Fracture criteria play a very important role in predicting crack propagation behavior and life
evaluation of cracked bodies. In this paper, mixed mode I-II fracture criteria in the framework …

Escalating the price of asphalt binder and environmental issues have led to an increasing
desire to use high amounts of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) material in asphalt …

Despite the recycling of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) providing great economic and
environmental benefits, conventional technologies exhibit poor cracking resistance and …

Thermally-induced changes in the fracture properties of geological reservoir rocks can
influence their stability, transport characteristics, and performance related to various deep …

Common procedures to incorporate the recycled crumb rubber (CR) in asphalt binders take
a long time and use a high-temperature heating process, which makes these rubberized …

Suitable resistance against fracture and cracking is a primary requirement for using
polymeric concrete materials in practical applications. The main aim of this research is to …

Geometry and loading condition of cracked specimens may affect the fracture toughness
results and hence the evaluation of differences in measured fracture toughness values is …

In this study, a new test configuration was used to investigate the full range of mixed-mode
I/II fracture behavior of asphalt mixtures using a Short Beam Bending (SBB) specimen with a …

Asphalt fracture due to initiation and propagation of cracks is a major failure mode especially
at cold regions. Freezing and thawing phenomenon that is often seen at rainy environments …

Since many parameters are involved in the concrete mix design, finding the optimal mixing
design has always been a problem for concrete engineers. In this research, the Taguchi …