Pavements affect the urban microclimate and overall quality of outdoor environment. Cool pavements, in particular, can guarantee lower surface temperature than conventional ones, e.g. asphalt concrete. These solutions often comprise reflective coatings placed above existing pavements or more complex configurations, i.e. evaporative heat harvesting solutions. This study investigates in-field the...

A B S T R A C T Using a model of a single layered foundation to describe a highway or an airfield pavement and an integral formulation, the problem of a pavement containing on-the-top layer a crack of finite length 2c is solved for the stress distribution around the crack tip. The analysis shows that the stresses possess the usual 1/e 1⁄2 singular behavior which is characteristic of crack probl...

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Porous asphalt (PA) pavements are widely employed in areas with wet climates. As particle enhancement inclusions mastic, mineral fillers play essential roles improving the performance of PA pavements. This study developed a coupled multiscale finite element (FE) model, involving mesostructure mixture and pavement. Four types mastic properties were four (Granodiorite, Limestone, Dolomite, Rhyoli...

This paper contains an interview-based study focusing on permeable pavements as part of sustainable drainage systems. Climate change is causing pluvial flooding, according to the newest IPCC report. mostly affects urban areas in cities due to: (1) limited capacity existing systems during heavy-intensity rainfall over a short period time and (2) space for ditches city areas. Permeable are, there...

Algal Biochars In article 2300054, Elham H. Fini and co-workers utilize algal biochar as a functional additive in asphalt is an innovative, eco-friendly, cost-effective way to enhance the durability of pavements manage carbon roadway infrastructure. The objective increase interactions among components reduce mass loss produce longer-lasting pavements, while also facilitating management infrastr...

The construction and maintenance costs, as well the residual value, were calculated for structurally equivalent rigid flexible airfield pavements, a range of typical commercial aircraft, subgrade conditions. Whole life cost analysis was performed periods, from 40 years to 100 years. For standard 40-year period value based on pavement reconstruction, pavements had 40% 105% higher whole than alth...