Intelligent pavement condition survey: Overview of current researches and practices
September 2024
Automated pavement condition survey is of critical importance to road network management. There are three primary tasks involved in pavement condition surveys, namely data collection, data processing...
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A review of the development of asphalt foaming technology
September 2024
To comprehensively assess the current state-of-art in asphalt foaming technology, the following four key aspects have been reviewed systematically: foaming principles, test methods, evaluation indicators,...
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Towards green asphalt materials with lower emission of volatile organic compounds: A review on the release characteristics and its emission reduction additives
September 2024
Recently, researchers in the road field are focusing on the development of green asphalt materials with lower emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The characterization methodology of asphalt...
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Condition indices for rigid pavements: A comparative analysis of state DOTs using Michigan PMS data
September 2024
Pavement infrastructure is vital in providing services and links between various sectors of society. Therefore, the preservation and maintenance of these roads are critical to attaining a pavement network...
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Predictive modelling of volumetric and Marshall properties of asphalt mixtures modified with waste tire-derived char: A statistical neural network approach
September 2024
The goals of this study are to assess the viability of waste tire-derived char (WTDC) as a sustainable, low-cost fine aggregate surrogate material for asphalt mixtures and to develop the statistically...
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Bio-based rejuvenators in asphalt pavements: A comprehensive review and analytical study
September 2024
The pressing demand for sustainable advancements in road infrastructure has catalyzed extensive research into environmentally conscious alternatives for the maintenance and restoration of asphalt concrete...
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Research status, hot spots, difficulties and future development direction of microbial geoengineering
June 2024
Microbial geoengineering technology, as a new eco-friendly rock and soil improvement and reinforcement technology, has a wide application prospect. However, this technology still has many deficiencies...
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Development and optimization of object detection technology in pavement engineering: A literature review
June 2024
Due to the rapid advancement of the transportation industry and the continual increase in pavement infrastructure, it is difficult to keep up with the huge road maintenance task by relying only on the...
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Flexible pavement longitudinal joint quality evaluation using non-destructive testing
June 2024
Longitudinal joint construction quality is critical to the life of flexible pavements. Maintaining deteriorated longitudinal joints has become a challenge for many highway agencies. Improving the joint's...
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Enhanced asphalt dynamic modulus prediction: A detailed analysis of artificial hummingbird algorithm-optimised boosted trees
June 2024
This study introduces and evaluates a novel artificial hummingbird algorithm-optimised boosted tree (AHA-boosted) model for predicting the dynamic modulus (E∗) of hot mix asphalt concrete. Using a substantial...
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Use of bio-based products towards more sustainable road paving binders: A state-of-the-art review
June 2024
Many industrial sectors exploit fossil sources to develop useful and necessary materials for our needs, such as bituminous paving materials. Bitumen, a key component of asphalt mixtures, is derived...
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Bird’s-eye view of recycled solid wastes in road engineering
June 2024
Recent trends in road engineering have explored the potential of incorporating recycled solid wastes into infrastructures that including pavements, bridges, tunnels, and accessory structures. The utilization...
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A systematic review of rigid-flexible composite pavement
June 2024
Rigid-flexible composite pavement has gained significant popularity in recent decades. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the research progress concerning rigid-flexible composite pavement,...
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Modelling of the variation of granular base materials resilient modulus with material characteristics and humidity conditions
March 2024
This study aims to quantify the susceptibility of granular materials used in pavements to changes in moisture content and propose a correlation model to incorporate this susceptibility into seasonal...
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Progression of e-ticketing implementation for state transportation agencies for asphalt materials
March 2024
E-ticketing, which has been promoted by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) “every day counts” (EDC) initiative, utilizes software applications to digitally track and store information regarding...
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Long-term performance of recycled asphalt mixtures containing high RAP and RAS
March 2024
The application of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and reclaimed asphalt shingles (RAS) on asphalt pavement can reduce the asphalt paving cost, conserve energy and protect the environment. However,...
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Intelligent extraction of road cracks based on vehicle laser point cloud and panoramic sequence images
March 2024
In light of the limited efficacy of conventional methods for identifying pavement cracks and the absence of comprehensive depth and location data in two-dimensional photographs, this study presents...
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Automation in road distress detection, diagnosis and treatment
March 2024
Road transportation plays a crucial role in society and daily life, as the functioning and durability of roads can significantly impact a nation's economic development. In the whole life cycle of the...
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Review on dynamic analysis of road pavements under moving vehicles and plane strain conditions
March 2024
This paper reviews works on the dynamic analysis of flexible and rigid pavements under moving vehicles on the basis of continuum-based plane strain models and linear theories. The purpose of this review...
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Experimental evaluation of asphalt mixtures with emerging additives against cracking and moisture damage
December 2023
The objective of this study was to evaluate and recommend an asphalt mixture design with emerging additive technologies that would provide superior performance against asphalt concrete (AC) stripping...
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A comprehensive review on polyurethane modified asphalt: Mechanism, characterization and prospect
December 2023
Polyurethane (PU), with excellent physical and chemical properties and high designability, is one of the ideal materials for asphalt modification in the future. In this paper, based on the limitations...
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Review of advanced road materials, structures, equipment, and detection technologies
December 2023
As a vital and integral component of transportation infrastructure, pavement has a direct and tangible impact on socio-economic sustainability. In recent years, an influx of groundbreaking and state-of-the-art...
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Low temperature cracking behavior of asphalt binders and mixtures: A review
December 2023
Low temperature cracking (LTC) distress on pavement seriously affects road life. This paper finished a literature review of the research on the mechanism of LTC of asphalt composites (asphalt composites...
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Texturing and evaluation of concrete pavement surface: A state-of-the-art review
September 2023
Concrete pavement is accompanied by two major functional properties, namely noise emission and friction, which are closely related to pavement surface texture. While several technologies have been developed...
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Predicting pavement condition index based on the utilization of machine learning techniques: A case study
September 2023
Pavement management systems (PMS) are used by transportation government agencies to promote sustainable development and to keep road pavement conditions above the minimum performance levels at a reasonable...
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