Essential characteristics of rigid concrete airport pavements under cyclic traffic loading revealed from a thermodynamic perspective

Z Shen, Y Zhang, G Zhou, Z Wu - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing global air traffic has placed higher demands on airport pavement design.
However, the behavior of rigid concrete airport pavement (RCAP) under traffic loading is …

Revealing failure law of single-track traffic-loaded concrete airport pavement from a thermodynamic perspective

Z Shen, Y Zhang, G Zhou, Z Wu - International Journal of Pavement …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
With the growth of global air traffic and the popularity of large aircraft, the design and life
prediction of airport pavements have received increasing attention from scholars. However …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of rigid-flexible composite pavement

Z Liu, S Yu, Y Huang, L Liu, Y Pan - Journal of Road Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Rigid-flexible composite pavement has gained significant popularity in recent decades. This
paper provides a comprehensive review of the research progress concerning rigid-flexible …

AC layer fatigue damage analysis and reflective cracking control of CRC+ AC composite pavement

Y Sun, S Li, M Wang, S Yu - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The current continuous reinforced concrete composite asphalt pavement (CRC+ AC) design
method in China does not consider the effect of the asphalt concrete (AC) layer on the …

Controlling crack propagation in layered beams with architected lattice-reinforced composite interlayer designs

B Xie, R Tian, H Zhao, T Ye, Y Zhang, N Hu - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Architected lattices have been known to demonstrate unprecedented mechanical properties
such as high strength-to-weight ratio and energy absorption. To maximize those advantages …

[HTML][HTML] Finite element modelling of jointed plain concrete pavements under rolling forklift tire

A Jagadeesh, W Premarathna, A Kumar… - Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
This research addresses the critical issue of load transfer efficiency (LTE) in jointed plain
concrete pavements (JPCP), with a specific focus on the role of dowel bars in ensuring …

Structure design and fatigue performance of rigid-flexible composite pavement using engineered cementitious composites (ECC)

X Wang, B Fan, X Ma, X Liu, H Deng, X Hu - Construction and Building …, 2025 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to design a new rigid-flexible composite pavement (RFCP)
consisting of an upper asphalt layer and lower engineered cementitious composites (ECC) …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-high performance concrete with high strength, workability, loading durability and low curing maintenance for applications in airport pavement

Y Li, M Li, L Wang, L Wang, Z Liu, J Jiang… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of the aviation industry, airport pavement is subjected to ever-
increasing loads, posing urgent and higher demands on the mechanical performance and …

Impact of Sea Level Rise-Induced Hazards on Airfield Pavement Performance: A Simulation Study

X Chen, H Wang - Transportation Research Record, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Sea level rise (SLR) caused by climate change has posed great challenges to coastal
infrastructure. It is important for airport agencies to take SLR impact into account for resilient …

Comparative Analysis of the Load-Bearing Capacity and Crack Resistance of Reinforced Concrete and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Airfield Slabs

I Korneieva, AI Kostiuk, O Posternak… - Advances in Science …, 2024 - Trans Tech Publ
The results of determining the bearing capacity, deformability and crack resistance of full-
size airfield slabs made of reinforced concrete and fiber-reinforced concrete are presented …