Third M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics June 14–17, 2005  

Smeared crack approach for asphalt concrete

Rongzong Wua,*, John Harveyb
aPavement Research Center, ITS, Richmond, CA 94804-4603, USA bPavement Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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ABSTRACT
This paper discusses the applicability of cohesive crack model to asphalt concrete as a composite material. A smeared crack approach to the cohesive crack model for linear viscoelastic material with rate-dependent cracking is presented in detail. Numerical examples with FEM simulation for uniaxial tension and beam bending tests were then given to demonstrate the capability of the approach.

Keywords:  Smeared crack approach; Asphalt concrete; Finite element; Spurious mesh dependency; Viscoelastic; Cohesive zone model
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