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An embedded oscillating needle is used to measure the dynamic viscoelastic properties of a stiff bituminous material. A Micro-Fourier Rheometer was used to cause the embedded needle to undergo pseudorandom small amplitude oscillations in the axial direction with measurement of the instantaneous resistance force. The phase and magnitude of the force signal are used to calculate the storage and loss moduli. A theoretical framework for this technique is developed from the Mindlin solution coupled with slender body theory, and the correspondence principle of linear viscoelasticity. Experiments are performed on neat bitumen binders as well as mixtures of glass spheres in bitumen; the results show that the presence of the glass spheres dramatically increases the viscoelastic response functions. The results agree reasonably well with those obtained using the parallel plate squeezing mode.
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Received: 31 March 1999 Accepted: 14 July 1999
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See, H., Maher, AM., Field, J. et al. Measurement of the viscoelastic properties of bituminous materials using an oscillating needle technique. Rheol. Acta 38, 443–450 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003970050195
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003970050195