Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering: Recent submissions
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Model Tests of Recycled Aggregate Use in Rammed Stone Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Construction activities are generating substantial amounts of construction waste due to the rapid increase in economic growth and infrastructure developments. A series of laboratory model tests were conducted to investigate ... -
Mitigation of the Swelling Behavior of Expansive Soils Using Hydrophobic Lignosulfonate: Adsorption Mechanism
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Expansive soils exhibit shrink–swell characteristics due to the presence of clay mineral constituent. Often such soils are stabilized using chemical stabilizers. This study examined the potential application of calcium-based ... -
Mitigating Corrosion Damage in Steel Employing Biobased Erythritol and Xylitol as Corrosion Inhibitions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Salt-based deicers, while effective for clearing snow, can cause severe damage to concrete and induce rebar corrosion. This research endeavors to mitigate the corrosion damage to steel in a chloride environment by employing ... -
Mineral Evaluation and Undrained Cyclic Shear Response of MICP-Treated Sand in the Presence of Magnesium and Sulfate
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) has attracted considerable interest as an innovative technology that improves soil’s stiffness and strength via CaCO3 precipitation induced by microbial metabolic activity. ... -
Microwave Heating Potential of Aggregates in Bituminous Mixtures: Role of Aggregate Minerology, Dielectric Loss Factor, and Power Level
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The heating potential of microwave-heated bituminous mixtures depends on the heating characteristics of aggregates. This study focused on understanding the effect of mineral, chemical, and dielectric properties of aggregates ... -
Microtexture Characterization of Bulk-Aggregate Samples for Application in High-Friction Surface Treatments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)High-friction surface treatments can improve roadway safety by increasing the pavement friction. Macrotexture and microtexture are primary contributors to pavement friction. Macrotexture has established protocols for ... -
Microscopic Analysis of the Cracking Mechanism and Pore Evolution of 3D-Printed Rocklike Samples under Uniaxial Compression Using In Situ X-Ray Tomography
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)As three-dimensional printing (3DP) technology continues to develop, it has successfully prepared rock mass samples repetitively and reproducibly. Previous studies primarily focused on comparing the mechanical properties ... -
Mesoscopic Numerical Simulation Method for Determining the Wet-Screening Effect in the Evaluation of Dam Concrete
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The research and prediction of the mechanical properties of dam concrete constitute a difficult task due to the wet-screening effect. Mesoscopic numerical simulation is one of the most efficient methods to analyze the ... -
Mechanism of the Freeze–Thaw Deterioration of Clay Incorporating Phase Change Material
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)During winter construction of earthworks such as earth dams and embankments, the structural properties of the soil may deteriorate due to freeze–thaw cycles. A new measure to combat freeze–thaw damage, incorporating phase ... -
Mechanism of the Enhanced C4AF Sintering and Chloride-Binding Capacity Caused by Magnesium Doping
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This work examined the impact of Mg doping on the sintering, hydration, and chloride-binding capacity of C4AF minerals and elucidated the role of Mg doping on reactivity mechanisms by experiments and calculations. Rietveld ... -
Mechanism and Evolution Model of Particle Breakage of Construction Waste Recycled Aggregates: Implications for a Permeable Base
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper investigates the particle breakage mechanism of construction waste recycled aggregates [including recycled concrete (RC) as the strong component, recycled brick (RB) as the weak component, and natural gravel ... -
Mechanical Strength and Fatigue Properties of Cement-Stabilized Porous Basalt
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Porous basalts are rarely used as an aggregate for cement-stabilized materials owing to their high connected-void ratio and water-immersion permeability. To examine its engineering properties, this study investigated the ... -
Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, and Mechanism of Nanosilica-Modified Low-Carbon Magnesium Silicate Hydrate Cement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The slow formation of magnesium silicate hydrate (M-S-H) results in insufficient early strength of M-S-H cement, restricting its wide application. In this study, nanosilica (NS) was applied to modify the performance of ... -
Mechanical Properties of Superhigh-Strength Q960 Steel at Elevated Temperatures Considering the Tensile Strain Rate
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This investigation delves into the impact of temperature and tensile strain rate on the mechanical characteristics of high-strength Q960 steel. The inherent strength and stiffness properties of steel undergo degradation ... -
Mechanical Properties of Subgrade Soil Reinforced with Basalt Fiber and Cement under Freeze–Thaw Cycles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The stability of soil is an essential requirement for various geotechnical engineering projects. The application of composite materials made from cemented soil has become prevalent in road subgrade engineering and foundation ... -
Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Changes in EVA Polymer Mortar Exposed to Elevated Temperature
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The contribution of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) to enhancing cement properties, especially in terms of thermal stability and microstructural changes under elevated temperatures, has not been fully clarified. This research ... -
Mechanical Performance of Hot-Mix Asphalt Modified with Porous Nanosilica Aerogels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Asphalt pavements are under extreme strain from high-volume traffic with ultraheavy axle loads, leading to rutting, fatigue, and moisture damage that reduces the useful life of asphalt mixtures. Studies have suggested that ... -
Mechanical Behavior and Microscopic Mechanisms of Glass Fiber–Modified Loess in Seasonally Frozen Regions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)To reduce the occurrence of specific disasters, such as the freezing of cracks and the uneven settlement of loess subgrade in seasonal freezing areas, glass fiber is selected as a reinforcing material to study its strengthening ... -
Material Prestraining Effect on Fatigue Performance of Q235 and Q355 Structural Steels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The primary difference in fatigue performance between cold-formed steel and hot-rolled steel stems from cold work strengthening. Therefore, this study focuses on the influence of prestraining on the high-cycle fatigue ... -
Macroscopic and Microscopic Evaluation of the Effect of Mellowing Time on the Mechanical Properties of Expansive Clay Stabilized with Class F Fly Ash–Based Geopolymer
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)For construction quality control, the compaction delay referred to as mellowing time (MT) is crucial for achieving the desired outcomes of the chemical soil stabilization process in the field. In the current study, fly ...