Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Experimental Study of Loading and Unloading Tensile and Compressive Creep of Hydraulic Concrete in Water
(ASCE, 8/18/2023 )Elastic creep theory is used herein to investigate the characteristics of the loading and unloading creep of hydraulic concrete in water. First, tensile and compressive loading and unloading creep tests were designed for ... -
Evaluation of High-Temperature Creep Deformation Properties of Warm-Mix Recycled Asphalt Mixture Based on Improved Flow Number
(ASCE, 7/31/2023 )To calculate a more accurate flow number (FN) to evaluate the effects of temperature, long-term aging, and salt freeze-thaw cycles on the high-temperature creep deformation characteristics of warm-mix recycled asphalt ... -
Thermal Simulation and Fracture Resistance Evaluation of Coarse-Grain Heat-Affected Zone in Welds of Q355D Steel
(ASCE, 7/28/2023 )The coarse-grain heat-affected zone (CGHAZ) is often the most fragile part of the weld region due to hard phases and coarse grains generated during the welding. Characterization of the mechanical properties and fracture ... -
Characterization of Volumetric Crack Rate and Its Influence on Unconfined Compressive Strength of Red Clay
(ASCE, 8/31/2023 )Desiccation cracking is a common phenomenon for red clay due to alternating wet and dry weathers. The presence of cracks definitely affects the strength of the soil; however, characterizing the development of desiccation ... -
Effects of Oxygen Isolation and Light–Oxygen Coupling Ultraviolet Aging on Adhesion, Micromorphology, and Functional Groups of Warm-Mix Asphalt
(ASCE, 6/28/2023 )To investigate the water damage effects and aging mechanism of warm-mix asphalt (WMA) after oxygen isolation and light–oxygen coupling ultraviolet (UV) aging, contact angle and adhesion performance tests were performed. ... -
Effect of Waste Tire Aggregate on Thermal and Strength Characteristics of Fly Ash–Based Geopolymer Composites Produced at Various Binder Contents
(ASCE, 7/26/2023 )The main objective of the current study is the recycle of end-of-life tires as fine aggregate in the production of fly ash–based geopolymer composites. Moreover, it aimed to improve some adverse characteristics caused by ... -
Improvement of RAP Binder Mobilization and Blending Efficiency Using Microwave Induction
(ASCE, 7/25/2023 )The mobilization of aged asphalt and the blending of aged and virgin asphalt are the keys to realize the high value of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) in recycled asphalt mixtures, and the high performance of recycled ... -
Protection and Time-Varying Characteristic of Rebar Corrosion in Magnesium Oxychloride Cement Recycled Concrete under the Simulated Salt Lake Environment
(ASCE, 6/28/2023 )Magnesium oxychloride cement recycled concrete (MOCRC) has the advantages of low carbon emissions and energy savings. To better understand the rebar corrosion problem in MOCRC under a salt lake environment, this paper ... -
Mechanical Properties of Constructional PMMA at Elevated Temperatures and Postfire Conditions
(ASCE, 8/2/2023 1)The application of Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) can be traced back decades ago, which is widely utilized in aerospace, submarine, aquarium, detector, and biomedicine, and now is gradually utilized in civil engineering ... -
Influence of Binary Blended Fillers on Long-Term Aging Effect and Rutting Performance of Warm-Mix Asphalt
(ASCE, 7/19/2023 )Warm-mix asphalt (WMA) is produced at lower temperatures—about 30°C–40°C lower—than hot-mix asphalt (HMA). Huge amounts of brick dust (BD) and fly ash (FA) are generated every year throughout the world, causing an environmental ... -
Thermal Conductivity of Seawater Cement-Based Materials: Effect of Water-to-Cement Ratio, Curing Age, Sand Content, and Porosity
(ASCE, 6/23/2023 )The microstructures of seawater cement-based materials normally are influenced by the salinity in seawater, which could result in different properties. The thermal conductivity (λ-value) of seawater cement-based materials ... -
Evaluation of Factors Influencing the Compaction Characteristic of Recycled Aggregate Asphalt Mixture
(ASCE, 6/21/2023 )Aggregate and air void distribution determined by compaction commonly affects damage appearance and development inside asphalt mixture and is related to asphalt pavement durability and quality. The main objective of this ... -
Constitutive Behavior of a Homogenized AT61 Magnesium Alloy under Different Strain Rates and Temperatures: An Experimental and Numerical Investigation
(ASCE, 6/28/2023 )The performance of a structure is primarily determined by its material characteristics under different loading conditions, strain rates, and temperatures. In the present work, the plastic flow response of a homogenized ... -
Bond Property between Rebars and Basalt Fiber–Reinforced Concrete after Exposure to High Temperatures
(ASCE, 7/19/2023 )Pullout tests were performed on ordinary concrete (OC) specimens and basalt fiber–reinforced concrete (BFRC) specimens after exposure to high temperatures (20°C, 100°C, 300°C, 500°C, and 700°C). The effect of temperature ... -
Study on the Performance of Epoxy Asphalt with Different Matrix Asphalt Contents
(ASCE, 7/22/2023 )Epoxy asphalt, as a new pavement material, is receiving more and more attention. Exploring the influence of matrix asphalt contents on epoxy asphalt can not only maximize the performance of epoxy asphalt but also provide ... -
Surface Modification of Basalt Aggregate by Coupling Agent to Improve the Interfacial Adhesion with Asphalt Binder
(ASCE, 5/29/2023 )The surface performance of basalt aggregate shows a great influence on the interfacial adhesion between basalt aggregate and asphalt binder and further affects the moisture stability of the asphalt mixture. To improve the ... -
Influence of Temperature on the Mechanical Properties of Modified Low Exothermic Polyurethane Grouting Material and Engineering Applications
(ASCE, 8/23/2023 )Low exothermic polyurethane grouting material, as a new type of material, is used for road reinforcement and repair engineering in frozen earth areas. This study investigates the mechanical properties of this grouting ... -
Relative Compatibility Analysis of Aggregate-Binder Systems in Arkansas against Stripping
(ASCE, 6/18/2023 )Compatibility holds great importance because it can predict the overall performance of asphalt mixtures. Incompatible aggregate-binder duos can result in a weak and friable mix as well as increase mixtures’ stripping ... -
Effect of Roughness on the Bond Behavior between Ultrahigh-Performance Engineered Cementitious Composites and Old Concrete
(ASCE, 6/1/2023 1)An ultrahigh-performance engineered cementitious composite (UHP-ECC) is a cementitious composite with both high compressive strength and tensile ductility, which has been regarded as a promising strengthening material for ... -
Revealing the Thermodynamic Characteristics, Bonding Behavior, and Failure Patterns of the Asphalt-Aggregate Interface Containing SBS/CNT Micronanoparticles at the Molecular Scale
(ASCE, 5/30/2023 )This study sheds light on the analysis of the thermodynamic properties of the asphalt-aggregate interface under the modification of low-dimensional carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) copolymers ...