Influences by Air Voids on the Low-Temperature Cracking Property of Dense-Graded Asphalt Concrete Based on Micromechanical Modeling

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Illustration of modeling procedure: (a) generation of virtual sample space; (b) generation of graded spherical aggregates; (c) generation of irregular aggregates; (d) generation of asphalt mortar; (e) generation of air voids; (f) loading.

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