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A new model based on damage-fracture mechanics and Digital Image Correlation (DIC) effectively characterizes the relationship between initial strain and fatigue life, enabling accurate prediction of pavement fatigue life for epoxy-modified asphalt mixtures. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Develop and validate a fatigue life prediction model for epoxy-modified asphalt mixtures combining damage-fracture mechanics with digital image correlation.

September 8, 2026Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Fatigue Life Prediction of Epoxy Asphalt Mixtures Using Damage-Fracture Mechanics and Digital Image Correlation

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LZLei ZhangITS (United Kingdom)XYXulin Yuan YLYifan LiEast China University of Science and Technology

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Experimental study demonstrates accurate fatigue life prediction in epoxy asphalt mixtures using damage-fracture mechanics, highlighting an improved approach for roadway pavement evaluation.

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Develop and validate a fatigue life prediction model for epoxy-modified asphalt mixtures combining damage-fracture mechanics with digital image correlation.
Utilized Digital Image Correlation (DIC) to track strain thresholds for crack initiation and observe crack propagation under multiple treatment conditions.
Conducted beam fatigue tests on epoxy asphalt mixture specimens across multiple stress ratios to simulate different traffic load levels.
Compared the predictive accuracy of the damage-fracture mechanics model against conventional phenomenological approaches and observed experimental results.
Established a predefined tensile strain threshold using DIC to accurately recognize and track crack propagation across varying treatment conditions.
Demonstrated that the proposed damage-fracture model effectively links initial strain to total fatigue life, showing closer alignment with observed test life than traditional phenomenological methods.

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Zhang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd81458e84d0ff5b47481 https://doi.org/10.1061/jmcee7.mteng-23469

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Experimental study demonstrates accurate fatigue life prediction in epoxy asphalt mixtures using damage-fracture mechanics, highlighting an improved approach for roadway pavement evaluation.

Fatigue Life Prediction of Epoxy Asphalt Mixtures Using Damage-Fracture Mechanics and Digital Image Correlation

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