Abstract: Hansen solubility parameters (HSPs) of six bitumens were determined using the method of three-dimensional turbidimetric titration

Abstract: The influence of the addition of one commercial wax, Sasobit, on two base asphalts was investigated as it relates to asphalt binder performance. Rheological effects of the wax were studied using a dynamic shear rheometer. ...

Abstract: Cracks are the visual manifestation of soil failure. Exploring the propagation process of soil cracks is of great significance to the safety of geotechnical engineering. However, this part of the work is limited by the ...

Abstract: Within the framework of second-order cone programming optimized micropolar continuum finite-element method (CosFEM-SOCP), the geotechnical strain localization can be adequately modeled. In most existing literatures, however, ...

Abstract: The compressibility of saline soil is crucial to infrastructure construction in saline areas. In the present study, oedometer tests were conducted on samples of artificial saline clayey sand with varying salt content to ...

Abstract: Styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) modified asphalt has been used in many road projects for its good performance at high and low temperatures. However, there was no final conclusion whether SBS could change the chemical ...

Abstract: The variation of stress–strain state induces changes in the permeability of clayey soil and then affects the properties of seepage and consolidation. In previous studies, variations of the permeability of soil in shear ...

Abstract: Based on a force analysis, an expression is derived to describe the critical Shields number for incipient motion of uniform cohesionless sediment particles on a riverbank slope in terms of flow parameters, outflow seepage, ...