Abstract: Asphalt concrete (AC) consists of coarse aggregate, asphalt binder, and fines. The asphalt binder creates an asphalt film around the coarse aggregate and fines. Fines are trapped inside the binder film, which is also known ...

Abstract: Asphalt concrete (AC) consists of approximately 95% aggregate, by weight. Of this 95%, about 6% is smaller than 0.075 mm in size (passing the #200 sieve and called filler). The fillers often contain mica, which is a formation ...

Abstract: Local calibration of the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide (MEPDG) is performed by determining the pavement-performance model coefficients to minimize the difference between the measured and predicted distresses ...

Abstract: Asphalt researchers have studied only the bulk state (liquid or semisolid) of asphalt binder using traditional rheometers. In roadway pavements, an asphalt binder never exists in a liquid or semisolid state; rather, it ...

Abstract: Asphalt researchers have studied only the bulk state (liquid or semisolid) of asphalt binder using traditional rheometers. In roadway pavements, an asphalt binder never exists in a liquid or semisolid state; rather, it ...