An investigation into relevance between fractal dimension and dynamic behavior of pure granular materials

This study presents an investigation into the effect of particle shape on dynamic behavior of granular sub grade materials. The properties of flexible pavement base materials were analyzed using appropriate geotechnical tests and analysis. Additionally, finite element analyses were carried out to find out response of these materials to simulated standard traffic loads. Lastly, the variation of different fractal parameters on dynamic response of particular media was investigated. As a consequence, it can be stressed that fractal dimension is a good identifier for evaluation of dynamic response of base course layers of similar grain size distributions. © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, London.