[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 …

Discussion on molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the asphalt materials

H Yao, J Liu, M Xu, J Ji, Q Dai, Z You - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
The application of asphalt materials in pavement engineering has been increasingly
widespread and sophisticated over the past several decades. Variations in the properties of …

Molecular dynamics study of oxidative aging effect on asphalt binder properties

G Xu, H Wang - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
The oxidative aging effect of asphalt binder was investigated using molecular dynamics
simulation in this study. Representative molecular models of aged asphalt were built by …

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 …

Review of interfacial adhesion between asphalt and aggregate based on molecular dynamics

J Xu, B Ma, W Mao, W Si, X Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Asphalt materials are uneven and complex organic matter, and the properties of asphalt–
aggregate interfaces are also complex. This makes it difficult for researchers to understand …

A comprehensive review on self-healing of asphalt materials: Mechanism, model, characterization and enhancement

D Sun, G Sun, X Zhu, A Guarin, B Li, Z Dai… - Advances in colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Self-healing has great potential to extend the service life of asphalt pavement, and this
capability has been regarded as an important strategy when designing a sustainable …

A review of asphalt-filler interaction: Mechanisms, evaluation methods, and influencing factors

W Wu, W Jiang, D Yuan, R Lu, J Shan, J Xiao… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Asphalt mastic, composed of asphalt and filler, is an important part of asphalt mixture. The
interaction between asphalt and filler, called asphalt-filler interaction, directly affects the …

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 …

MCCCS Towhee: a tool for Monte Carlo molecular simulation

MG Martin - Molecular Simulation, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The history of the Monte Carlo for complex chemical systems Towhee open source Monte
Carlo molecular simulation tool is discussed. A proof is given that the Widom insertion …

Use of molecular dynamics to investigate diffusion between virgin and aged asphalt binders

Y Ding, B Huang, X Shu, Y Zhang, ME Woods - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
The incorporation of recycled (aged) binder into virgin asphalt has become more popular in
asphalt paving industry nowadays. However, the exact mechanism of the diffusion process …