[HTML][HTML] New innovations in pavement materials and engineering: A review on pavement engineering research 2021

JE Office, J Chen, H Dan, Y Ding, Y Gao, M Guo… - Journal of Traffic and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Sustainable and resilient pavement infrastructure is critical for current economic and
environmental challenges. In the past 10 years, the pavement infrastructure strongly …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of the fatigue life prediction of asphalt mixtures and pavements

N Sudarsanan, YR Kim - Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
New pavement construction techniques and the increased use of recycled materials have
led to unexpected and premature pavement failure in recent years. The pavement's …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative analysis of time sweep testing evaluation methods for the fatigue characterisation of aged bitumen

Y Hu, A Sreeram, GD Airey, B Li, W Si… - Construction and Building …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Ageing of bitumen changes its stiffness related properties and is thought to have a
considerable impact on its fatigue performance. Time sweep tests are a commonly used …

Effects of actual loading waveforms on the fatigue behaviours of asphalt mixtures

H Cheng, L Sun, Y Wang, X Chen - International Journal of Fatigue, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Fatigue cracking is one of the main distress modes of highway asphalt pavements. In
laboratory fatigue tests, haversine or sinusoidal loading waves are commonly applied to …

Discontinuous fatigue of salt rock with low-stress intervals

J Fan, D Jiang, W Liu, F Wu, J Chen… - International Journal of …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
When used as compressive air energy storages, underground salt caverns are often
subjected to discontinuous cyclic force, characterized by low-stress time intervals (LSIs). In …

[HTML][HTML] Fatigue test setups and analysis methods for asphalt mixture: A state-of-the-art review

H Cheng, L Sun, Y Wang, L Liu, X Chen - Journal of Road Engineering, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Fatigue performance evaluation on asphalt mixture provides an essential reference for
asphalt mixture design and pavement structure design. Laboratory fatigue test has been …

[HTML][HTML] Nanostructure and damage characterisation of bitumen under a low cycle strain-controlled fatigue load based on molecular simulations and rheological …

Y Gao, X Liu, S Ren, EI Assaf, P Liu, Y Zhang - Composites Part B …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Bitumen fatigue resistance is critical to determine the overall fatigue performance and
service life of asphalt pavements. However, the mechanisms responsible for fatigue damage …

Review of the Superpave performance grading system and recent developments in the performance-based test methods for asphalt binder characterization

W Zeiada, H Liu, H Ezzat, GG Al-Khateeb… - … and Building Materials, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Asphalt binder plays an important role in the overall resistance of an asphalt mixture to
pavement distresses. The rheological properties should be fully characterized before it is put …

Fatigue behavior investigation of artificial rock under cyclic loading by using discrete element method

RH Moghaddam, A Golshani - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In numerous engineering projects, such as tunnel construction, underground gas storage in
caverns, and the impact of earthquakes, rock materials experience cyclic loading. However …

Indices for self-healing performance assessments based on molecular dynamics simulation of asphalt binders

D Sun, T Lin, X Zhu, Y Tian, F Liu - Computational Materials Science, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Understanding the self-healing mechanism and efficiently evaluating healing potential of
asphalt materials is a crucial topic, which is especially necessary for a precise prediction of …