Integration of non-destructive testing methods to assess asphalt pavement thickness

C Plati, A Loizos, K Gkyrtis - Ndt & E International, 2020 - Elsevier
The pavement engineering community has consistently drawn its attention to a broadened
utilization of advanced Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) systems for pavement evaluation …

Benchmarking the structural condition of flexible pavements with deflection bowl parameters

E Horak - Journal of the South African Institution of Civil …, 2008 - scielo.org.za
The falling weight deflectometer (FWD) is used worldwide as an established, valuable,
nondestructive road testing device for pavement structural analyses. The FWD is used …

Investigation of a pavement structural behaviour during spring thaw using falling weight deflectometer

F Salour, S Erlingsson - Road Materials and Pavement Design, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The response of an instrumented flexible pavement structure in southern Sweden, subjected
to seasonal freeze–thaw cycles, was investigated during the spring thaw and the recovery …

A probabilistic approach to detect structural problems in flexible pavement sections at network level assessment

L Fuentes, K Taborda, X Hu, E Horak, T Bai… - … Journal of Pavement …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Presently, most of the road agencies use Non-Destructive (NDT) tools to help them prioritise
pavement maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) activities at the network level, thus …

Determination of complex modulus gradients of flexible pavements using falling weight deflectometer and artificial intelligence

Y Deng, X Luo, Y Zhang, RL Lytton - Materials and Structures, 2020 - Springer
The modulus gradient of asphalt concrete (AC) layers is an important feature of flexible
pavements. The variation of the modulus with depth results from the synthetical effect of …

Impact of subsurface water on structural performance of inundated flexible pavements

M Elshaer, M Ghayoomi, JS Daniel - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The assessment of the structural performance of inundated pavements is crucial to reduce
the induced damage in the aftermath of flooding. The objective of this study is to present a …

Integrating non-destructive testing data to produce asphalt pavement critical strains

C Plati, K Gkyrtis, A Loizos - Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Knowledge of critical strains during the asphalt pavements' life is an inherent process within
pavement structural assessment. Highway agencies need this knowledge to effectively …

A mechanistic empirical approach for the evaluation of the structural capacity and remaining service life of flexible pavements at the network level

M Saleh - Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Road asset managers need to utilize reliable indicators for the structural condition and
remaining service life at the network level to make rational decisions of the required funding …

Structural Performance of Foamed Asphalt Base in a Full Depth Reclaimed and Sustainable Pavement

K Gkyrtis, C Plati, A Loizos - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Environmental awareness and budgetary constraints in road construction and rehabilitation
require innovative and at the same time environmentally friendly solutions in favor of …

Simplified approach for structural capacity evaluation of flexible pavements at the network level

M Saleh - International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Pavement surface deflection has been used by several highway agencies to assess the
structural condition of the pavement structure. Falling weight deflectometer, deflectograph …