With an increase in small-specimen cyclic fatigue testing using the Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT), researchers have observed that the strain-selection guidelines in AASHTO TP 107-14 that are intended for large AMPT cyclic fatigue tests are inadequate for testing small specimens. The machine compliance factor is significantly different for testing small specimens compared with large specimens because of different required load levels, resulting in a significant offset in the relationship between the input strain and the number of cycles to failure. To this end, this paper presents the development and verification of a phenomenological model that relates strain levels to dynamic modulus and number of cycles to failure for small-specimen AMPT cyclic fatigue tests, as well as the development of a corresponding stepped strain-level determination procedure that takes into account cases when the initially selected strain-level results in an unexpected number of cycles to failure. The final procedure includes a table with input strain levels and step strain increments for a wide range of dynamic modulus values as well as a flow chart to guide the use of the step strain adjustment procedure.
Strain-Level Determination Procedure for Small-Specimen Cyclic Fatigue Testing in the Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester
Transportation Research Record
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board ; 2673 , 11 ; 824-835
2019-06-06
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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