Transportation Materials

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• Fracture process zone in viscoelastic media under fatigue loading (2000 - 2007)

• Distress evolution in asphalt concrete pavement under highway traffic (2008 - 2010)

• Strain anisotropy in highway flexible pavement (2009 - 2010)

• Effect of hydrated lime on the dynamic modulus of hot mix asphalt (2010)

• Finite element dynamic analysis for cable-supported structures (1998 - 2010)

• Potential of fatigue cracking in bridge deck pavement (2011-2012)

• Operation of KEC teat road (KECTR) (2004-2013)

• Curling and longitudinal behavior of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (2013-2016)

• Detrimental effects of anti0icing brine on PCC pavement (2019 - ) 

 

Sustainability and Renewable Energy

 

• Development of Geothermal snow melting (2009 - )

• Eco-melting for modern expressways (2013-2018)

• Application of Ground-source Heat Pump (GSHP) for HVAC in service areas (2013-2018)

• Energy harvesting from ground heat, bridge wind farms (2010)

• Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions released from highway traffic  (2013)

• Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions released during road construction (2013)

• Performance evaluation of recycled asphalt mixtures (2013 - 2014)

• Minimization of urban heat island effect using cool pavement (2017-2018)