[HTML][HTML] New innovations in pavement materials and engineering: A review on pavement engineering research 2021

JE Office, J Chen, H Dan, Y Ding, Y Gao, M Guo… - Journal of Traffic and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable and resilient pavement infrastructure is critical for current economic and
environmental challenges. In the past 10 years, the pavement infrastructure strongly …

Molecular dynamics simulation of adhesion at the asphalt-aggregate interface: A review

Y Tang, Z Fu, G Raos, F Ma, P Zhao, Y Hou - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024 - Elsevier
Interfacial adhesion at the molecular level is a complex process, where the key players
(asphalt, aggregates, water, and air) are in a dynamic state of structural equilibrium, varying …

Chemical compositions of improved model asphalt systems for molecular simulations

DD Li, ML Greenfield - Fuel, 2014 - Elsevier
New chemical compositions of model asphalts to represent the AAA-1, AAK-1 and AAM-1
asphalts of the Strategic Highway Research Program are proposed to enable molecular …

Towards an understanding of diffusion mechanism of bio-rejuvenators in aged asphalt binder through molecular dynamics simulation

H Ding, H Wang, X Qu, A Varveri, J Gao… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) is a hot research topic in the field of road
engineering, as there are still many issues to overcome so as to become standard …

Simulation of asphaltene aggregation through molecular dynamics: Insights and limitations

TF Headen, ES Boek, G Jackson, TS Totton… - Energy & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We report classical atomistic molecular dynamics simulations of four structurally diverse
model asphaltenes, a model resin, and their respective mixtures in toluene or heptane under …

Molecular dynamics study on influence of Nano-ZnO/SBS on physical properties and molecular structure of asphalt binder

M Su, C Si, Z Zhang, H Zhang - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of nano-ZnO and SBS (styrene-
butadienestyrene, SBS) modifiers on the physical properties and structure of asphalt using …

Intrinsic temperature sensitive self-healing character of asphalt binders based on molecular dynamics simulations

D Sun, G Sun, X Zhu, F Ye, J Xu - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
The molecular dynamics (MD) simulation was used in this study to explain the microscopic
process of asphalt self-healing and investigate the influence of temperature on the self …

Investigating the interactions of the saturate, aromatic, resin, and asphaltene four fractions in asphalt binders by molecular simulations

P Wang, Z Dong, Y Tan, Z Liu - Energy & Fuels, 2015 - ACS Publications
Molecular dynamics provides a powerful tool to understand the elusive structure–
performance relationship of asphalts. The combined molecular models were selected to …

Performance characteristics of asphalt materials based on molecular dynamics simulation–A review

Z Chen, J Pei, R Li, F Xiao - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Molecular simulation method has been widely applied to various fields with the rapid
development of computational techniques. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation applications …

Multiscale investigation of oxidative aging in biomodified asphalt binder

M Mousavi, F Pahlavan, D Oldham… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Oxidative aging causes major changes in asphalt binder's physiochemical and rheological
properties, giving rise to pavement distress and failure. Asphalt aging occurs due to two …