Abstract: Infrastructure interdependencies have been widely recognized, especially in the postdisaster restoration process. It is essential to develop models to simulate interdependencies and quantify their impact on the functionality ...

Abstract: Critical infrastructure systems are interdependent to ensure normal operations for supporting a national economy and social well-being. In the wake of a disaster, such interdependencies may introduce additional vulnerability ...

Abstract: The self-healing mechanism of asphalt has always been a challenging issue for pavement engineers; up to now there is no general agreement on the fundamental mechanism. In this paper, combined with atomic force microscopy ...

Abstract: Cracking failure in asphalt binder in winter has always been one of the most serious problems in pavement structures. Classical fracture mechanics is the most widely used method to analyze the initiation and propagation ...

Abstract: This case report presents two pedestrian passages underneath an urban expressway with a spacing of 0.5 m, which were constructed using rectangular pipe jacking technology in Nanjing, China. To better understand the ...

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental study on the aggregate contact behavior in asphalt mixture. As a three-phase material composed of aggregates, asphalt binder, and air voids, asphalt mixture is considered as a viscoelastic ...

Abstract: This paper introduces the improved Fourier transform interferometry (FTI) system, which captures three-dimensional (3D) high-resolution images of aggregates. The improved FTI system uses the two-dimensional (2D) fast Fourier ...