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Influence of soiling phenomena on air-void microstructure and acoustic performance of porous asphalt pavement

  • Stefan Alber*
  • , Wolfram Ressel
  • , Pengfei Liu
  • , Dawei Wang
  • , Markus Oeser
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Stuttgart
  • RWTH Aachen University
  • School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Acoustical properties of porous asphalt and relationships with the structure of voids are analyzed. A special focus is put on the change of porous asphalt properties due to soiling, which is widely known as an essential problem of acoustical lifetime. Soiling mechanisms which are analyzed in artificially soiled samples with imaging techniques (thin sections and scanning electron microscopy) and their relevance to acoustical parameters are shown. Flow resistivities and sound absorption behaviour (frequencies and degree of sound absorption) are measured, structure factors and tortuosities are back-calculated with absorber models and compared according to mix design and changes due to soiling phenomena.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)938-948
Number of pages11
JournalConstruction and Building Materials
Volume158
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Absorber model
  • Acoustical behaviour
  • Artificial soiling tests
  • Clogging
  • Image analysis
  • Porous asphalt
  • Soiling mechanisms
  • Sound absorption
  • Structure factor
  • Tortuosity

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