Maintenance and rehabilitation at appropriate time is essential for the asphalt pavements to
serve the traffic till the end of their design lives. However, frequent production and …

Electrically conductive asphalt concrete (ECAC) is an innovative material that offers
numerous possibilities by directly incorporating functional additives (such as metal-based or …

Fatigue cracking is one of the main diseases that affect pavement durability. Understanding
the relationship between the self-healing ability and fatigue life of asphalt materials from the …

This paper aims to evaluate the effect of microwave and induction heating on the self-
healing of asphalt mixture test samples. With this purpose, dense asphalt mixtures with four …

In recent decades, researchers have revealed the great healing potential of asphalt and
proposed various novel methods to inspire and improve the self‐healing capacity of asphalt …

This paper presents the results of a research into the technical viability of heating asphalt
mixtures with microwaves and how the microwaves influence the heating process of the …

To promote asphalt self-healing, asphalt mixture can be heated via induction heating. This
technique consists in adding electrically conductive and magnetically susceptible particles …

Induction heating can be used for repairing cracks in asphalt concrete. With this purpose,
electrically conductive particles have to be added to the asphalt mixture, which is then …

Self-healing of bituminous materials represents nowadays a promising approach to
increasing the lifespan of asphalt pavements. During the last decade, different techniques …

Driving safety deteriorated dramatically on ice-covered road pavement in winter. However, it
is a challenge to remove thick ice layer from the pavement surface with conventional …