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Determining Fatigue Failure of Compacted Asphalt Concrete Subjected To Repeated Flexur
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Scope
1.1 This test method provides procedures for determining a unique failure point for estimating the fatigue life of 380 mm (14.96 in.) long by 50 mm (1.97 in.) thick by 63 mm (2.48 in.) wide asphalt concrete beam specimens sawed from laboratory or field compacted asphalt concrete, which are subjected to repeated flexural bending.
1.2 The between-laboratory reproducibility of this test method is being determined and will be available on or before June 2013. Therefore, this test method should not be used for acceptance or rejection of a material for purchasing purposes.
1.3 The text of this standard references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the standard.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Significance and Use
The laboratory fatigue life determined by this standard for beam specimens have been used to estimate the fatigue life of asphalt concrete pavement layers under repeated traffic loading. Although the field performance of asphalt concrete is impacted by many factors (traffic variation, speed, and wander; climate variation; rest periods between loads; aging; etc.), it has been more accurately predicted when laboratory properties are known along with an estimate of the strain level induced at the layer depth by the traffic wheel load traveling over the pavement.
Note 1—The quality of the results produced by this standard are dependent on the competence of the personnel performing the procedure and the capability, calibration, and maintenance of the equipment used. Agencies that meet the criteria of Specification D 3666
Keywords
asphalt concrete fatigue; asphalt concrete flexural testing; asphalt concrete stiffness; asphalt concrete tensile testing; fatigue life; flexural bending; ICS Number Code 91.100.50 (Binders. Sealing materials)
To find similar documents by ASTM Volume:
04.03 (Road and Paving Materials; Vehicle-Pavement Systems)
To find similar documents by classification:
91.100.50 (Binders. Sealing materials Including geomembranes, asphalts for buildings, etc.)
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Document Number
ASTM-D7460-08
Revision Level
2008 EDITION
Status
Superseded
Modification Type
New
Publication Date
July 1, 2008
Document Type
Test Method
Page Count
14 pages
Committee Number
D04.26