The analysis of microstructural characteristics and evolution of asphalt mixtures is essential
due to their impact on the macroscopic performance of the pavement. X-ray Computed …

Gradation is one of the crucially important features of aggregate blend. The objective of this
paper is to present a review on the theory and design method of aggregate gradation …

Mineral fillers are an essential component of asphalt concrete. Significant amounts of
mineral fillers are used in constructing asphalt pavement. However, mineral fillers are an …

Aggregate contacts significantly affect the mechanical behavior of asphalt concrete.
However, there still lacks an effective way to account for them in numerical modeling …

The compaction process is the stage when the skeleton structure and strength of asphalt
mixture are developed. In order to explore the strength development mechanism of asphalt …

The microstructure characteristic of asphalt mixture has substantial effects on its
macroscopic mechanical properties. The study on the structural characteristics of asphalt …

The macrorutting phenomenon of asphalt pavement is intrinsically related to the
micromechanical characteristics of asphalt mixtures. In addition, changes in temperature …

An effective numerical method is proposed in this paper to generate a meso-scale
composite model of reinforcement concrete (RC) which contains aggregates with random …

The aggregate skeleton significantly influences the deformation resistance of asphalt
mixtures. A stable skeleton has good interlocking effects and load transfer ability to resist …

The high-resolution X-ray CT was applied to investigate the fatigue damage evolution of
asphalt mixtures. The detailed Xray CT images in the centre of the samples were used to …