Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements
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|ISSN:2573-5438|Priority:Quarterly|Publisher:American Society of Civil Engineers|
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Evaluation of Flexible Pavement Performance Based on Genetic Neural Network
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The distress condition, skid resistance, and structural performance of flexible pavements exhibit simultaneous and interrelated deterioration. This study aimed to evaluate the three aspects of performance quantified by ... -
Laboratory Study on Gradation Design and Pavement Performance of Fine and Porous Asphalt Concrete PAC-5
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Porous asphalt concrete (PAC) is recognized for its outstanding noise reduction capability, which tends to improve as the aggregate particle size decreases, suggesting that PAC-5 may offer superior noise reduction performance. ... -
Comparison of Asphalt Pavement Crack Segmentation Based on Different Fusion Methods of RGB Images and Thermal Images
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Pavement maintenance has become a critical priority in recent years. There has been a growing focus in research on advancing image-based pavement crack monitoring tools that utilize deep learning models to automate the ... -
Investigation of the Top-Down Cracking Propagation Behavior of Flexible Asphalt Pavement Based on Numerical Modeling and Full-Scale Accelerated Pavement Tests
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Top-down cracks (TDCs) and their associated secondary damage have emerged as critical factors limiting the long-term service performance of flexible asphalt pavements. The mechanisms underlying various types of TDCs, ... -
Characterization and Performance Evaluation of Angular-Shaped Fly Ash Aggregates for Pavement Base and Subbase Applications
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study presents the results of an extensive laboratory investigation on the characterization of angular-shaped fly ash aggregates (FAAs) and their potential as an innovative alternative to natural stone aggregates for ... -
Automatic Recognition of Hidden Road Defects from GPR Images Using an Enhanced CNN Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has been widely used to nondestructively detect hidden defects in road structures. However, the interpretation of GPR images relies on the subjective experience of technicians, which is ... -
Novel Double Adaptive Algorithm for Tire–Road Friction Estimation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Numerous studies on traffic safety have demonstrated the likelihood of accidents closely associated with the tire–road friction coefficient (TRFC). However, under complex working conditions, it is difficult to accurately ... -
Development of a Repeated Load Deformation Test Simulating Moving Loads on Asphalt Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Asphalt concrete (AC) layers in highway pavements are subjected to complex three-dimensional (3D) stress states due to moving load and maneuvering effects of heavy trucks in highway pavements. This paper aims to investigate ... -
Developing a Benchmarking Methodology for Concrete Global Warming Potentials in North America
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The objective of this paper is to develop a methodology for estimating the statistical distributions associated with cradle-to-gate (A1–A3) concrete global warming potentials (GWPs) within the United States. When applied, ... -
Prediction of the Water Film Thickness for Tining Concrete Pavement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Predicting water film thickness (WFT) is essential due to its significant impact on road safety, as reduced skid resistance caused by hydroplaning is strongly associated with increased vehicle crash rates. Tining is a ... -
Effect of Phosphogypsum Whiskers Replacing Limestone Mineral Powder on the Rheological Properties of Asphalt Mastic
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)As a product after the secondary refining of phosphogypsum, the application of phosphogypsum whiskers (PSW) to asphalt pavement not only effectively alleviated the negative effect of phosphogypsum on the economy and the ... -
Influence of Water Film Thickness on the British Pendulum Number for Tined Concrete Pavements
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Wet pavement friction decreases due to the increase in water film thickness (WFT), leading to a significant increase in vehicle crash occurrences. The British Pendulum Test is one of the methods used to measure pavement ... -
Prediction of Deflection Bowl Parameters by Gain Ratio Enabled Feature Selection and Machine-Learning Ensembles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The study emphasizes the potential of data-driven methodologies to enhance infrastructure management, promoting sustainability in pavement maintenance and decision-making. Precise pavement structural evaluation is essential ... -
Optimizing Ball Milling for High-Quality Recycled Aggregates: Examining the Mechanical Processing and Performance of Cement-Treated Bases
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Producing superior-quality recycled aggregates from demolition waste is challenging. Over the years, mec hanical treatment methods for removing attached mortar from aggregates have evolved significantly. The studies on ... -
Evaluation of Dense-Graded Asphalt Surfaces Texture Indexes Isotropy and 2D–3D Equivalency
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Pavement macrotexture is vital for skid resistance, especially in wet or icy conditions. Laser-based profilers are widely used to collect pavement macrotexture data due to their accuracy and reliability. While three-dimensional ... -
Investigation on the Contributing Factors on the Fatigue Response of Bituminous Mixtures with Packing Model–Based Aggregate Gradations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The present study focuses on evaluating the contribution of aggregate gradation toward the fatigue resistance of bituminous mixtures. The fatigue resistance of bituminous mixtures with five different gradations was ... -
Methodology for Computing Dynamic Response of JPCP Subject to Moving Axle Load Considering Combined Effects from Pavement Roughness and Temperature Curling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Temperature curling in jointed plain concrete pavement (JPCP) modifies the pavement surface elevation and the supporting conditions at the slab bottom, and thus affects stresses generated in JPCP when subject to moving ... -
Performance Evaluation of the Thermal Cracking Resistance of Asphalt Mixtures Prepared with High RAP Content and Rejuvenators
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The utilization of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) in asphalt mixtures provides significant environmental and economic benefits, however improper mix design can lead to stiffer mixtures that are prone to cracking. To ... -
Predicting Pavement Condition Index Using an ML Approach for a Municipal Street Network
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Machine learning (ML) models are increasingly getting attention in predicting pavement maintenance methods to improve decision-making. This study investigates the use of ML at the municipal level to predict the street ... -
C2F-RMD: Automated Road Manhole Detection and Condition Assessment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Road manhole detection and damage assessment are crucial for ensuring the safety and efficiency of transportation systems. Traditional methods, reliant on costly and inaccessible three-dimensional (3D) cameras, pose ...