Research Article

How to Achieve Efficiency and Accuracy in Discrete Element Simulation of Asphalt Mixture: A DRF-Based Equivalent Model for Asphalt Sand Mortar

Table 1

Micromodelling parameters.

Contact typesFrictionModulus (GPa)

Aggregate/aggregate0.3655
Aggregate/mortar0.2029
Mortar/mortar0.2020
Mortar/container0.1539
Aggregate/container0.15100