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ABSTRACT The paper presents the results of an experimental and analytical study involving the bond properties of nine specimens externally strengthened with carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets under fatigue loading. The [...]

ABSTRACT The paper studied the impacts of different air void parameters on the fatigue life of asphalt mixture based on discrete element method (DEM). By using discrete element software PFC3D [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents a study on the effects of recycled engine oil bottoms (REOB) on ductile failure properties of asphalt cements. Binders were tested according to regular AASHTO M320 [...]

ABSTRACT Identification of fatigue failure of asphalt binder in time sweep test results remains a question crucial to asphalt binder fatigue performance evaluation and prediction. This paper presents a comparison [...]

ABSTRACT This paper deals with fatigue and complex modulus for three hot mixes. The Brazilian asphalt binders used in this work are classified by penetration grade 10/20, 30/45 and 50/70. [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper the evolution of diverse residual stress states (similar to the ones produced after a cold drawing process) during several fatigue loading schemes is analysed. Thus, numerical [...]

ABSTRACT Fatigue damage is one of the most important factors impacting the chloride diffusion coefficient in concrete. In this paper, the electrical impedance spectra (EIS) method is used to analyze [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of experimental tests intended at investigating the behaviour of two cost-competitive solutions for realising dissipative devices to be adopted as link elements in Y-shaped [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents a framework for employing X-ray computed tomography (CT) for the assessment of hot mix asphalt (HMA) fatigue damage. The analyses were carried out on asphalt beams [...]

ABSTRACT The ageing phenomenon and moisture damage become key factors to evaluate mixture cracking resistance. In this paper, the effect of ageing and water on cracking resistance and fatigue behavior [...]

ABSTRACT Porous asphalt (PA) has high drainage and noise-abrasion properties, however, its performance regarding rutting resistance, fatigue life, and moisture susceptibility is not as efficient as dens-graded mixes. This paper [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the fatigue behavior of pretensioned partially prestressed concrete beams with corroded prestressing wires or rebars. A three-dimensional laser scanning [...]

ABSTRACT The paper presents results of an investigation carried out to analyze the flexural fatigue performance of concrete beams made with 100% Coarse Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCA) and its comparison [...]

ABSTRACT Fatigue testing of binders is an important subject in asphalt research and in recent decades several test procedures and analysis methods have been proposed. This paper discusses the application [...]

ABSTRACT Cement-stabilized aggregate reinforced with polypropylene filament fiber (CAPFF) is a new material for road base course of semi-rigid pavements whose bending fatigue performance has been rarely studied. The paper [...]

ABSTRACT This paper explores the applicability of the logit function to reproduce the evolution of the stiffness of asphalt specimens during fatigue testing. Three logit-based models are formulated, and they [...]

ABSTRACT Concrete in bridge structures is constantly subjected to C[O.sub.2] ingression as well as fatigue damage caused by repeated vehicle loads. This paper presents a general modeling process for carbonation [...]

ABSTRACT Reflective cracking is one of the most common failure modes of roads and it is mainly caused by traffic loading and thermal variations. In this paper, a new laboratory [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper fatigue behavior of asphalt mixes containing electric arc furnace (EAF) steel slag is evaluated in both aged and unaged conditions. Six sets of laboratory mixtures were [...]

ABSTRACT This paper focuses on investigating the fatigue performance of the interface between asphalt layers. The aim is to highlight the relationship between the state of stress and the interface [...]

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the effect of PVA fiber-reinforcement on the flexural fatigue behavior of concrete subjected to freezing and thawing cycles. Plain and PVA fiber-reinforced concrete specimens were exposed [...]

ABSTRACT This paper compares the results of static and dynamic three-point bending tests and wedge-splitting tests on specimens, made from VC (vibrated concrete) and two types of SCC (self-compacting concrete). [...]

ABSTRACT This paper provides a review on the utilisation of natural fibre as modifier in bituminous mixes. Increase in traffic loads in terms of number of axles and high tyre [...]

ABSTRACT The paper concentrates on the field performance and the fatigue characteristics of cold recycled materials treated using foamed asphalt (FA). For this purpose, field measurements were performed approximately one [...]

ABSTRACT Fatigue cracking resistance of asphalt binders and composites is influenced by the presence of modifiers and aging conditions. This paper presents the findings from a study conducted to evaluate [...]

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the flexural fatigue behavior of Self Compacting Rubberized Concrete (SCRC) with and without steel fibers. The variables included in this study were different values of replacement [...]

ABSTRACT The paper investigates the long-term fatigue and creep deterioration processes in historical brick masonry. Based on two independent laboratory test series, the relationship between stress level and life expectancy [...]

ABSTRACT Steric hardening is a time dependent phenomenon that τ can affect the healing properties of bituminous binders. In the experimental investigation reported in this paper, the rheological test method [...]

ABSTRACT This paper examines the effect of confinement from the stirrups and supports on the bond behaviour of the steel to concrete interface in reinforced concrete beams. The test variables [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the static tensile and fatigue behavior of corroded reinforcing steel bars. Both natural carbonation-induced and artificially accelerated corrosion were [...]

ABSTRACT High-performance fibre-reinforced cement-based composites (HPFRCCs) have great potential for application in structures exposed to severe mechanical or environmental loading. This paper presents an overview of the current knowledge on [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of the laboratory study on rutting susceptibility of polymer-modified asphalt mixtures containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP). Accelerated rutting tests were conducted in the Asphalt [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents results from experimental and numerical studies on the structural behavior of double-lap joints of steel splice plates bolted/bonded to pultruded hybrid CFRP/GFRP laminates. A total of [...]

ABSTRACT Moisture damage is of great negative impacts on asphalt pavement. It exacerbates the service performance (e.g., rutting, cracking) for asphalt mixture under traffic load. This paper describes the influence [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper, the optimization of materials for the first engineered road with self-healing purposes is shown. For that, steel wool fibers have been mixed in porous asphalt concrete. [...]

ABSTRACT This paper reports the experimental and numerical investigations on the Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) failure analysis and structural behaviour of the CFRP flexural strengthened steel I-beams. Understanding the [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper, several widely used material models for plain concrete under dynamic loading, especially the Concrete Damage model and the Elastic-Plastic Hydrodynamic model are evaluated so as to [...]

ABSTRACT The objective of this paper is to evaluate the induction healing effect of steel wool reinforced porous asphalt concrete. The four point bending fatigue resistance of the beams was [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents performance changes and material characteristics associated with moisture damage due to anti-stripping additives in asphalt mixtures through various laboratory tests. Two additives (hydrated lime and fly [...]

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the effects of initial conditioning and ambient temperatures on abrasion loss and temperature change of porous asphalt after subjected to 300 rotations in the Los Angeles [...]

ABSTRACT This paper evaluates the fatigue behavior of dense asphalt mixes in dry and environmental-conditioning states. Two-point bending tests were carried out without rest periods at 10 °C and 25 [...]

ABSTRACT In this paper we investigate the thermal and mechanical properties of nanoclay-modified adhesives for use in civil engineering applications, in particular in relation to the strengthening of concrete members [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) microstructure-based computational model to predict the thermo-mechanical response of the asphalt concrete using a coupled thermo-viscoelastic, thermo-viscoplastic, and thermo-viscodamage constitutive model. The 3D [...]

ABSTRACT The present paper reports the results of a laboratory experiment that aimed to investigate the permanent deformation behaviour of two unbound granular materials for road subbase layers under repeated [...]

ABSTRACT The material properties of hot mix asphalt (HMA) are modified by the amount and properties of the mineral filler (or filler) incorporated in the HMA. This paper focuses on [...]

ABSTRACT This paper proposed a novel cost-effective movable hybrid GFRP and concrete deck consisting of corrugated pultruded GFRP plate with T-upstands for the tension part and concrete with reinforcing bars [...]

ABSTRACT This paper describes the effect of lime on composite hot-mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures of aggregate and asphalt binder evaluated using viscoelastic continuum damage analysis, which is based on predicting [...]

ABSTRACT This paper presents an experimental study investigating the behavior of FRP-reinforced concrete bridge deck slabs under concentrated loads. A total of eight full-scale deck slabs measuring 3000-mm long by [...]

ABSTRACT The paper presents the results of an experimental and analytical study involving the static and accelerated fatigue testing performance of nine reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with different number [...]