Para a verificação da repetitividade e da reprodutividade do equipamento foram realizados ensaios de drenabilidade de pavimentos, em três aeroportos de pequeno e médio porte do Estado de São Paulo. Também foi realizado um estudo comparativo da medida indireta de macrotextura obtida por meio da drenabilidade superficial do pavimento com o equipamento do tipo outflow meter e o método tradicionalmente empregado no Brasil para obtenção da macrotextura do revestimento, o ensaio de mancha de areia. O ensaio se mostrou rápido, de simples operação, de baixo custo e com adequada repetitividade e reprodutividade. Além disso, o ensaio em estudo apresentou uma boa correlação com o método da mancha de areia, indicando potencial para a medição da macrotextura do pavimento. Através da correlação obtida foi possível estabelecer um parâmetro adicional para se determinar o momento de realizar uma ação corretiva em pavimentos aeroportuários através do ensaio com o equipamento outflow meter, observando-se o tempo de escoamento limite / Abstract: In recent years, air travel has grown significantly in both the national and global scenarios. Thus, there is also a growing concern for accidents involving aircrafts. A significant portion of the aircraft accidents in Brazil and worldwide occur on the ground, more specifically during takeoff or landing, and may be associated with the adhesion between the aircraft's tire and the pavement. To obtain a proper tire-pavement friction, especially on wet runways, the macrotexture of the pavement should provide adequate drainage potential in order to remove water through the pavement's micro-channels. This study aims to define the criteria and methods of analysis, with reasonable reproducibility and repeatability, for the adherence and drainability of airport pavements in order to provide safe operating conditions during rainfall in small and medium size Brazilian airports. First, tests were conducted to measure the pavement's drainage using equipment such as the outflow meter in four different types of pavement. News tests were conducted to measure the pavement's drainage using the aforementioned equipment in three small and medium airports in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, to measure the reproducibility and repeatability of the tests. In addition, the testing procedure using the outflow meter equipment will be validated through a detailed study of a comparative study of the indirect measurements of the macrotextures using the outflow meter in relation to the ones obtained through the sandpatch tests, a traditional method for determining macrotexture commonly used in Brazil. The criteria and methods of analysis proved to be fast, of simple operation, low cost, and with adequate repeatability and reproducibility. Furthermore, the criteria and methods of analysis were correlated with the sandpatch method, indicating a good potential for measuring the pavement's macrotexture. An additional parameter for determining the time to take a corrective action on airport pavements by using the outflow meter equipment, observing the flow time limit. The obtained correlation allowed for establishing an additional parameter for determining when a corrective action on the airport's pavement is necessary by using the outflow meter equipment for observing the flow time limit / Mestrado / Transportes / Mestra em Engenharia Civil

abstract: The use of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavements (RAP) in newly produced asphalt mixtures has been gaining a wide attention from state Departments of Transportations (DOTs) during the past four decades. However, the performance of these mixtures in harsh and hot climate areas such as Phoenix, Arizona has not been carefully addressed. This research focuses on evaluating the laboratory and field performance of Hot Mix Asphalt Mixtures (HMA) produced with two different RAP contents 15%, and 25%. A road section was identified by the City of Phoenix where three test sections were constructed; the first being a control (0% RAP), the second and the third sections with 15% and 25% RAP contents, respectively. The 25% RAP mixture used a lower Performance Grade (PG) asphalt per local practices. During construction, loose HMA mixtures were sampled and transported to the laboratory for advanced material characterization. The testing included Dynamic Modulus (DM) test to characterize the stiffness of the material, Flow Number (FN) test to characterize the rutting resistance of the mixtures, IDEAL CT test to characterize the crack initiation properties, C* Fracture test to investigate the crack propagation properties, Uniaxial Fatigue to evaluate fatigue cracking potential, and Tensile Strength Ratio test (TSR) to evaluate the moisture susceptibility. Field cores were obtained from each test section and were tested for indirect tensile strength characteristics. In addition, asphalt binder testing was done on the extracted and recovered binders. The laboratory results, compared to the control mixture, indicated that adding 15% and 25% RAP to the mix did not have significant effect on the stiffness, improved the rutting potential, had comparable cracking potential, and gave an acceptable passing performance against potential moisture damage. The binder testing that was done on the extracted and recovered binders indicated that the blended RAP binder yields a high stiffness. Based on results obtained from this study, it is recommended that the City of Phoenix should consider incorporating RAP in their asphalt mixtures using these low to moderate RAP contents. In the future implementation process, it is also recommended to include specifications where proper mixture designs are followed and supported with some of the laboratory tests outlined in this research. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering 2019

Master of Science / Department of Civil Engineering / Mustaque Hossain / Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) is a useful alternative to virgin aggregates in hot-mix asphalt (HMA) as it reduces cost, conserves energy, and enables reuse of existing asphalt pavement. However, use of higher percentage of RAP sometimes leads to drier mixes that are often susceptible to early cracking. In this study, cracking resistance of Superpave mixtures with varying asphalt and RAP contents were investigated. HMA specimens were prepared based on Superpave mix design criteria for 12.5-mm (1/2-inch) nominal maximum aggregate size (NMAS). Specimens were compacted using the Superpave gyratory compactor. Static and repeated semi-circular bending (SCB) tests and Texas overlay tests (OT) (TEX-248-F) were performed in order to evaluate cracking resistance of Superpave mixtures containing three different asphalt contents (5.2%, 4.9%, and 4.6%) and three RAP percentages (20%, 30%, and 40%) from two distinct sources. Results from both crack tests showed that, with decreased asphalt content, cracking propensity increases. In general, higher percentage of RAP decreases cracking resistance. Statistical analysis of the results indicated a strong positive correlation between the asphalt film thickness and the number of load cycles before failure. Comparison of mean test results suggested that the Texas overlay test could do better evaluation of cracking resistance than the R-SCB test. This study was limited to mixtures with two sources of RAP. Because of such limitations and conflicting results from these RAP sources, a general conclusion regarding the minimum binder and maximum RAP contents without compromising cracking resistance could not be made. However, separate conclusions were drawn depending upon the characteristics of the RAP source.