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Design and Characterization of Cold Recycled Foamed Asphalt Mixtures with High RAP Contents 

Ma, Wangyu (2018-04-24)
Cold recycling with foamed asphalt has been considered as a sustainable pavement rehabilitation technology. Although different mix design methods have been proposed, there is no widely accepted standard. The effects of ...

Effect of Mixture Properties and Testing Protocol on Moisture Susceptibility of Asphalt Mixtures 

Leatherman, Kristoffer (2012-07-25)
While cracking and rutting are the most prevalent distresses for asphalt mixtures, moisture susceptibility of asphalt mixtures which can lead to distresses such as raveling, loss of adhesion, and stripping is a commonly ...

Effectiveness of pavement preservation treatments on the structural health of the pavement 

Rahman, Md Towhid Ur (2019-11-25)
Pavement preservation treatments are widely applied for surface condition restoration based on different purposes and extent of surface damage. No significant study has been executed on if the preservation treatments provide ...

Evaluation of AIMS-II and Micro-Deval for Friction Characteristics of Aggregates 

Greer, Mary (2015-05-08)
There is a need for a rapid quantitative way to evaluate the quality of aggregate friction properties for use in an asphalt surface (wearing) course. Aggregates that are resistant to polishing and capable of retaining their ...

Laboratory Evaluation of Heat Exchange Between Superheated Virgin Aggregate and Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Material 

Gatiganti, Surendra Chowdari (2021-07-27)  ETD File Embargoed
The most common method of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) material processing in the production of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) in the United States is by using cold feed recycling. Superheating the virgin aggregates by hot gas ...

Quantifying Pavement Preservation Performance Using Probabilistic Deterioration Modeling 

Jalali, Farhang (2020-07-14)
Throughout the last few decades, the pavement industry has slowly transitioned from construction and rehabilitation to pavement preservation. Pavement preservation can be described as a proactive approach for protecting ...