Abstract
Hot mixed asphalt (HMA) is a mixture of particles (coarse and fine aggregates) and interstitial fluid (asphalt binder) designed to compact and harden for long-lasting roads. In this study, we implement a two-scale approach to capture the compaction behaviour of hot asphalt mixtures using both a granular-slurry rheology (GSR) at a smaller scale and a discrete element method (DEM) simulation at the scale of a compactor. We show that this modelling effort captures the compaction of HMA with different binder viscosities modified by adding graphene nano-platelets (GNP). This research has the capacity to shed light on how the properties of mixture components can influence compaction efficiency and effectiveness.
Original language | English (US) |
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State | Published - Jun 7 2021 |
Event | 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, Powders and Grains 2021 - Virtual, Online, Argentina Duration: Jul 5 2021 → Aug 6 2021 |
Conference
Conference | 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, Powders and Grains 2021 |
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Country/Territory | Argentina |
City | Virtual, Online |
Period | 7/5/21 → 8/6/21 |
Bibliographical note
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