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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"pavement engineering"”.
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Valorising South African lignin as a sustainable bitumen additive in pavement engineering
The construction industry is one of the largest contributors to global carbon emissions; therefore, the demand for sustainable alternatives is constantly increasing. There is a large focus on finding material alternatives that fit within the context of a circular economy. One such material is …
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Super Heavy Load Pavement Analysis PaCKage (SuperPACK): Verification and Modification
Super Heavy Load Pavement Analysis PaCKage (SuperPACK(TM)) is an analysis tool that has been under development by the Pavement Engineering and Science (PES) Program. This analysis tool is intended to be the culmination of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) study, Analysis Procedures for …
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Improved Terrain Measurement System for Estimation of Global Terrain Features, Surface Roughness, and Texture
For decades, the pavement engineering community has continued to drive improvements in accuracy and repeatability of terrain measurement systems. Traditional terrain measurement systems are tailored for a measuring a specific scale and resolution and hence application scope. These systems tend to …
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Implementation Of A Mechanistic- Empirical Pavement Design Method For Uruguayan Roadways
… (M-E) methods are the cornerstone of current pavement engineering practice because of their enhanced predicting capabilities. Such predicting power demands richer input data, computational power, and calibration of the empirical components against distress measurements in the field. In an …
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Quantitative sustainability assessment of pavement-vehicle interaction : from bench-top experiments to integrated road network analysis
… Beside surface texture and roughness-induced Pavement-Vehicle Interactions (PVI), we herein recognize that the dissipation of mechanical work provided by the vehicle due to viscous deformation within the pavement structure is a relevant factor contributing to the environmental footprint of …
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DEVELOPMENT OF NEW COLD BITUMEN EMULSION MIXTURES AND FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING OF PREDICTING PERMANENT DEFORMATION
… to be paid to building more sustainable flexible pavements. Cold bitumen emulsion mixture (CBEM) as an increasingly attractive cold asphalt mixture is therefore becoming an important subject area for study. Despite the efforts applied during the last few decades to enhance and develop CBEM …
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Incorporating Recycled Plastics in Asphalt Binders and Mixtures
… materials such as soil, concrete, and pavement materials to enhance the engineering properties of those materials and reduce the amount of plastic accumulating in landfills. Plastics have been tested in pavement materials as binder modifiers, binder replacement, and aggregate …
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Machine Learning Approaches for Improving Construction Materials and Pavement Systems
… the development of optimized construction and pavement materials that are cost-effective, sustainable, resilient, and long-lasting. The conventional experimental design approaches to designing construction materials and assessing pavement performance are time-consuming, expensive, and unable to …
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Analysis of Fine Asphalt Concrete Mixture Gradations from Various Sources to Enhance Durability
… such as the roadway system, extending pavement service lives will help lessen the toll on the former. One of the factors that can influence the durability of asphalt mixtures, is the gradation. This thesis will look into the effect of fine aggregate dense gradations on asphalt mixture …
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NDT application in Transport Asset Management. QA/QC performance specifications in pavement construction and maintenance
Al giorno d oggi, nel Transport Asset Management, c è la necessità di identificare misure atte a garantire elevati livelli prestazionali nel tempo. L'applicazione di tecniche non distruttive, attraverso strumenti ad alta efficienza, risulta essere una soluzione ottimale per garantire la qualità …