TY - JOUR N2 - In the design of asphalt mixtures for paving, the choice of components has a remarkable importance,as requirements of quality and durability must be assured in use, guaranteeing adequate standardsof safety and comfort. In this paper, an approach of analysis on the aggregate materials using fractal geometry is proposed. Following an analytical and an experimental approach, it was possible to find a correlation betweencharacteristics of the asphalt concrete (specific gravity and porosity) and the fractal dimension ofthe aggregate mixtures. The studies revealed that this approach allows to draw the optimal fractal dimension and, conse-quently, it can be used to choose an appropriate aggregate gradation for the specific application;once the appropriate initial physical parameters are finalized. This fractal approach could be employed for predicting the porosity of mixed asphalt concretes,given as input the fractal characteristics of the aggregate mixtures of the concrete materials. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/83732/mainfile.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/83732 PY - 2010 IS - No 4 EP - 333 KW - fractal geometry KW - porosity KW - mixture KW - aggregate KW - concrete KW - pavement A1 - Leonardi, G. PB - WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING and COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES DA - 31.12.2010 T1 - Fractal Dimension for the Characterization of the Porosity of Asphalt Concretes SP - 321 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/83732 T2 - Archives of Civil Engineering ER -