Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Effect of Limestone Powder Content on the Early-Age Properties of CO2-Cured Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The effect of limestone powder content on the CO2 curing degree (the carbonation rate after the CO2 curing process), compressive strength, reaction products, and microstructure of concrete cured in a CO2 environment were ... -
Effects of Significant Variables on Compressive Strength of Soil-Fly Ash Geopolymer: Variable Analytical Approach Based on Neural Networks and Genetic Programming
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The identification of significant input variables to the output provides very useful information for mix design for soil-fly ash geopolymer in order to obtain the optimum compressive strength. The importance of input ... -
Laboratory and Field Investigation of the Effects of Biosealant Applications to the Surface of Asphalt Pavement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Pavement preservation plays a significant role in maintaining aging pavement infrastructure under severe budget constraints. An important component in this is the application of sealants to surface asphalt pavements. A ... -
Effects of Hammer Peening on Fatigue Performance of Roof and U-Rib Welds in Orthotropic Steel Bridge Decks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The effects of hammer peening on the fatigue performance of roof and U-rib welds in orthotropic steel bridge decks were studied by fatigue testing and finite element analysis simulation. Eight specimens of roof and U-rib ... -
Long-Term Performance of Blended Cement Paste Containing Fly Ash against Sodium Sulfate Attack
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Fly ash, a supplementary cementitious material, is normally used in conjunction with portland cement to improve the durability properties of concrete in the field, such as sea-crossing bridges, high-speed railways, and ... -
Advanced Characterization of Asphalt Concrete Mixtures Reinforced with Synthetic Fibers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This study evaluates the behavior of fiber-reinforced asphalt mixtures using advanced material characterization and performance prediction models. The polymeric nature of the proprietary blend of polyolefin and aramid ... -
Probabilistic Lifetime Assessment of RC Pipe Piles Subjected to Chloride Environments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper presents a probabilistic approach for evaluating the lifetime of reinforced concrete (RC) pipe piles subjected to chloride environments. A predictive model is developed for modeling the deterioration process of ... -
Three-Dimensional Linear Viscoelastic Properties of Two Bituminous Mixtures Made with the Same Binder
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Eiffage developed a high-performance bituminous mixture known as GB5. It is based on aggregate optimization method. This paper presents the results of a research project checking whether, in the small strain domain, this ... -
Preparation of Low-Temperature Phase Change Materials Microcapsules and Its Application to Asphalt Pavement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Asphalt pavement cracks easily in low-temperature environments. In order to address the problem, phase-change material (PCM) microcapsules working at –1°C are used to replace some of the aggregates in asphalt. In this ... -
Improvement of Microbial-Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation Technology for Sand Solidification
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Sand solidification technology is widely applied in engineering. This paper presents experimental methods to analyze the effect of adding urea to a culture medium for sand solidification. The results show that adding urea ... -
Micromechanical Analysis of Asphalt-Mixture Shear Strength Using the Three-Dimensional Discrete Element Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This study investigated the shear strength of asphalt mixtures and its influence factors by using a three-dimensional (3D) discrete-element method (DEM). The uniaxial penetration test, a shear strength test method for ... -
Effects of Binder Content, Density, Gradation, and Polymer Modification on Cracking and Rutting Resistance of Asphalt Mixtures Used in Oregon
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Fatigue cracking performance of asphalt mixtures is highly influenced by the binder and air-void contents, binder grade, binder modification, volumetrics, recycled asphalt pavement/reclaimed asphalt shingles (RAP/RAS) ... -
Wavelet-Spectrogram Analysis of Surface Wave Technique for In Situ Pavement Stiffness Measurement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Accurate, quick, and nondestructive in situ tests for measuring pavement stiffness, or elastic modulus, are an increasingly important element in pavement management systems. This is due to the increasing number of aged ... -
Accelerated Autogenous Healing of Concrete Pipe Sections with Crack and Decalcification Damage
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Many concrete water-distribution systems are past their service life and need repair due to leaks associated with cracks. Autogenous healing of concrete cracks and leaks can sometimes occur if the chemistry of distributed ... -
3D Cellular Automata–Based Numerical Simulation of Atmospheric Corrosion Process on Weathering Steel
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In order to reproduce the atmospheric corrosion process of weathering steel (WS), a three-dimensional (3D) cellular automata (CA) based method is proposed. Firstly, the atmospheric corrosion mechanism of WS is described. ... -
Healing Technique for Rock Cracks Based on Microbiologically Induced Calcium Carbonate Mineralization
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Rock mass is a structural system with intact rock cut by cracks. The properties and strength of cracks determine the macroscopic mechanical properties of rock mass. Improving the self-stability of rock mass by enhancing ... -
Engineering Properties of Geopolymer Aggregate Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper reports a novel methodology to manufacture geopolymer coarse aggregate (GPA) using low calcium fly ash. The developed methodology is outlined together with a systematic experimental study undertaken to examine ... -
Influence of Steel Fibers on Fracture Energy and Shear Behavior of SCC
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The fracture behavior and the dilatant crack opening in the shear response of self-consolidating concrete (SCC) with discrete steel fiber reinforcement were investigated. The volume fraction of hooked-end steel fibers in ... -
Comparison of Compressive, Tensile, and Flexural Creep of Early-Age Concretes under Sealed and Drying Conditions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The compressive creep of concrete is normally adopted to predict the stress or the time-dependent deformation of concrete members, without considering the difference of creep under different loading types, i.e., compressive, ... -
Statistical Analysis and Probabilistic Design Approach for Freeze–Thaw Performance of Ordinary Portland Cement Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper features the development of a probabilistic model linking freeze–thaw (F-T) performance of concrete mixtures to their composition. A sensitivity analysis was performed on several concrete mixture parameters to ...