All for one: Centralized optimization of truck platoons to improve roadway infrastructure sustainability

OE Gungor, IL Al-Qadi - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the introduction of connected and autonomous trucks (CATs), truck platooning is
expected to be more feasible and prevalent. The reported benefits of the truck platooning …

One for all: Decentralized optimization of lateral position of autonomous trucks in a platoon to improve roadway infrastructure sustainability

OE Gungor, R She, IL Al-Qadi, Y Ouyang - Transportation Research Part C …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction of autonomous and connected trucks (ACTs) is expected to result in drastic
changes in operational characteristics of freight shipments, which may in turn have …

Fracture and mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures containing granular polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

AS Esfandabad, SM Motevalizadeh, R Sedghi… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
This study was conducted due to lack of comprehensive documentation on the fracture and
mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures containing Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) …

Permanent deformation characteristic of asphalt mixture under coupling effect of moisture, overload and loading frequency

K Zhang, W Xie, Y Zhao - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
To evaluate the influence of vehicle load and driving speed on permanent deformation
characteristic of asphalt mixture in high temperature and rainy areas, the Hamburg wheel …

Investigating effects of nano/SBR polymer on rutting performance of binder and asphalt mixture

M Ameri, M Vamegh, H Rooholamini… - Advances in Materials …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Rutting is one of the most common distresses in flexible pavements and can affect vehicle
controlling features. Although asphalt binder constitutes a small percentage of the asphalt …

A machine learning-based approach to assess impacts of autonomous vehicles on pavement roughness

C Chen, Y Song, YD Wang… - … Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Studies have been initiated to investigate the potential impact of connected and automated
vehicles (CAVs) on transportation infrastructure. However, most existing research only …

Truck platooning on flexible pavements in Illinois

IL Al-Qadi, E Okte, A Ramakrishnan, Q Zhou… - FHWA-ICT-21 …, 2021 - ideals.illinois.edu
Truck platoons have many benefits over traditional truck mobility. Truck platoons have the
potential to improve safety and reduce fuel consumption between 5% and 15%, based on …

Impact of rest period on asphalt concrete permanent deformation

A Alrajhi, H Ozer, IL Al-Qadi - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Truck platooning has several advantages including congestion reduction, safety, and fuel
efficiency. However, there are concerns regarding its impact on pavement performance due …

Evaluation of High-Temperature Creep Deformation Properties of Warm-Mix Recycled Asphalt Mixture Based on Improved Flow Number

L Feng, C Shao, L Wang - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
To calculate a more accurate flow number (FN) to evaluate the effects of temperature, long-
term aging, and salt freeze-thaw cycles on the high-temperature creep deformation …

Experimental study to investigate the performance of cold in-place recycling asphalt mixes

M Ameri, MH Mohammadi… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - icevirtuallibrary.com
This research work was performed to study the impact of steel slag and limestone virgin
aggregates as a substitution for recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) in cold in-place recycling …