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Fracture Behavior of WMA Concretes

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Fracture Behavior of Asphalt Materials

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This chapter deals with the fracture behavior of warm mix asphalt (WMA) concretes. The effects of different parameters including mode of loading (i.e., pure mode I, pure mode II, and mixed mode I/II), temperature, crumb rubber, fiber (e.g., jute, kenaf, etc.), and aggregate type on fracture resistance of WMA mixtures are reviewed. Although WMA concretes are prepared at temperatures 20–55 °C lower than HMA concretes, fracture toughness of WMA is as high as that of HMA, and even some additives used in WMA mixtures provide higher fracture toughness as compared with HMA mixtures.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

    Sadjad Pirmohammad

  2. Fatigue and Fracture Research Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Majid Reza Ayatollahi

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Pirmohammad, S., Ayatollahi, M. (2020). Fracture Behavior of WMA Concretes. In: Fracture Behavior of Asphalt Materials. Structural Integrity, vol 14. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39974-0_4

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