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Aggregates for Concrete and Asphaltic Mixes
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2023
Source: Roberto Leon, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Concrete and asphalt are by far the most common construction materials used today. Concrete is a composite material consisting of cement, water, air, coarse aggregate, and fine aggregates. Fine aggregates are typically sands and coarse aggregates are natural or crushed rocks. Chemical admixtures to modify certain specific properties are also commonly used (i.e., superplasticizers to make the...
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Advanced Self-Healing Asphalt Reinforced by Graphene Structures: An Atomistic Insight
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2022
Graphene-modified asphalt nanocomposite has shown an advanced self-healing ability compared to pure asphalt. In this protocol, molecular dynamics simulations have been applied in order to understand the role of graphene in the self-healing process and to explore the self-healing mechanism of asphalt components from the atomistic level.
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Determination of the Friction Coefficients of Icy Pavements Under Different Amounts of Snowfall
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2023
Here, we present a method for determining the friction coefficient of pavements with different ice thicknesses indoors. The complete procedure includes the preparation of the equipment, the calculation and analysis of the snowfall, equipment calibration, friction coefficient determination, and data analysis.
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Microfluidic Tools for Probing Fungal-Microbial Interactions at the Cellular Level
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Assessing Cortical Cerebral Microinfarcts on High Resolution MR Images
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A high resolution ex vivo 7T MR imaging protocol is presented, to perform MR-guided histopathological validation of microvascular pathology in post-mortem human brain tissue. Furthermore, guidelines are provided for the assessment of cortical microinfarcts on in vivo 7T as well as 3T MR images.
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Load distribution in an asphalt slab comes from the interconnected aggregate skeleton, which carries and spreads traffic forces through the layer. Bituminous binder adds cohesion while retaining flexibility, allowing the material to respond as a combined system rather than as isolated particles. This interaction helps engineers assess how the slab supports traffic and why changes in material behavior affect pavement response.
Temperature, moisture, loading rate, and repeated stress alter asphalt slab behavior in different ways. These variables influence how stiff or flexible the layer is and how it responds to traffic over time. Considering them together is essential because laboratory or design expectations may not represent real service conditions unless environmental exposure and traffic repetition are included in the assessment.
Stiffness, cracking, rutting, fatigue, and durability describe different aspects of performance rather than interchangeable outcomes. Treating them as distinct evaluation criteria helps engineers identify how an asphalt slab responds to loading, environmental conditions, and continued use. A broad performance assessment is therefore more informative than relying on a single indicator when judging slab behavior or service expectations.
Evaluation connects measured or modeled behavior with practical engineering decisions. By examining stiffness, cracking, rutting, fatigue, and durability, engineers can guide mix design, select an appropriate layer thickness, check construction quality, and plan maintenance. The same assessment framework therefore supports both initial design and decisions about extending the useful service of transportation infrastructure.
Construction quality matters because engineers must relate the designed material and structural properties to the performance of the built layer. Assessing construction quality alongside mix design and thickness selection helps determine whether the asphalt slab is likely to achieve intended stiffness, cracking, rutting, fatigue, and durability outcomes. This connection supports more focused maintenance planning over the facility’s service period.
Asphalt slabs are studied across roads, bridges, airfields, and other engineered facilities because each setting requires dependable response under traffic and environmental exposure. Their analysis connects material behavior with facility-level safety, service life, and maintenance planning. In engineering research, these applications also provide contexts for improving models of pavement response under realistic loading and environmental conditions.