Simulation of Compaction Asphaltic Mixtures

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Simulation of Compaction in

Asphaltic Mixtures,

Part I: Gyratory Compactor

Alieh Alipour, Steven Mookhoek Department of Structural Reliability, TNO

Delft, The Netherlands

Why?

How?

What?

Simulation of Compaction in

Asphaltic Mixtures

Why?

Smart infrastructure

Innovative strategies Design Construction Maintenance Renovation

Modernize manufacturing, mobility and logistic Use energy efficiently

4

Characteristics level

Road construction

Road geometric design

Pavement construction

Surface layer

Mixture

Coarse aggregates

Mastic Porosity

Construction method

Type of compactor

Number of passes

Temperature during compaction

Base & subbase layer

Thickness

Load/

Environmental condition

Traffic Temperature Moisture condition

Mechanism level

Performance

level Raveling, Noise quality, Skid

resistance

Rutting, Fatigue cracking,

Ageing, Moisture sensitivity

Hierarchical model

How?

Durable, Safe and Accessible road

Component selection

Mix design

Compaction

Processability

mechanism

Damage mechanism

Performance indicator

Ravelling

Skid

resistance

Noise quality

How?

How? Developing a compaction model

for asphaltic mixtures

Optimum Compaction Procedure

Methods of compaction in laboratory

Laboratory

compaction

method

Field

compaction

method

How?

Methods of measuring compaction

Laboratory

compaction

method

Field

compaction

method

Modelling

compaction Aggregate properties

Bitumen properties

Environment information

Compaction curve

How?

Equipment

Important parameters in compaction

1. Composition of asphalt mixture (characteristic level)

Mixture with high volume of natural sand and soft bitumen

Mixture with high volume of crushed aggregates and stiff bitumen

How?

2. Temperature (characteristic level)

Initial mixture temperature

Base temperature

Air temperature

Wind speed

Layer thickness

Co

mp

acti

on

eff

ort

Mix temperature in ⁰C

End of Compaction

Favourable Compaction Temperature

Start of Compaction

40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

Important parameters in compaction How?

Static compaction

Tandem rollers

Pneumatic tired rollers

Vibratory compaction

Important parameters in compaction

3. Type and magnitude of applied load (Characteristic level)

How?

How?

e

ln (p)ref Nln (p )C0ln (p )

λ̂κ̂

N

p

q

q=Mp

Cp

2

Cp

hardeningsoftening

Nonlinear elastic zone

Critical state line

What?

What?

What?

Vo

id ra

tio

Time (s)

Upper bound

Lower bound

What?

Questions?

Simulation of Compaction in

Asphaltic Mixtures,

Part I: Gyratory Compactor

Alieh Alipour, Steven Mookhoek Department of Structural Reliability, TNO

Delft, The Netherlands

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