This study proposed a three-dimensional (3D) multiscale modeling method to investigate the
responses of asphalt pavement subjected to coupled temperature-stress fields. In this …

Evaluating the combined environmental effects, such as external loads, water saturation,
and thermal variations, on the mechanical performance of porous media is challenge …

Background Mechanical characterization of materials that solely relies on global responses
may overlook important local behavior that significantly affects the characterization of …

At a micro-scale level, grouted porous asphalt mixtures are multiphase composites
consisting of aggregates, asphalt mortar, filler, asphalt mortar-aggregate interfacial transition …

The constraint action of the unbound aggregate layer underneath plays an important role in
affecting the temperature strains in the top asphalt layer. The focus of the present paper is to …

This paper presents the development of a mechanical crack propagation model coupling
viscoelasticity and the extended Griffith's criterion to the dissipative medium. The …

This study presents an inverse method integrating the digital image correlation (DIC) and
finite element modeling (FEM) to characterize the shrinkage and fracture of desiccating …

Pavement performance evaluation with respect to fatigue cracking has seen a major shift
toward more rigorous mechanistic models that can capture the complex damage response …

This study presents a computational fracture modeling approach for predicting highly
nonlinear viscoelastic cracking, such as fatigue damage, in asphalt mixtures and …

Fatigue cracking is one of the primary distresses in flexible pavements. To mitigate this
damage, it is essential to comprehend the leading mechanisms contributing to cracking …