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 …

Self-healing has great potential to extend the service life of asphalt pavement, and this
capability has been regarded as an important strategy when designing a sustainable …

Self-healing is a biological phenomenon in which living organism responds to the suffered
damage in a complex way. Inspired by the self-healing phenomenon in nature, various …

Thermal cracking is one of the most annoying distresses in asphalt pavements. The cracking
of asphalt pavements caused by extremely low temperature and the damage of thermal …

In recent decades, several studies have demonstrated the healing capability of bituminous
materials, and this property is recognized as an important asset for the development of …

The fiber bundle model describes a collection of elastic fibers under load. The fibers fail
successively and, for each failure, the load distribution among the surviving fibers changes …

In the study reported in this paper, the previously developed failure criterion for the
viscoelastic continuum damage (VECD) model (referred to here as GOR, where O indicates …

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 …

Hydrated lime is evaluated as a filler in bitumen and is compared to similarly sized filler
comprised of calcium carbonate, limestone. Extensive laboratory testing is considered …

Cohesive and adhesive bonding within the asphalt—aggregate system are directly related
to the surface energy of the asphalt. The thermodynamic changes in the surface energy of …