Modification of asphalt binders with virgin polymers is a consolidated practice in pavement
construction, as it is an effective way to enhance pavement performance. In recent years …

Climate change is one of the pressing problems of today's world, with its unequivocal effects.
The modern urban infrastructure has also borne the brunt of the devastating impact of …

The performance of bituminous materials is mainly affected by the prevailing maximum and
minimum temperatures, and their mechanical properties can vary significantly with the …

Flexible pavements and climate are interactive. Pavements are climate sensitive
infrastructure, where climate can impact their deterioration rate, subsequent maintenance …

This paper presents innovative machine learning methods called gene expression
programming (GEP) and hybrid artificial neural network/simulated annealing (ANN/SA) to …

The fracture of hot mix asphalt (HMA) is accompanied by the energy absorption and release.
Energy includes the dissipated energy (U d), elastic strain energy (U e) and post crack …

While crumb rubber (CR) can improve the performance of asphalt pavement in several
aspects, it has a noticeable concern of higher emission and increased energy consumption …

Semi-flexible pavement (SFP) has been successfully used in heavy traffic area due to its
high rutting resistance around the world. However, its low-temperature performances are still …

The crack resistance of asphalt mixture determines the service life of asphalt pavement to a
great extent. Pavement cracking is strongly influenced by the internal structures of asphalt …

Abstract The Balanced Mix Design, abbreviated as BMD, has been widely developed in the
United States to overcome the drawbacks of volumetric design methods. The definition and …