Modeling of asphalt-rubber rotational viscosity by statistical analysis and neural networks

Autor: Luciano Pivoto Specht, Oleg Khatchatourian, Lélio Antônio Teixeira Brito, Jorge Augusto Pereira Ceratti
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Materials Research, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 69-74 (2007)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1516-1439
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-14392007000100015
Popis: It is of a great importance to know binders' viscosity in order to perform handling, mixing, application processes and asphalt mixes compaction in highway surfacing. This paper presents the results of viscosity measurement in asphalt-rubber binders prepared in laboratory. The binders were prepared varying the rubber content, rubber particle size, duration and temperature of mixture, all following a statistical design plan. The statistical analysis and artificial neural networks were used to create mathematical models for prediction of the binders viscosity. The comparison between experimental data and simulated results with the generated models showed best performance of the neural networks analysis in contrast to the statistic models. The results indicated that the rubber content and duration of mixture have major influence on the observed viscosity for the considered interval of parameters variation.
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