Asphalt binder ageing alters its chemical and physical properties in a manner to make it brittle more susceptible thermal fatigue cracking. The rate of asphalt binders depends on ...

Crack initiation and early propagation behavior of the directionally solidified (DS) superalloy CM247LC has been assessed by data rich imaging approaches. These include conventional characterization methods such as replica record analysis, 3D optical surface imaging, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) well more recent techniques like digital image correlation (DIC) synchrotron radiation compute...

Castings of aluminum and plastics are of high importance in the industrial world. They are usually made using permanent metallic moulds for pressure die-castings and injection molding. Die-tools are usually produced from chromium maraging hot work tool steel and are heat treated to hardness between 29 and 48 HRC, 1-3 . Die life is a mayor factor of a die-casting process and it strongly affects ...

This paper is motivated by the limited research available evaluating comprehensive effects of natural rubber bitumen modification (NR) for pavement applications. A detailed laboratory programme was carried out to evaluate influence NR on high-intermediate-low temperature performance, including rheological characterisations and performance-related tests (fatigue cracking, thermal fracture perman...

Fatigue characteristics of asphalt binder have an important role in asphalt mix resistance against cracking. Viscoelastic Continuum Damage (VECD) analysis of asphalt binders has been successfully used in highway research works in order to predict fatigue behavior of hot mix asphalt (HMA). In this method an intrinsic property of the material, called damage function is obtained which is independe...

This paper present a mechanical characteristics on fatigue crack propagation in Aluminium Plate based on strain and stress distribution using the abaqus software. The changes in shear strain and stress distribution during the fatigue cycle with crack growth is identified. In progressive crack in the strain distribution and the stress is increase in the critical zone. Numerical Modal analysis of...

This study investigated the effect of high asphalt binder replacement for a low N-design asphalt mixture including RAP and RAS on performance indicators such as permanent deformation, fracture, fatigue potentials, and stiffness, was studied. An experimental program included complex modulus, fracture, overlay reflective cracking resistance, wheel track permanent deformations, and push-pull fatig...