Abstract: The repeated load permanent deformation (RLPD) test is recognized as the most appropriate laboratory procedure to characterize rutting in asphalt mixtures. It is currently used in support of the calibration of the rutting ...

Abstract: Modification of asphalt binders has been one of the common techniques to overcome the climatic and traffic-related distresses that develop in bituminous materials. Over the past decade, many new methods of incorporating ...

Abstract: Chip seal can be constructed by using either hot-applied binder or emulsion. Some road agencies use hot-applied binder, whereas others use emulsion. Road agencies sometimes face challenges in choosing the right application ...

Abstract: The neutral axis concept is a fundamental and useful entity in elastic beamlike and platelike structures (where it is called the neutral surface). It distinguishes between tensile and compressive zones, governs how moments ...

Abstract: This paper presents an image-based testing system called the asphalt foam collapse test (AFCT) to measure parameters that indicate the quality of foamed warm mix asphalt (WMA) binders. The AFCT was used to measure and ...

Abstract: Foam-based Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) technologies decrease the viscosity of the asphalt so that it is workable during construction. However, after construction, viscosity increases rapidly as the foam disappears and temperature ...

Abstract: Permeability of an asphalt pavement is one of the most important parameters that have a direct influence on its design life. It is an intrinsic property that relates the average fluid velocity to a constant pressure gradient; ...

Abstract: Rubber particles can become compressed during testing of asphalt binders modified with crumb rubber (CR) in dynamic shear rheometer (DSR) parallel-plate geometry. This is especially true at high concentrations and/or large ...

Abstract: Localized strains due to production defects, seams, and punctured zones significantly affect mechanical performance of geosynthetic materials. Accurate determination of localized strains becomes particularly important for ...