The presence of silt and clay particles has long been thought to affect the behavior of a sand under cyclic loading. Unfortunately, a review of studies published in the literature reveals that no clear conclusions can be drawn as to how altering fines content and plasticity actually affects the liquefaction resistance of a sand. In fact, the literature contains what appears to be contradictory evidence. There is a need to clarify the effects of fines content and plasticity on the liquefaction resistance of sandy soils, and to determine methods for accounting for these effects in engineering practice. In order to help answer these questions, a program of research in the form of a laboratory parametric study intended to clarify the effects which varying fines content and plasticity have upon the liquefaction resistance of sandy sands was undertaken. The program of research consisted of a large number of cyclic triaxial tests performed on two sands with varying quantities of plastic and non-plastic fines. The program of research also examined the applicability of plasticity based liquefaction criteria and the effects of fines content and plasticity on pore pressure generation. Lastly, a review of how the findings of this study may affect the manner in which simplified analyses are performed in engineering practice was made. The results of the study performed are used to clarify the effects of non-plastic fines content and resolve the majority of the inconsistencies in the literature. The effects of plastic fines content and fines plasticity are shown to be different than has been previously reported. The validity of plasticity based liquefaction criteria is established, the mechanism responsible for their validity is explained, and a new simplified criteria proposed. The effects of fines content and plasticity on pore pressure generation are discussed, and several recommendations are made for implementing the findings of this study into engineering practice. / Ph. D.

This study is focused on developing a method to predict the dynamic behavior of mine tailings dams under earthquake loading. Tailings dams are a by-product of coal mining and processing activities. Mine tailings impoundments are prone to instability and failure under seismic loading as a result of the mechanical behavior of the tailings. Due to the existence of potential seismic sources in close proximity to the coal mining regions in the United States, it is necessary to assess the post-earthquake stability of these tailings dams. To develop the aforementioned methodology, 34 cyclic triaxial tests along with vane shear tests were performed on undisturbed mine tailings specimens from two impoundments in Kentucky. Therefore, the liquefaction resistance and the residual shear strength of the specimens were measured. The laboratory cyclic strength curves for the coal mine specimens were produced, and the relationship between plasticity, density, cyclic stress ratio, and number of cycles to liquefaction were identified. The samples from the Big Branch impoundment were generally loose samples, while the Abner Fork specimens were dense samples, older and slightly cemented. The data suggest that the number of loading cycles required to initiate liquefaction in mine tailings, NL, decreases with increasing CSR and with decreasing density. This trend is similar to what is typically observed in soil. For a number of selected specimens, using the results of a series of small-strain cyclic triaxial tests, the shear modulus reduction curves and damping ratio plots were created. The data obtained from laboratory experiments were correlated to the previously recorded geotechnical field data from the two impoundments. The field parameters including the SPT blow counts (N1)60, corrected CPT cone tip resistance (qt), and shear wave velocity (vs), were correlated to the laboratory measured cyclic resistance ratio (CRR). The results indicate that in general, the higher the (N1)60 and the tip resistance (qt), the higher the CSR was. Ultimately, practitioners will be able to use these correlations along with common state-of-practice geotechnical field methods to predict cyclic resistance in fine tailings to assess the liquefaction potential and post-earthquake stability of the impoundment structures.

Mit dem Einzug numerischer Verfahren zur Dimensionierung von Verkehrskonstruktionen, im Speziellen für Asphaltbefestigung, werden charakteristische Materialkenngrößen benötigt. Des Weiteren wird mit der fortschreitenden Entwicklung von FEM-Programmen, die in Zusammenhang mit Strukturanalysen und Simulationsrechnungen ihren Einsatz finden, die Kenntnis detaillierter Materialkennwerte essentiell. Dass Asphalte mit ihrem charakteristischen Materialverhalten eine Temperatur- und Frequenzabhängigkeit aufweisen, ist anerkannter Stand von Wissenschaft und Technik. In Bezug auf weitere Einflussgrößen existieren nur sehr begrenzte Erkenntnisse. Im Besonderen gilt dies für Abhängigkeiten der Materialkenngrößen von aus der äußeren Beanspruchung resultierenden Spannungszuständen in der Asphaltbefestigung. Ein wesentliches Ziel der Arbeit war die Untersuchung von möglichen Spannungsabhängigkeiten der charakteristischen Materialkenngrößen von Asphalt. In diesem Zusammenhang wurden auch Fragestellungen zu anisotropen Effekten im Materialverhalten aufgegriffen. Die Untersuchungen erfolgten an zwei ausgewählten Asphaltdeckschichtmaterialien, die sich in ihrer Zusammensetzung und granularen Struktur grundlegend voneinander unterscheiden. Zum einen wurden ein Splittmastixasphalt (SMA11S mit PmB 25/55-55A) und zum anderen ein offenporiger Asphalt (PA8 mit PmB 40/100-65A) in das Versuchsprogramm aufgenommen. Die Ansprache des Materialverhaltens erfolgte versuchstechnisch mittels uniaxialer und triaxialer Versuche. Im Ergebnis der Untersuchungen zur Anisotropie von Asphaltmaterialien konnte festgestellt werden, dass die in der Regel gerichtete Verdichtung von Asphalt anisotrope Materialeigenschaften nach sich zieht, unabhängig von der Kornform der verwendeten Gesteinskörnungen und der Ausprägung der Mörtelphase. Des Weiteren war ein wesentliches Ergebnis, dass Asphaltmaterialien in weiten Bereichen der Gebrauchstemperatur ein ausgeprägtes spannungsabhängiges Materialverhalten aufweisen. Erst bei sehr tiefen Temperaturen nähert sich das Materialverhalten von Asphalt einem linear elastischen Festkörperverhalten an. Die granulare Struktur des Asphaltmaterials sowie die Ausprägung der Mörtelphase und der damit verbundenen Bindemittelfilmdicken haben maßgebenden Einfluss auf die Art und Größe der charakteristischen Materialeigenschaften sowie auf die Auswirkungen der jeweiligen Spannungsabhängigkeiten. Als Schlussfolgerung bzw. Ausblick der im Rahmen dieser Arbeit durchgeführten Untersuchungen bleibt festzuhalten, dass für die Erweiterung der Kenntnisse des grundlegenden Materialverhaltens von Asphalt weiterführende Untersuchungen speziell in Bezug auf die Eigenschaften der Einzelbestandteile sowie deren Wechselwirkungen innerhalb der Asphaltstruktur essentiell sind. / Characteristic material parameters especially for asphalt pavements are required due to the introduction of numerical pavement design methods. Furthermore, the continuous development of FEM programs, which are used for structural analysis and simulation calculations, also requires the knowledge of detailed material properties. It is state of the art that asphalt shows a significant temperature and frequency dependent behavior. The knowledge regarding additional impact parameters is very limited. This is especially valid for the stress dependency of the material parameters resulting from the stress state within the asphalt pavement based on the external loads. The main aim of this work was the investigation of the possible stress dependencies of the characteristic material parameters of asphalt. In this context, questions related to the anisotropic effects of the material behavior have also been taken up. Two asphalt surface layer materials, which have significant differences in the material composition and the granular structure were investigated in this context. On the one hand a stone mastic asphalt (SMA11S with PmB 25/55-55A) and on the other hand a porous asphalt (PA8 with PmB 40/100-65A) were included in the testing scheme. Uniaxial and triaxial tests were selected to determine the material behavior at the laboratory. Within the determination of the anisotropic material behavior of asphalt, it could be proven that the usually vertical compaction direction during the compaction process effects anisotropic material properties. This behavior can be determined independent from the particle shape, the used aggregate material and the specification of the asphalt mastic. Another essential result is, that asphalt materials show a significant stress dependent material behavior in a wide range of the performance temperature. Only on very low temperatures the material behavior of asphalt can be assumed to be linear elastic. The granular structure of asphalt material as well as the specification of the asphalt mastic and the thickness of the binder between the particles have a significant influence on the type and size of the characteristic material properties and the effect of stress dependency. Finally, it can be concluded, that it is essential to investigate the material behavior of each ingredient and their interaction within the asphalt structure to expand the knowledge regarding the fundamental material behavior of asphalt.

The shear strength, elastic moduli and plastic strain characteristics of scaled-down ballast materials are investigated by use of the parallel gradation technique. Uniformly graded ballast materials chosen for the investigation are limestone, basalt and steel-slag. Steel-slag is a byproduct material of Eregli Iron and Steel Works, which is suitable to meet the durability test requirements as well as the electrical resistivity and the waste contaminants regulatory level. Conventional triaxial testing at a strain rate of 0.4 mm/min is used to obtain these characteristics for the scaled-down materials with a diameter of 100 mm specimen under a confining stress of 35 kPa, 70 kPa and 105 kPa / whereas that of only 35 kPa is used to characterize the accumulated plastic strain. The angle of internal friction, f, and the apparent cohesion, c, may be conservatively taken to be 42o and 35 kPa for all materials. The elastic moduli values for all materials may be predicted within an adequate estimate for the engineering purposes by using the power law parameters, K and n, determined for L-9.5 (D50 = 12.7 mm), the coarsest gradation tested for limestone. K with a reference pressure, pr = 1 kPa and n values for L-9.5, respectively, are 4365 and 0.636 for initial / 8511 and 0.419 for secant / 25704 and 0.430 for unloading-reloading elastic moduli. The unloading-reloading moduli increased, as the number of cycles increased. An increase in unloading-reloading modulus at N = 20 obtained was roughly 15% for scaled-down limestone / 10% for the basalt / and 5% for the steel-slag. The plastic strain after first cycle, &amp / #949 / 1, and the plastic strain coefficient, C can be represented as a function of mean particle size for each material type. For the limestone, basalt and steel-slag prototype size, D50 = 45 mm, &amp / #949 / 1 values of 0.59, 0.43 and 0.75 and C values of 0.54, 1.42 and 0.74 are predicted, respectively.

Um equipamento triaxial convencional originalmente utilizado para ensaios em amostras de solos saturados saturada foi modificado para que fosse possível a realização de ensaios triaxiais em solos não saturados. As principais modificações foram a instalação de uma pedra cerâmica de alto valor de entrada de ar (300 kPa) na nova base da câmara triaxial e uma nova linha de aplicação de pressão para aplicação de pressão de ar na amostra. A técnica de translação de eixos é utilizada para evitar cavitação no sistema de aplicação de pressão. O solo estudado nesta pesquisa consiste de um colúvio de arenito localizado nas encostas da Formação Serra Geral, entre os municípios de Timbé do Sul (SC) e São José dos Ausentes (RS). Ensaios triaxiais convencionais foram realizados nas condições drenado e não drenado em amostras indeformadas para tensões de confinamento iniciais variando de 50 até 500 kPa; ensaios triaxiais convencionais foram realizados na condição drenada em amostras remoldadas para as tensões de confinamento iniciais de 50, 100 e 200kPa. Ensaios triaxiais com sucção controlada foram realizados na condição drenado em amostras indeformadas para as tensões normais líquidas de 50, 100, 150 e 200 kPa em níveis de sucção variando de 25 até 150 kPa. A partir dos resultados dos ensaios triaxiais determinou-se os parâmetros de resistência ao cisalhamento: c’ – intercepto coesivo efetivo; f´ - ângulo de atrito interno efetivo; fb – ângulo de atrito interno que quantifica a contribuição da sucção na resistência ao cisalhamento. O comportamento encontrado foi de uma envoltória de resistência ao cisalhamento não saturada bilinear com acréscimo na resistência ao cisalhamento para baixos níveis de sucção até aproximadamente 75 kPa, e após um decréscimo na resistência ao cisalhamento. A tensão normal líquida não influencia no valor de fb e a sucção não provoca alteração no valor de f´. O valor de fb apresenta valores superiores ao valor de f´, quando se utiliza o critério de ruptura clássico de resistência ao cisalhamento. Alguns critérios de determinação dos valores máximos de ruptura foram aplicados para um melhor entendimento do comportamento resistente deste material. / A conventional triaxial equipment, originally used for testing saturated soil specimens, was modified in order to allow the testing of unsaturated specimens. The main modifications consisted of the installation of a high air-entry value porous ceramic (300 kPa) in the modified cell base and a new drainage line for application of pore-air pressure to the specimens. The axis-translation technique is used to prevent cavitation in the pressure measuring system. The soil studied consists of a colluvium of sandstone located on hillsides of the Serra Geral Formation, in the municipal districts of Timbé do Sul (SC) and São José dos Ausentes (RS). Saturated triaxial tests were carried out under drained and undrained conditions for undisturbed specimens for initial effective stresses of 50 to 500 kPa; saturated triaxial tests were carried out under drained conditions for remolded specimens for initial effective stresses of 50, 100 and 200 kPa. Unsaturated triaxial tests were carried out under drained conditions for undisturbed specimens for net normal stresses of 50, 100, 150 and 200 kPa with suction levels varying from 25 to 150 kPa. Shear strength parameters were determined from the results of those triaxial tests: c' – effective cohesion intercept; f´ - angle of internal friction; fb - angle of internal friction that indicates the rate of change in shear strength due to changes in matric suction. The observed behavior was of a bi-linear unsaturated shear strength envelope with increments of shear strength at low suctions until a value of suction equal to 75 kPa was reached; above this value a loss of shear strength was observed. The net normal stress has negligible influence on the fb value and suction does not cause changes in the f´ value. The fb value is higher than f´ value when the classic shear strength criterion is used. Other criteria for the determination of failure values were used for a better understanding of the shear strength behavior of the soil studied.

158f. / Submitted by Suelen Reis (suziy.ellen@gmail.com) on 2013-04-10T16:15:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissert_medici_seg.pdf: 3947491 bytes, checksum: d9dc04b12518abf43ef12b4d62956381 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Meirelles(rodrigomei@ufba.br) on 2013-04-13T19:51:22Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissert_medici_seg.pdf: 3947491 bytes, checksum: d9dc04b12518abf43ef12b4d62956381 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-04-13T19:51:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissert_medici_seg.pdf: 3947491 bytes, checksum: d9dc04b12518abf43ef12b4d62956381 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004 / O presente trabalho propõe-se a um estudo do comportamento da Taxa de Poropressão Específica nas proximidades da região de plastificação, sob velocidade de deformação constante, em solos pré-adensados e normalmente adensados, ao longo de um processo de cisalhamento em laboratório, com o intuito de melhor conhecer esse novo parâmetro, que poderá dar suporte a novas linhas de pesquisas que venham a contribuir com a teoria de ruptura de solos. Para tanto, coletaram-se amostras de solo argiloso submerso e realizaram-se ensaios triaxiais tipo CIU, com medida de pressão neutra, dos quais se analisaram os resultados de dois ensaios normalmente adensados e três sobreadensados. Os ensaios sobreadensados tiveram os correspondentes corpos de prova rompidos com diferentes valores de OCR, a fim de se analisar, também, a sua influência sobre o comportamento da Taxa de Poropressão Específica. Após as análises dos resultados, observou-se que a Taxa de Poropressão Específica, quando do início do arregamento axial, apresenta um valor diferente de zero e logo em seguida busca um equilíbrio em torno de uma taxa de valor constante, próximo ou igual à zero. A curva de desenvolvimento da Taxa de Poropressão Específica ao longo da deformação axial específica permite definir o ponto de escoamento do mesmo quando esse ponto não pode ser definido pelo comportamento da tensão desviatória ao longo da deformação axial específica. Enfim, foram analisadas duas regiões: a de ruptura e a de plastificação. Na primeira nada se encontrou de relevante, e, na segunda, conseguiu-se determinar, raramente, o ponto de plastificação. O presente trabalho sugere um aprofundamento dessas análises, buscando uma formulação matemática capaz de uma definição precisa dos valores correspondentes à zona de plastificação. / Salvador

Um equipamento triaxial convencional originalmente utilizado para ensaios em amostras de solos saturados saturada foi modificado para que fosse possível a realização de ensaios triaxiais em solos não saturados. As principais modificações foram a instalação de uma pedra cerâmica de alto valor de entrada de ar (300 kPa) na nova base da câmara triaxial e uma nova linha de aplicação de pressão para aplicação de pressão de ar na amostra. A técnica de translação de eixos é utilizada para evitar cavitação no sistema de aplicação de pressão. O solo estudado nesta pesquisa consiste de um colúvio de arenito localizado nas encostas da Formação Serra Geral, entre os municípios de Timbé do Sul (SC) e São José dos Ausentes (RS). Ensaios triaxiais convencionais foram realizados nas condições drenado e não drenado em amostras indeformadas para tensões de confinamento iniciais variando de 50 até 500 kPa; ensaios triaxiais convencionais foram realizados na condição drenada em amostras remoldadas para as tensões de confinamento iniciais de 50, 100 e 200kPa. Ensaios triaxiais com sucção controlada foram realizados na condição drenado em amostras indeformadas para as tensões normais líquidas de 50, 100, 150 e 200 kPa em níveis de sucção variando de 25 até 150 kPa. A partir dos resultados dos ensaios triaxiais determinou-se os parâmetros de resistência ao cisalhamento: c’ – intercepto coesivo efetivo; f´ - ângulo de atrito interno efetivo; fb – ângulo de atrito interno que quantifica a contribuição da sucção na resistência ao cisalhamento. O comportamento encontrado foi de uma envoltória de resistência ao cisalhamento não saturada bilinear com acréscimo na resistência ao cisalhamento para baixos níveis de sucção até aproximadamente 75 kPa, e após um decréscimo na resistência ao cisalhamento. A tensão normal líquida não influencia no valor de fb e a sucção não provoca alteração no valor de f´. O valor de fb apresenta valores superiores ao valor de f´, quando se utiliza o critério de ruptura clássico de resistência ao cisalhamento. Alguns critérios de determinação dos valores máximos de ruptura foram aplicados para um melhor entendimento do comportamento resistente deste material. / A conventional triaxial equipment, originally used for testing saturated soil specimens, was modified in order to allow the testing of unsaturated specimens. The main modifications consisted of the installation of a high air-entry value porous ceramic (300 kPa) in the modified cell base and a new drainage line for application of pore-air pressure to the specimens. The axis-translation technique is used to prevent cavitation in the pressure measuring system. The soil studied consists of a colluvium of sandstone located on hillsides of the Serra Geral Formation, in the municipal districts of Timbé do Sul (SC) and São José dos Ausentes (RS). Saturated triaxial tests were carried out under drained and undrained conditions for undisturbed specimens for initial effective stresses of 50 to 500 kPa; saturated triaxial tests were carried out under drained conditions for remolded specimens for initial effective stresses of 50, 100 and 200 kPa. Unsaturated triaxial tests were carried out under drained conditions for undisturbed specimens for net normal stresses of 50, 100, 150 and 200 kPa with suction levels varying from 25 to 150 kPa. Shear strength parameters were determined from the results of those triaxial tests: c' – effective cohesion intercept; f´ - angle of internal friction; fb - angle of internal friction that indicates the rate of change in shear strength due to changes in matric suction. The observed behavior was of a bi-linear unsaturated shear strength envelope with increments of shear strength at low suctions until a value of suction equal to 75 kPa was reached; above this value a loss of shear strength was observed. The net normal stress has negligible influence on the fb value and suction does not cause changes in the f´ value. The fb value is higher than f´ value when the classic shear strength criterion is used. Other criteria for the determination of failure values were used for a better understanding of the shear strength behavior of the soil studied.

Um equipamento triaxial convencional originalmente utilizado para ensaios em amostras de solos saturados saturada foi modificado para que fosse possível a realização de ensaios triaxiais em solos não saturados. As principais modificações foram a instalação de uma pedra cerâmica de alto valor de entrada de ar (300 kPa) na nova base da câmara triaxial e uma nova linha de aplicação de pressão para aplicação de pressão de ar na amostra. A técnica de translação de eixos é utilizada para evitar cavitação no sistema de aplicação de pressão. O solo estudado nesta pesquisa consiste de um colúvio de arenito localizado nas encostas da Formação Serra Geral, entre os municípios de Timbé do Sul (SC) e São José dos Ausentes (RS). Ensaios triaxiais convencionais foram realizados nas condições drenado e não drenado em amostras indeformadas para tensões de confinamento iniciais variando de 50 até 500 kPa; ensaios triaxiais convencionais foram realizados na condição drenada em amostras remoldadas para as tensões de confinamento iniciais de 50, 100 e 200kPa. Ensaios triaxiais com sucção controlada foram realizados na condição drenado em amostras indeformadas para as tensões normais líquidas de 50, 100, 150 e 200 kPa em níveis de sucção variando de 25 até 150 kPa. A partir dos resultados dos ensaios triaxiais determinou-se os parâmetros de resistência ao cisalhamento: c’ – intercepto coesivo efetivo; f´ - ângulo de atrito interno efetivo; fb – ângulo de atrito interno que quantifica a contribuição da sucção na resistência ao cisalhamento. O comportamento encontrado foi de uma envoltória de resistência ao cisalhamento não saturada bilinear com acréscimo na resistência ao cisalhamento para baixos níveis de sucção até aproximadamente 75 kPa, e após um decréscimo na resistência ao cisalhamento. A tensão normal líquida não influencia no valor de fb e a sucção não provoca alteração no valor de f´. O valor de fb apresenta valores superiores ao valor de f´, quando se utiliza o critério de ruptura clássico de resistência ao cisalhamento. Alguns critérios de determinação dos valores máximos de ruptura foram aplicados para um melhor entendimento do comportamento resistente deste material. / A conventional triaxial equipment, originally used for testing saturated soil specimens, was modified in order to allow the testing of unsaturated specimens. The main modifications consisted of the installation of a high air-entry value porous ceramic (300 kPa) in the modified cell base and a new drainage line for application of pore-air pressure to the specimens. The axis-translation technique is used to prevent cavitation in the pressure measuring system. The soil studied consists of a colluvium of sandstone located on hillsides of the Serra Geral Formation, in the municipal districts of Timbé do Sul (SC) and São José dos Ausentes (RS). Saturated triaxial tests were carried out under drained and undrained conditions for undisturbed specimens for initial effective stresses of 50 to 500 kPa; saturated triaxial tests were carried out under drained conditions for remolded specimens for initial effective stresses of 50, 100 and 200 kPa. Unsaturated triaxial tests were carried out under drained conditions for undisturbed specimens for net normal stresses of 50, 100, 150 and 200 kPa with suction levels varying from 25 to 150 kPa. Shear strength parameters were determined from the results of those triaxial tests: c' – effective cohesion intercept; f´ - angle of internal friction; fb - angle of internal friction that indicates the rate of change in shear strength due to changes in matric suction. The observed behavior was of a bi-linear unsaturated shear strength envelope with increments of shear strength at low suctions until a value of suction equal to 75 kPa was reached; above this value a loss of shear strength was observed. The net normal stress has negligible influence on the fb value and suction does not cause changes in the f´ value. The fb value is higher than f´ value when the classic shear strength criterion is used. Other criteria for the determination of failure values were used for a better understanding of the shear strength behavior of the soil studied.

Ce travail de thèse combine des approches expérimentales et théoriques visant à caractériser l'impact des effets géomécaniques lors de l'injection de CO2 dans une formation de calcaire. La première partie est consacrée à l'étude expérimentale des évolutions des propriétés pétrophysiques et géomécaniques du calcaire étudié sous l'effet de l'altération chimique. L'évolution de la microstructure de la roche est également étudiée dans le but de comprendre les phénomènes observés à l'échelle macroscopique. La deuxième partie vise à définir, par approche micromécanique, un modèle de comportement géomécanique prenant en compte la dégradation des propriétés mécaniques de la roche carbonatée sous l'effet de l'attaque acide. L'élasticité et la résistance de la roche ont été modélisées et validées par les données expérimentales / This work composed of both experimental and theoretical studies aims at the characterization of carbonate rocks geomechanical evolution during CO2 injection. The first part of the study deals with the experimental work in order to characterize the petrophysical and geomechanical evolution of carbonate rock under chemical effect. Microstructure evolution has been investigated, in order to provider a better understanding of the observed phenomena at the macroscopic scale. The aim of the second part is to derive macroscopic properties of carbonate rock in framework of a micromechanical approach. The elastic moduli and effective strength in both intact and altered states have been computed and are compared with experimental data

Mit dem Einzug numerischer Verfahren zur Dimensionierung von Verkehrskonstruktionen, im Speziellen für Asphaltbefestigung, werden charakteristische Materialkenngrößen benötigt. Des Weiteren wird mit der fortschreitenden Entwicklung von FEM-Programmen, die in Zusammenhang mit Strukturanalysen und Simulationsrechnungen ihren Einsatz finden, die Kenntnis detaillierter Materialkennwerte essentiell. Dass Asphalte mit ihrem charakteristischen Materialverhalten eine Temperatur- und Frequenzabhängigkeit aufweisen, ist anerkannter Stand von Wissenschaft und Technik. In Bezug auf weitere Einflussgrößen existieren nur sehr begrenzte Erkenntnisse. Im Besonderen gilt dies für Abhängigkeiten der Materialkenngrößen von aus der äußeren Beanspruchung resultierenden Spannungszuständen in der Asphaltbefestigung. Ein wesentliches Ziel der Arbeit war die Untersuchung von möglichen Spannungsabhängigkeiten der charakteristischen Materialkenngrößen von Asphalt. In diesem Zusammenhang wurden auch Fragestellungen zu anisotropen Effekten im Materialverhalten aufgegriffen. Die Untersuchungen erfolgten an zwei ausgewählten Asphaltdeckschichtmaterialien, die sich in ihrer Zusammensetzung und granularen Struktur grundlegend voneinander unterscheiden. Zum einen wurden ein Splittmastixasphalt (SMA11S mit PmB 25/55-55A) und zum anderen ein offenporiger Asphalt (PA8 mit PmB 40/100-65A) in das Versuchsprogramm aufgenommen. Die Ansprache des Materialverhaltens erfolgte versuchstechnisch mittels uniaxialer und triaxialer Versuche. Im Ergebnis der Untersuchungen zur Anisotropie von Asphaltmaterialien konnte festgestellt werden, dass die in der Regel gerichtete Verdichtung von Asphalt anisotrope Materialeigenschaften nach sich zieht, unabhängig von der Kornform der verwendeten Gesteinskörnungen und der Ausprägung der Mörtelphase. Des Weiteren war ein wesentliches Ergebnis, dass Asphaltmaterialien in weiten Bereichen der Gebrauchstemperatur ein ausgeprägtes spannungsabhängiges Materialverhalten aufweisen. Erst bei sehr tiefen Temperaturen nähert sich das Materialverhalten von Asphalt einem linear elastischen Festkörperverhalten an. Die granulare Struktur des Asphaltmaterials sowie die Ausprägung der Mörtelphase und der damit verbundenen Bindemittelfilmdicken haben maßgebenden Einfluss auf die Art und Größe der charakteristischen Materialeigenschaften sowie auf die Auswirkungen der jeweiligen Spannungsabhängigkeiten. Als Schlussfolgerung bzw. Ausblick der im Rahmen dieser Arbeit durchgeführten Untersuchungen bleibt festzuhalten, dass für die Erweiterung der Kenntnisse des grundlegenden Materialverhaltens von Asphalt weiterführende Untersuchungen speziell in Bezug auf die Eigenschaften der Einzelbestandteile sowie deren Wechselwirkungen innerhalb der Asphaltstruktur essentiell sind. / Characteristic material parameters especially for asphalt pavements are required due to the introduction of numerical pavement design methods. Furthermore, the continuous development of FEM programs, which are used for structural analysis and simulation calculations, also requires the knowledge of detailed material properties. It is state of the art that asphalt shows a significant temperature and frequency dependent behavior. The knowledge regarding additional impact parameters is very limited. This is especially valid for the stress dependency of the material parameters resulting from the stress state within the asphalt pavement based on the external loads. The main aim of this work was the investigation of the possible stress dependencies of the characteristic material parameters of asphalt. In this context, questions related to the anisotropic effects of the material behavior have also been taken up. Two asphalt surface layer materials, which have significant differences in the material composition and the granular structure were investigated in this context. On the one hand a stone mastic asphalt (SMA11S with PmB 25/55-55A) and on the other hand a porous asphalt (PA8 with PmB 40/100-65A) were included in the testing scheme. Uniaxial and triaxial tests were selected to determine the material behavior at the laboratory. Within the determination of the anisotropic material behavior of asphalt, it could be proven that the usually vertical compaction direction during the compaction process effects anisotropic material properties. This behavior can be determined independent from the particle shape, the used aggregate material and the specification of the asphalt mastic. Another essential result is, that asphalt materials show a significant stress dependent material behavior in a wide range of the performance temperature. Only on very low temperatures the material behavior of asphalt can be assumed to be linear elastic. The granular structure of asphalt material as well as the specification of the asphalt mastic and the thickness of the binder between the particles have a significant influence on the type and size of the characteristic material properties and the effect of stress dependency. Finally, it can be concluded, that it is essential to investigate the material behavior of each ingredient and their interaction within the asphalt structure to expand the knowledge regarding the fundamental material behavior of asphalt.