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With the increase in traffic volume, accurately predicting the fatigue life of asphalt binders under diverse conditions has played a crucial role in improving the service quality of asphalt pavements. As a typical viscoelastic material, the performance of asphalt binders is significantly affected by loading frequency, whereas existing fatigue life models often neglect this influence. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a fatigue life prediction framework considering the effect of loading frequency. This study employs linear amplitude sweep (LAS) testing to evaluate the fatigue life of asphalt binders at varying strain levels and frequencies. An in-depth analysis of the experimental data is conducted based on the pseudo-strain energy simplified viscoelastic continuum damage (PSE-based S-VECD) theory. The findings indicate a remarkable impact of frequency on the fatigue life of asphalt binders, with a strong linear correlation observed between the loading frequency and the characteristic parameters C1 and C2 derived from the damage characteristic curve (DCC). Utilizing this model, the DCCs at any desired loading frequency can be derived by simply conducting LAS tests at two different loading frequencies and fitting the relationship between characteristic parameters and the loading frequencies. To validate the predictive model, this study adopts two criteria for assessing fatigue failure: the 35 % damage level failure criterion and the maximum stress failure criterion. The results demonstrate that the model exhibits excellent predictive accuracy under both criteria. To this end, this research devises a straightforward and effective method for accurately predicting the fatigue life of asphalt binders subjected to varying loading frequency and strain conditions. © 2025 Elsevier Ltd
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Construction and Building Materials
ISSN: 0950-0618
Year: 2025
Volume: 491
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