Abstract: The optimum drying temperature of concrete prior to monomer impregnation was investigated. Mortar cubes were cast, dried at different temperatures between room temperature and 316°C (600°F), and impregnated with monomer ...

Abstract: An experimental program was conducted to study the effect of chloride contamination of portland cement concrete (PCC) on its complex permittivity over low radio frequencies (RF) range (0.1–40.1 MHz). Two types of aggregate ...

Abstract: This study was undertaken to investigate the engineering properties of a river pea gravel and to develop a model that can be applied to predict the stopping distance of runaway trucks in arrester beds. A summary of the ...

Abstract: The lack of strain characteristics of rigid pavements and bridge deck overlays and the susceptibility of flexible pavements and hot‐mix asphalt overlays to abrasion wear, fuel spillage, and stripping suggests the search ...

Abstract: As part of ongoing research, a new testing method was developed to evaluate the effect of joint width and freezing and thawing on the performance of three types of commercially available one-component rigid pavement joint ...

Abstract: This paper presents a nondestructive evaluation method to characterize portland cement concrete (PCC) based on its dielectric properties. The work reported is part of an ongoing study to develop a nondestructive evaluation ...

Abstract: The use of ground-penetrating radar as a nondestructive investigative technique has gained increasing acceptance both in the United States and in Europe for assessing the structural integrity of concrete structures. However, ...