Evaluation of Low?temperature Performance of Porous Asphalt Mixture

To　analyze　influencing　factors　and　evaluation　method　of　low-temperature　performance　of　porous　asphalt　mixture,first,three　kinds　of　modified　binder　were　chosen　as　original,thin　film　aging　and　pressure　aging　samples　for　customary　index　test　and　bending　beam　rheometer　(BBR)　test　at　-12　℃　to　evaluate　low-temperature　performance　of　these　modified　binders　Then,evaluation　of　the　low-temperature　anti?cracking　performance　of　different　kinds　of　porous　asphalt　mixture　was　made　by　thermal　stress　restrained　sample　test　(TSRST)　At　the　sam e　time,the　result　of　abovementioned　TSRST　were　compared　with　the　TSRST　result　of 　samples　of　the　porous　asphalt　mixtures　after　long?term　aging　to　evaluate　the　influence　of　 aging　on　low-temperature　performance　of　porous　asphalt　mixtures　The　results　show　that　(1)　TSRST　result　of　porous　asphalt　mixtures　coincides　with　creep　stiffnesses　of　BBR　test　of　modified　binders;　(2)　the　fracture　temperatures　of　the　porous　asphalt　mixtures　increase　and　their　fracture　stresses　decrease　after　aging;　(3)　the　fracture　stresses　of　porous　asphalt　mixtures　are　just　one-third　of　those　of　dense?gradation　asphalt　mixtures　while　the　fracture　temperatures　almost　the　same,which　indicates　that　their　low?temperature　performances　are　almost　the　same     

Evaluation of driver’s mental workload by facial temperature and electrodermal activity under simulated driving conditions

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mental workload of increasing driving speed, from 60 km/h to 180 km/h, when operating a driving simulator. The evaluation, based on changes in facial temperature and electrodermal activity, showed that the difference between nose and forehead temperature increased, that the skin potential level decreased, and that the skin conductance level increased. Monitoring facial temperature and electrodermal activity were both found to be effective in evaluating the mental workload involved.