The main purpose of this article is to choose among advanced rheological models used in the\nFrench rational design, one that best represents the viscoelastic behavior of asphalt mixtures\nmixed with aggregates of Senegal. The model chosen will be the basis for the development of\ncomputational tools for stress and strain for Senegal. However, the calibration of these models\nneeds complex modulus test results. In opposition to mechanical models the complex modulus can\ndirectly characterize the viscoelastic behavior of bituminous materials. Here determination is\nperformed in the laboratory by using several types of tests divided into two groups: homogeneous\ntests and non-homogeneous tests. The choice of model will be carried out by statistical analysis\nthrough the least squares method. To this end, a study was carried out to ââ?¬Å?Laboratory of Pavement\nand Bituminous Materialsââ?¬Â (LCMB) with asphalt concrete mixed with aggregate from Senegal\nnamed basalt of Diack and quartzite of Bakel. In this study, the test used to measure the complex\nmodulus is the Canadian test method LC 26-700 (Determination of the complex modulus by tension-\ncompression). There mainly exist two viewing complex modulus planes for laboratory test\nresults: the Cole and Cole plane and the Black space. The uniqueness of the data points in these\ntwo areas means that studied asphalt concretes are thermorheologically simple and that the principle\nof time-temperature superposition can be applied. This means that the master curve may be\ndrawn and that the same modulus value can be obtained for different pairs (frequency- temperature).\nThese master curves are fitted during the calibration process by the advanced rheological\nmodels. One of the most used software in the French rational design for the visualization of complex\nmodulus test results and calibration of rheological models developed tools is named Visco-\nanalysis. In this study, its use in interpreting the complex modulus test results and calibration
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