Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Effects of Stress Ratio and Banded Microstructure on Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of HRB400 Steel Bar
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper investigates the effects of stress ratio and microstructure on the fatigue crack growth (FCG) behavior of HRB4 steel bars widely used in concrete bridges. A constant stress–controlled FCG test with different ... -
Long-Term Electrochemical Behavior of Low-Alloy Steel in Simulated Concrete Pore Solution with Chlorides
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The passivation capability and long-term chloride-induced corrosion behavior of a low-cost low-alloy (LA) steel and the conventional low-carbon (LC) steel in a simulated concrete pore solution (SCPS) were investigated using ... -
Tensile-Splitting Behaviors of Compound Concrete Containing Demolished Concrete Lumps
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)To reuse concrete waste in an effective and simple way, compound concrete made of fresh concrete (FC) and coarsely crushed demolished concrete lumps (DCLs) distinctly larger than conventional recycled aggregates has been ... -
Elucidating the Role of Supplementary Cementitious Materials on Shrinkage and Restrained-Shrinkage Cracking of Flowable Eco-Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This study investigates the influence of composition and the resultant reaction of blended binders proportioned with a high volume of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) on shrinkage and restrained shrinkage cracking ... -
Durability and Swelling of Solidified/Stabilized Dredged Marine Soils with Class-F Fly Ash, Cement, and Lime
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Very few studies have been carried out to investigate the durability and swelling behavior of dredged marine materials. To tackle this issue, this study mainly considers the influence of water immersion and thawing-freezing ... -
Influence of Base Asphalt and SBS Modifier on the Weathering Aging Behaviors of SBS Modified Asphalt
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This work studied the weathering aging behaviors of styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymer (SBS) modified asphalt. The aging behaviors mainly included physical and rheological properties, chemical structure, and morphology, ... -
Comprehensive Fatigue Mechanism of Asphalt Mixtures: Synergistic Study of Crack Initiation and Propagation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This study investigated the fatigue cracking mechanism of asphalt mixtures by synergizing crack initiation and propagation at varying temperatures and mix variants. An advanced approach to the dynamic semicircular bending ... -
Upgrading and Evaluation of Waste Paper Sludge Ash in Eco-Lightweight Cement Composites
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The upgrading and evaluation of waste paper sludge fly ash (PsFA) as a cement substitute in wood-wool composite boards (WWCB) is investigated in the present study. This type of board is widely applied in the building ... -
Laboratory Evaluation of Double-Layered Pavement Structures for Long-Span Steel Bridge Decks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The long-span steel bridge has experienced a rapid growth in China during the last two decades. Steel deck surfacing plays an important role in the durability of long-span steel bridges. So far, three types of surfacing ... -
Frost Resistance of Concrete Reinforced Using Surface-Strengthening Materials in Airport Pavements
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In cold regions, freeze-thaw cycles cause airport pavements to exhibit numerous failure modes on the surface, thus affecting the normal operations of the airports. To repair surface damage to airport pavements quickly, ... -
Constitutive Model of Aluminum under Variable-Amplitude Cyclic Loading and Its Application to Buckling-Restrained Braces
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Aluminum has been increasingly used in space, building, and other structures owing to its light weight and high durability. The cyclic plasticity of aluminum is of great importance for the design of aluminum structures in ... -
AFM-Based Approach to Study Blending between RAP and Virgin Asphalt Binders
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In this paper, atomic force microscopy (AFM) is used to evaluate micromechanical properties of the interfacial blending zone between reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and virgin asphalt binders. Three virgin asphalt binders ... -
Linear and Nonlinear Rheological Properties of Bituminous Mastics under Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear Testing
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper studies the linear viscoelastic behavior under small strain amplitudes and the nonlinear behavior using large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS) tests performed at strains beyond the linear viscoelastic regime ... -
Introducing a Method to Determine Nonautoclaved Aerated Concrete Air content Based on Packing Theory
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper presents an experimental study on fresh and hardened properties of nonautoclaved aerated concrete (NAAC) mixtures. It also attempts to address a new method to determine the packing density and air percentage of ... -
Simulation of Asphalt Concrete Plastic Deformation Behavior
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper presents discrete element method (DEM) simulation results of the plastic deformation behavior of asphalt concrete(AC) subjected to the loading of the asphalt mixture performance test. This consists of a repetitive ... -
Performance Evaluation of Polymer-Modified Binder Containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Using Multiple Stress Creep Recovery and Linear Amplitude Sweep Tests
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The present study evaluates the effects of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) binders collected from two different sources (RAP-A and RAP-S) on Superpave performance grade (PG), rutting, and fatigue performance of a ... -
Experimental Study on Axial Compressive Properties of Rubber Concrete at Low Temperature
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In this paper, waste-tire crumb rubber with a size of 2–4 mm was used to prepare rubber concrete, and the axial compressive properties were tested at temperatures of −3 and 2°C. According to the feature points in the ... -
Influence of Tylose MH1000 Content on Gypsum Thermal Conductivity
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The presented work focuses on the influence of a water-soluble derivative of cellulose, hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose (HEMC), on gypsum thermal properties. The polymer is used as an additive in the weight fraction, up to ... -
Parameters Influencing the Stability of Foamed Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Foamed concrete is a versatile lightweight concrete that is finding increasing use in various application areas. A major concern with foamed concrete is its stability. Air voids can become unstable during production and ... -
Numerical Study on Backfilling the Tail Void Using a Two-Component Grout
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In shielded mechanized tunneling, the annular gap caused by the tunnel boring machine (TBM) driving must be backfilled instantaneously using a suitable grout. A two-component grout composed of a chemically retarded cement ...