• Ageing and temperature effect on the fatigue performance of bituminous mixtures 

      López Montero, Teresa; Miró Recasens, José Rodrigo (Instituto Técnico de la Construcción y del Cemento, 2017-07)
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      Accés obert
      The ageing of asphalt mixes, together with their exposure to low temperatures, causes a progressive increase of cracking. In this paper, the effect of ageing and temperature on the fatigue of asphalt concretes made with ...
    • Analysis of the thixotropic behavior and the deterioration process of bitumen in fatigue tests 

      Pérez Jiménez, Félix Edmundo; Botella Nieto, Ramón; Miró Recasens, José Rodrigo; Martínez Reguero, Adriana Haydée (2015-12)
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      Accés obert
      The characterization of fatigue damage on bituminous materials under cyclic loading has been classically studied using tests and procedures previously developed for the characterization of metallic materials. However, these ...
    • Fénix test: development of a new test procedure for evaluating cracking resistance in bituminous mixtures 

      Pérez Jiménez, Félix Edmundo; Valdés Vidal, Gonzalo A.; Miró Recasens, José Rodrigo; Martínez Reguero, Adriana Haydée; Botella Nieto, Ramón (2010)
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      Accés restringit per política de l'editorial
      This paper presents a new direct tensile test to evaluate cracking resistance of asphalt concrete mixtures called Fénix test. First, the literature on cracking factors and mechanisms of bituminous mixtures as well as current ...