Research Article

Influence of the Mesoscopic Viscoelastic Contact Model on Characterizing the Rheological Behavior of Asphalt Concrete in the DEM Simulation

Table 3

Parameters of the numerical samples using the M-model.

T (°C)Direction

−6Normal118.407.810.027.051.227.1011.107.600.160.945.81
Shear307.842.790.012.160.412.543.702.710.050.341.93
4Normal118.404.560.023.312.103.171.266.160.080.621.66
Shear307.841.530.011.170.671.240.551.890.030.180.51
15Normal118.403.110.773.402.413.611.965.510.090.521.85
Shear307.841.040.261.130.801.210.651.840.030.180.62
27Normal118.401.961.115.570.984.889.644.780.140.657.21
Shear307.840.650.371.860.331.633.221.600.050.222.40
38Normal118.400.672.311.626.082.669.200.559.261.128.07
Shear307.840.220.770.542.030.893.070.183.090.374.36