Affiliation:
1. School of Qilu Transportation, Shandong University, Jinan 250016, China
2. College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
3. PowerChina HuaDong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou 311122, China
Abstract
Asphalt mixtures exhibit complex mechanical behaviors due to their multiphase internal structures. To provide better characterizations of asphalt pavements under various forms of potential distress, a two-dimensional (2D) finite element simulation based on images of asphalt mixtures can be used to increase computational efficiency and reduce labor consumption. Nonetheless, using a representative image to eliminate the influence of dimension reduction from three dimensions to two dimensions is of great significance for attaining a reliable simulation result. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the consequence of dimension reduction for open-graded asphalt mixtures (denoted as OGFC-16), including a comprehensive characterization of these 2D models in terms of their morphologies and the similarities between them. This study aimed to reveal the variation in a 2D finite element simulation when applied to open-graded asphalt mixtures. Structural compositions, gradations, the aspect ratios of aggregates, and aggregate orientations were counted and calculated. In addition, the cosine similarity and structural similarity index measure (SSIM) were also calculated. Consequently, we performed a statistical analysis on the aforementioned indicators to quantitatively identify the discrepancy in the 2D images caused by dimension reduction. The results demonstrate that this 2D simulation might not be sufficient for representing the realistic mechanical performance of asphalt mixtures due to the remarkable variations in the image morphologies in different 2D images. However, the basic rules of stress behavior within structures can be accurately simulated. A compensative methodology for conducting a 2D simulation of open-graded asphalt mixtures should be based on a morphological characterization, considering structural compositions and the structural similarity index measure.
Funder
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
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