Abstract: Compaction of hot mix asphalt after the laydown process is one of the critical steps of construction affecting the service performance of asphalt concrete. It is known that compaction is controlled by a number of mix design ...

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 ...

Abstract: Determining the deformation response of geosynthetics under load is important in developing an in-depth understanding of the engineering behavior of these materials. Current strain determination methods employed as part ...

Abstract: The flowing behavior of granular soils in the form of localized deformations and shear bands is a difficult phenomenon to define explicitly in the modeling of soil-structure interface problems. However, for development of ...