Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Fatigue Performance Prediction of Asphalt Pavement Based on Semicircular Bending Test at Intermediate Temperature
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The objective of this study is to correlate asphalt mixtures’ crack resistance with their in situ cracking performance. Ten mixtures were obtained from a full-scale experiment at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ... -
Effects of Wax-Based, Chemical-Based, and Water-Based Warm-Mix Additives on Mechanical Performance of Asphalt Binders
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Production of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) involves high mixing and compaction temperatures, which leads to the emission of greenhouse gases and high fuel consumption. Recently, various warm-mix asphalts (WMAs) have been used for ... -
Hydraulic Properties of Polymerized Bentonites
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)With the goal of increasing the swelling pressure and lowering the permeability of ordinary sodium bentonite with high concentration cation solutions, the optimum conditions for producing polymerized bentonite (PB) were ... -
Sustainable Usage of Calcium Carbide Residue for Stabilization of Clays
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Chemical stabilization is commonly used to improve engineering properties of problematic soils. This study investigates the possibility of using calcium carbide residue (CCR), a by-product of the acetylene production ... -
Characterization and Modeling of Tensile Strength of High-Limestone Filler Concretes for Pavement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The objectives of the work described in this paper are twofold. First, the reuse of high-limestone filler crushed sand in concrete formulated without the use of superplasticizer and to be used for pavement construction is ... -
BBR and DSR Testing of Aging Properties of Polymer and Polyphosphoric Acid–Modified Asphalt Binders
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This work evaluated the effect of polymer and polyphosphoric acid (PPA) on the aging resistance of different asphalt binders with pressure-aging-vessel (PAV) aging. Two base asphalt binders, three polymers, one recycled ... -
Effect of Water Exposure on the Physicochemical Properties of Impervious Asphalt Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Effect of water on asphalt concrete containing air voids in the range 3–5% (the typical composition used for the construction of pavements) has been widely studied. However, it is also necessary to evaluate the effect of ... -
Influence of Ceramic Waste as Fine Aggregate in Concrete: Pozzolanic, XRD, FT-IR, and NMR Investigations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Fine ceramic aggregates prepared from various types of tableware bone china ceramic was used in concrete. The raw fine bone china aggregates were evaluated for pozzolanic activity using the Frattini test, saturated lime ... -
Permanent Deformation Response of Polymer-Treated Pavement Foundation Material under Transmitted Stress Pulses
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)An understanding of the response of pavement materials under repeat loading is required for the mechanistic approach to pavement design. In this study, the response of granular subbase materials for a flexible pavement ... -
Influence of Different Curing Regimes on the Performance and Microstructure of Alkali-Activated Slag Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper investigates the performance and microstructure of alkali-activated slag concrete (AASC) subjected to different 28-day curing regimes: air, intermittent water curing (7 days in water followed by 21 days ... -
Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Asphalt Concretes with Various Asphalt Binders in Thailand
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This research presents a laboratory investigation into the effects of polyolefin and aramid fibers as a reinforcement material in hot-mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures, with different asphalt binders. Three commercially available ... -
Visualization of Civil Infrastructure Emphasizing Geomaterial Characterization and Performance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)With the advancements made in the spatial analyses, characterizarion methodologies, and management of large data sets, the visualization of geomaterial properties at different stages of civil infrastructure works has become ... -
Lateral and Withdrawal Capacity of Fasteners on Hybrid Cross-Laminated Timber Panels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is an orthogonally laminated timber panel product made using dimensional lumber. It is gaining traction in the construction industry, as is evident by the increasing number projects using CLT. ... -
Hardness Variation in Driven Rivets for Bridge Evaluation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Analysis and load rating of historic, riveted steel structures typically requires an assumption of rivet shear strength. The AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation (MBE) provides rivet shear strengths based on the year of ... -
Residual Capacity and Permeability-Based Damage Assessment of Concrete in Damaged RC Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)An experimental investigation was conducted to evaluate both residual capacity and the damage of the concrete material in previously damaged RC columns. Three circular columns, each caged to provide low, medium, and high ... -
Micromechanical and Chemical Characterization of Foamed Warm-Mix Asphalt Aging
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This study evaluates the effects of aging on the micromechanical and chemical properties of foamed warm-mix asphalt (WMA) and hot-mix asphalt (HMA) materials. Two asphalt binders were considered. Atomic force microscopy ... -
New Testing Approach for Extracting the Shear Friction Material Properties of Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Shear friction (SF) theory governs the relationship between the stresses and displacements that occur due to sliding along a concrete-to-concrete interface subjected to varying degrees of lateral confinement. This theory ... -
Hoop Stress-Strain in Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composite Thin-Walled Cylindrical Shells
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Construction of new structures, including concrete thin-walled shell structures, using high technology and economic efficiency has been become inevitable due to the advancement and development of concrete industry. Thin-walled ... -
Influence of the Stabilizer on Interfacial Bonding Behavior of Cement Asphalt Mortar in Slab Ballastless Track
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)China Railway Track System (CRTS) II slab ballastless track is a sandwich multilayer structure, and cement emulsified asphalt mortar (CAM), as the middle bonding layer between the track slab and concrete bottom slab, is a ... -
Role of Supplementary Cementitious Material Type in the Mitigation of Calcium Oxychloride Formation in Cementitious Pastes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Premature deterioration has been observed at some joints in concrete pavements. This joint damage has been attributed, in part, to a deleterious chemical reaction between chloride-based deicing salts (e.g., calcium ...