Abstract: This paper presents a two-way linked computational multiscale model and its application to predict the mechanical behavior of bone subjected to viscoelastic deformation and fracture damage. The model is based on continuum ...

Abstract: This study examined the effects of softening additives on the moisture susceptibility of recycled bituminous materials using chemical, mechanical, and imaging laboratory investigation methods. Two chemically different ...

Abstract: This study examines the practice of using thin-lift overlays (25-mm-thick asphalt) that was implemented recently for Nebraska’s highways by comparing it with the state’s traditional 5-mm-thick rehabilitation practice. The ...

Abstract: This paper presents a two-way linked multiscale method that is integrated with nanomechanical tests and a cohesive zone fracture model to investigate highly heterogeneous cementitious materials such as alkali-activated ...

Abstract: Characterizing crack propagation of asphalt mixtures is helpful for optimizing mixture design and predicting cracking performance of asphalt pavements. This paper explores a new method based on the cyclic semicircular ...

Abstract: This study presents a multiscale model that concurrently links mixture-level component properties to the structural performance of asphaltic pavements. Two scales (the global scale of the pavement and the local scale of ...