M Santamouris - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Heat island phenomenon rises the temperature of cities, increases the energy demand for cooling and deteriorates comfort conditions in the urban environment. To counterbalance …
P Pan, S Wu, Y Xiao, G Liu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Solar energy is undoubtedly the environment friendly and inexhaustible energy resource for humans. The concept of hydronic asphalt pavement (HAP) is an emerging renewable …
Heat transfer in the asphalt pavement is significant because it affects asphalt pavement performance and the surrounding environment. This importance is attributed to summertime …
J Chen, H Wang, P Xie - Applied thermal engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Pavement temperature field is driven by climatic factors such solar radiation, air temperature, wind, and among others. Accurate prediction of pavement temperature field is critical for …
Asphalt pavements absorb and store more heat than natural surfaces. Thus, high temperatures are emitted from conventional asphalt pavements, subsequently releasing …
RB Mallick, T El-Korchi - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
Pavements are omnipresent in our society. From roads and airports to parking lots and driveways, every civil engineering project requires applications of this complex subject …
Solar irradiance to an urban canyon is subjected to multiple reflections, a process that increases solar absorption and contributes to the unban heat island. The absorption …
Asphalt pavements subject to solar radiation can reach high temperatures causing not only environmental problems such as the heat island effect on cities but also structural damage …
The performance of bituminous materials is mainly affected by the prevailing maximum and minimum temperatures, and their mechanical properties can vary significantly with the …