Rigid particle models based on the discrete element method (DEM) have been adopted in the study of fracture and viscoelastic properties of mastic and asphalt mixtures. In this work, a 3D particle model is proposed based on the Laguerre-Voronoi diagrams of the grain structure representing the asphalt mixture or of the mastic.
Abstract
Rigid particle models based on the discrete element method (DEM) have been adopted in the study of fracture and viscoelastic properties of mastic and asphalt mixtures. [...]