Songqiang Chen

Dr. Songqiang Chen


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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6 September 2023 in Materials
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SCSongqiang Chen
Songqiang Chen
BCBin Chen
Bin Chen
XWXi WU
Xi WU
JZJIan Zhou
JIan Zhou
The conversion between the relaxation modulus and creep compliance is a traditional research topic in viscoelastic materials. Generally, different methods have been used to solve the numerical solution based on convolution theory. However, the initial relaxation modulus (relaxation modulus at t = 0) has been difficult to obtain. This paper aimed to propose a fast calculation method to derive the initial relaxation modulus from the creep compliance. First, three groups of uniaxial static creep tests of asphalt mixtures were conducted to determine the creep compliance of the experimental data. Then, the calculation of the initial relaxation modulus from the creep compliance by three inversion methods (midpoint method, approximate method, and Laplace numerical inversion method) was evaluated. The results indicate that approximate method and Laplace numerical inversion method cannot calculate the initial relaxation modulus value, and the calculation results of the midpoint method can only approach the exact value infinitely, for which calculating the relaxation modulus at 0.0005 s requires 2000 s. The results can only approach the exact value infinitely and take a lot of computing time. Finally, a fast calculation method for the initial relaxation modulus is proposed and verified by Laplace initial value theorem, and this method can directly derive a simple expression for calculating the initial relaxation modulus without requiring computational time. The proposed calculation methods of the initial relaxation modulus for various viscoelastic models were then put forward. The research results provide an effective tool for obtaining the initial relaxation modulus accurately.