In addition to the conventional laboratory tests of input materials and construction mixtures, technically correct design pavement structure involves more frequent functional mixtures. Our study summarizes findings from a long-term monitoring on selected road sections with lower traffic intensity. The research involved comparison resilient moduli as parameter unbound base layers’ granular (UGMs...

Abstract Steel slag aggregates can be utilized as unbound materials for road bases or fine/coarse in asphalt/cement paving concrete. However, the availability of free lime (f-CaO) is detrimental to volumetric stability, affecting strength durability resulting products incorporating steel aggregates. This paper investigates potential expansion fine and coarse compacted at different compaction de...

We investigate the quasistatic mechanical response of soils under cyclic loading using a discrete model of randomly generated convex polygons. This response exhibits a sequence of regimes, each one characterized by a linear accumulation of plastic deformation with the number of cycles. At the grain level, a quasiperiodic ratchetlike behavior is observed at the contacts, which excludes the exist...