Comportamento mecânico de compósitos asfálticos com argila calcinada sob flexão a quatro pontos

Abstract

In mechanistic analysis, the complex modulus is a parameter of fundamental importance for the construction of constitutive models of the behavior of asphalt concrete. Among the more modern options for obtaining it, are the bending tests to four points, widespread in Europe. As an alternative to national evaluation of these parameters, in this study is carried out four-points bending tests to obtain the dynamic modulus and phase angle of the asphalt concrete, employing conditions representative of the Amazônia on the coarse aggregate and temperature on the road surface, with almost 60 ° C for many hours a day. As aggregate, against a regional shortage of stone material, we used the ASAC - Synthesized Calcined Clay Aggregate, promising material in front of plenty of raw materials and feasibility financial and technical. As a result of the tests, it has been found dynamic modulus and phase angle at different frequencies and temperatures. Master curves were constructed by applying the principle of time-temperature superposition and data fit to a phenomenological model representing the dynamic module by a continuous function. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that some imperfections recorded by the device in low loads are not only noise or errors but arise from interference of natural vibration of the beam. Finally, considering the local conditions of temperature and traffic, the dynamic module presented abrupt change, showing a drop of up to 93.3 % in value, in which the surface appears very susceptible to permanent deformation, recurring problem in pavements local asphalt.