Abstract: Temperature is one of the most dominant factors that impact the variation in modulus of asphalt concrete (AC) layers. An accurate relationship between temperature and modulus is necessary to successfully characterize asphalt ...

Abstract: The spectral‐analysis‐of‐surface‐waves (SASW) method is a nondestructive testing method based upon generation and detection of elastic stress waves. The key steps involved are construction of an experimental dispersion ...

Abstract: Even though the impulse response method is widely used in detecting defects under rigid pavements, the sensitivity of the method is not well understood. Modal time-history analyses were used to numerically simulate the ...

Abstract: AASHTO has provisionally endorsed the use of a three-wheel polishing device (TWPD) for polishing and the dynamic friction tester (DFT) for measuring the friction of the coarse aggregates used in hot mix asphalt (HMA). ...

Abstract: The spectral analysis of surface waves (SASW) method is a nondestructive in situ seismic testing method for determining shear wave velocity profiles of soil sites and stiffness profiles of pavement systems. The key steps ...

Abstract: Shotcrete liners are being utilized more frequently in transportation infrastructure as retaining structures and tunnel covers. Despite their economic advantages to concrete, the initial quality of construction and long-term ...

Abstract: A new mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide to better predict the service life of pavement systems is in its final stages of validation. One of the new input parameters recommended for the design is the dynamic modulus ...

Abstract: Increased loads on hot-mix asphalt (HMA) pavements have necessitated the development of new-generation asphalt mixture designs that rely on stone-on-stone contact among coarse aggregates in resisting and distributing applied ...