Multi-Scale Modeling and Characterization of Infrastructure Materials

Preface.- Fracture toughness testing aspects for assessing low temperature behaviour of bituminous binders.- Evaluating the representative volume element of asphalt concrete mixture beams for testing in the bending beam rheometer.- Linear elastic properties prediction of cementitious composites with aggregate size distributions taken into account.- Multi-scale characterization of bituminous mastics.- Integrating physicochemical and geochemical aspects for development of a multi-scale modelling framework to performance assessment of cementitious materials.- Investigation on mechanical properties of bituminous materials through 2D/3D finite element numerical simulations.- Challenges while performing AFM on Bitumen.- A preliminary numerical study on ITZ in cementitious composites.- Improvement of the test method for determining moisture damage resistance.- Mode II Cracking Failure in Asphalt Concrete by Using A Non-conserved Phase Field Model.- Asphalt Internal Structure Characterization with X-Ray computed Tomography and Digital Image Processing.- Evaluation of Anti-clogging Property of Porous Asphalt Concrete using Microscopic Voids Analysis.- Representative Volumes for Numerical Modeling of Mass Transport in Hydrating Cement Paste.- Exploring the observed rheological behaviour of in-situ aged and fresh bitumen employing the colloidal model proposed for bitumen.- Effect of film thickness of aspahlt mixture in compression test.- Insulating Pavements to Extend Service Life.- Prediction of linear viscoelastic behaviour of asphalt mixes from binder properties and reversal.- A 3D/2D comparion between heterogeneous mesoscale models of concrete.- Meso-scale Analysis Considering Effect of Fiber Inclination in Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites.- Development of an Adherence Energy Test via Force-Displacement Atomic Force Microscopy (FD-AFM).- Multi-scale framework to optimize ageing resistance of asphaltic materials.- Effects of nano-sized additives on the high-temperature properties of bituminous binders: a comparative study.- Differential Scanning Calorimetry applied to bitumen: Results of the RILEM NBM TG1 Round Robin test.- Review of Multiscale Characterization Techniques and Multiscale Modeling methods for Stone-based Materials: from Atomistic to Continuum.- Effects of various modifiers on rheological property of asphalt.- Coupled creep and damage model for concrete at moderate temperatures.- Mitigating Resolution Problems in Numerical Modeling of Effective Transport Properties of Porous Materials.- A 3d image correlation algorithm for tracking movement of aggregates in x-ray ct images of asphalt mixtures captured during compaction.- Research into Applications of Acrylic Fibres in Porous Asphalt: Laboratory, Numerical and Field Study.- Finite element modeling of rejuvenator diffusion in RAP binder film - simulation of plant mixing process.- Micromechanical Simulation of Asphalt Concrete Permanent Deformation.