Regularity analysis of resilient modulus for hot-mix asphalt with large temperature fluctuations

Abstract

To evaluate the regularity of resilient modulus for hot-mix asphalt (HMA) under large temperature fluctuations, back propagation (BP) neural network technology was used to analyze the continuous change of HMA resilient modulus. Firstly, based on the abundant data, the training model of HMA resilient modulus was established by using BP neural network technology. Subsequently, BP neural network prediction and regression analysis were performed, and the prediction model of HMA resilient modulus at different temperatures (−50 °C to 60 °C) was obtained, which fully considered multi-factor and nonlinearity. Finally, the fitted theoretical model can be used to evaluate the HMA performance under the condition of large temperature fluctuations, and the rationality of theoretical model was verified by taking Harbin region as an example. It was found that the relationship between HMA resilient modulus and temperatures can be described by inverse tangent function. And the key parameters of theoretical model can be used to evaluate the continuous change characteristics of HMA resilient modulus with large temperature fluctuations. The results can further improve the HMA performance evaluation system and have certain theoretical value.