TY - JOUR
T1 - Three-dimensional microstructural modeling of asphalt concrete using a unified viscoelastic-viscoplastic-viscodamage model
AU - You, Taesun
AU - Abu Al-Rub, Rashid K.
AU - Darabi, Masoud K.
AU - Masad, Eyad A.
AU - Little, Dallas N.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) microstructure-based computational model to predict the thermo-mechanical response of the asphalt concrete using a coupled thermo-viscoelastic, thermo-viscoplastic, and thermo-viscodamage constitutive model. The 3D microstructure of the asphalt concrete is reconstructed from slices of two-dimensional X-ray computed tomography images that consist of the matrix and the aggregate phases and ignoring voids. The matrix is considered as a thermo-viscoelastic, thermo-viscoplastic, and thermo-viscodamage material; while, the aggregates are considered to be linear elastic. The 3D model is subjected to uniaxial compression, tension, and repeated creep recovery tests at different temperatures to investigate the stress-strain behavior, damage propagation, and the patterns of the recoverable and irrecoverable strains. The presented results show that the generated 3D microstructure model along with the presented constitutive model can be used effectively to predict the overall thermo-mechanical response of asphalt concrete. Therefore, the presented framework can be used to provide insight on the influence of the asphalt concrete microstructure on its macroscopic response. In addition, it is a tool to select the mixture components and its proportions to achieve the desired macroscopic properties and performance.
AB - This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) microstructure-based computational model to predict the thermo-mechanical response of the asphalt concrete using a coupled thermo-viscoelastic, thermo-viscoplastic, and thermo-viscodamage constitutive model. The 3D microstructure of the asphalt concrete is reconstructed from slices of two-dimensional X-ray computed tomography images that consist of the matrix and the aggregate phases and ignoring voids. The matrix is considered as a thermo-viscoelastic, thermo-viscoplastic, and thermo-viscodamage material; while, the aggregates are considered to be linear elastic. The 3D model is subjected to uniaxial compression, tension, and repeated creep recovery tests at different temperatures to investigate the stress-strain behavior, damage propagation, and the patterns of the recoverable and irrecoverable strains. The presented results show that the generated 3D microstructure model along with the presented constitutive model can be used effectively to predict the overall thermo-mechanical response of asphalt concrete. Therefore, the presented framework can be used to provide insight on the influence of the asphalt concrete microstructure on its macroscopic response. In addition, it is a tool to select the mixture components and its proportions to achieve the desired macroscopic properties and performance.
KW - Damage
KW - Finite element method
KW - Micromechanics
KW - Viscoelastic
KW - Viscoplastic
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=82055185703&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.08.061
DO - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.08.061
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:82055185703
SN - 0950-0618
VL - 28
SP - 531
EP - 548
JO - Construction and Building Materials
JF - Construction and Building Materials
IS - 1
ER -