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Early-Age Response of Concrete Pavements to Temperature and Moisture Variations
The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 2010 In this paper, the early-age response of a Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement (JPCP) to temperature and moisture variations at the time of paving and immediately following construction is discussed. A newly constructed JPCP on US-30 near Marshalltown, Iowa,
Sunghwan Kim +3 more
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Laboratory and on-site tests for rapid runway repair [PDF]
, 2017 The attention to rapid pavement repair has grown fast in recent decades: this topic is strategic for the airport management process for civil purposes and peacekeeping missions.
Cassata, Mauro +6 more
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Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical EngineeringThis study introduces an advanced finite element model for the light weight deflectometer (LWD), which integrates contact mechanics with fully coupled models.
Javad Ghorbani +3 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Cost efficient and robust transport systems are of critical importance to future economic prosperity as well as for the society’s social and environmental well-being.
Ana Heitor +2 more
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Technical and Economic Criteria to Select Pavement Surfaces of Port Handling Plants [PDF]
, 2019 A port is an intermodal system in which many logistics activities requiring properly constructed areas occur. The large extension of these areas poses a major problem in choosing materials with technical and economic implications.
Di Mascio, Paola +2 more
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Integrated Geotechnical Analysis of Allophanic Volcanic Ash Soils: SDMT and Laboratory Perspectives
Applied SciencesThe geological study area is volcano-tectonic in nature. Microscopic observations and mineralogical analyses revealed the presence of allophane and diatom clusters whose mineral compositions coincided with weathered andesites and dacites.
Eddy Fernando Sanchez +2 more
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, 2020 Cool pavements designate alternative pavements designed to reduce their contribution to urban heating. Urban heating generally refers to the sensible heat exchanged with the atmosphere by urban materials but can also include the radiative load they impose on pedestrians.
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A Novel Concrete-Based Sensor for Detection of Ice and Water on Roads and Bridges
Sensors, 2017 Hundreds of people are killed or injured annually in the United States in accidents related to ice formation on roadways and bridge decks. In this paper, a novel embedded sensor system is proposed for the detection of black ice as well as wet, dry, and ...
Habib Tabatabai, Mohammed Aljuboori
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Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Roofs and Pavements. A Case Study at Sapienza University Campus [PDF]
, 2018 The progressively emerging concept of urban resilience to climate change highlights the importance of mitigation and adaptation measures, and the need to integrate urban climatology in the design process, in order to better understand the multiple ...
Battisti, Alessandra +3 more
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High strength self-compacting concrete as thin slabs: a car parking field study [PDF]
Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e MateriaisThis paper evaluates the aspects of dosage, construction, quality control, and functional and structural quality of self-compacting concrete (SCC) paving slabs built in a vehicle parking area, on a flat surface, with reduced thickness (100 mm).
José Tadeu Balbo +4 more
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