Spreading sodium chloride salt is one of the most effective operations to tackle ice formation on surface a road pavement during cold seasons, thus ensuring safer driving conditions. However, in addition negative environmental impact, solution could influence properties and durability asphalt mixtures. Based these premises, this laboratory study aims characterize mechanical different mixtures e...

The bearing plates used in plate load test for highway engineering are typically rigid. However, due to limitations obtaining the accurate distribution of compressive stress at bottom plate, there is often a significant deviation between measured subgrade resilient modulus and actual condition. To address this issue, flexible can be obtain more modulus. In study, we use variance degree mean qua...

This study presents a rigorous approach for the extraction of modulus soil and unbound aggregate base materials quality management using intelligent compaction (IC) technology. The proposed makes use machine-learning methods in tandem with IC technology modulus-based spot testing as local calibration process to estimate mechanical properties compacted geomaterials. A calibrated three-dimensiona...

BACKGROUND Adolescence is a key time period for the emergence of psychosocial and mental health difficulties. To promote adolescent adaptive ('resilient') psychosocial functioning (PSF), appropriate conceptualisation and quantification of such functioning and its predictors is a crucial first step. Here, we quantify resilient functioning as the degree to which an individual functions better or ...

Unsaturated soils are commonly widespread around the world, especially at shallow depths from the surface. The mechanical behavior of this near surface soil is influenced by the seasonal variations such as rainfall or drought, which in turn may have a detrimental effect on many structures (e.g. retaining walls, shallow foundations, mechanically stabilized earth walls, soil slopes, and pavements...

Abstract This research article investigates the influence of oxidized polyethylene (PE) polymer on rheological and performance properties SBS modified bitumen at an optimum dose 0.5 % by weight. To evaluate impact PE different testing such as indirect tensile strength resilient modulus was conducted blended bituminous concrete mixes rheology determined using dynamic shear rheometer. It conclude...