Abstract: Road infrastructure is engineered to perform through constant exposure to climatological stressors. Due to climate change in particular, expected rises in the average ambient and extreme temperatures, pavement performance ...

Abstract: Multiscale modeling is becoming an increasingly useful method of evaluating the behaviors of asphalt concrete. Reasons for this increased interest include the fact that many of the critical behaviors of this material are ...

Abstract: One of the most important concerns in using different additives for improving fatigue and low-temperature cracking resistance is the diminishing rutting resistance of pavement. In this research, saturates, aromatics, resins, ...

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to verify the time-temperature superposition (t-TS) principle for hot-mix asphalt (HMA) with growing damage and permanent strain at different confining pressures in both the tension and ...

Abstract: In this paper, the characteristic behaviors of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) in compression are studied by using concepts from the viscoelastic continuum damage (VECD) modeling approach. Temperature and frequency sweep tests with ...

Abstract: Asphalt binder has thixotropic characteristics that significantly affect its overall performance, but specifically fatigue performance, healing performance, and high temperature performance. Therefore, a clear understanding ...

Abstract: Advances in computing capabilities, image processing, and sensing technologies have permitted the development of specialized vehicles equipped with the capability to assess pavement condition at normal operating speeds. ...

Abstract: Designing infrastructure for a changing climate remains a major challenge for engineers. In popular discourse a narrative has emerged that infrastructures are likely underdesigned for the future. Weather-related hazards ...

Abstract: The use of smartphones to collect roughness measurements or ride quality has become popular in recent years, owing to the potential for substantial cost savings in data collection. Hurdles to widespread adoption of these ...

Abstract: Highly polymer-modified (HP) asphalt has been shown to enhance asphalt mixture performance. To evaluate its effectiveness in resisting reflective cracking, this study conducted dynamic modulus tests, cyclic fatigue tests, ...