Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (BCRRA 2017), June 28-30, 2017, Athens, Greece

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Table of contents
Preface
Organization
Supporting organizations
Subgrade soils
	Evaluation of a resilient modulus model for unsaturated soil conditions
	Investigating correlations between stiffness indexes for Brazilian soils
	Analysis of compaction and California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test results of a mixture of iron ore tailings with Brazilian tropical soil in different proportions for road construction purposes
	Suitability assessment of soils for pavement subgrade using gyratory compaction and bearing capacity testing
	Experimental and statistical investigation of the mechanical properties of limestone rocks in Lebanon
	Application of pattern classification techniques for anisotropic characterization of pavement foundations
	Plastic strains of a compacted clayey soil under repeated axial loading
	Estimation of shakedown loads of flexible pavements
	Bearing capacity on stockpiled fly ash
	Tunnels interaction with surrounding alluvial soils
Unbound granular materials
	Structural characteristics of unbound aggregate materials in conventional flexible pavements
	Investigation of resilient modulus values for base aggregates
	Unsaturated resilient strain behaviours of a granular material
	Laboratory investigation on unbound materials used in a highway with premature damage
	An investigation into relevance between fractal dimension and dynamic behavior of pure granular materials
	Experimental characterization of unbound granular materials subjected to high harmonic loads
	Numerical simulation and laboratory testing of unbound base course materials considering the effect of temperature
	Some recent research on the hydraulic conductivity of road materials
	Laboratory investigations of thermal properties of crushed rock materials
	Stiffness and permanent deformation characteristics of open-graded unbound granular materials
	Characterisation of permanent deformation behaviour of unbound granular materials using repeated load triaxial testing
	Implementation of shakedown and packing theories for unbound granular materials
Asphalt mixes
	Experimental study on the effects of angular rate on the torsional shear property of asphalt mixture
	Comparison of flexural strength and crack propagation test characteristics of SMA mixtures including the ageing impact
	Computational study of the influence of form and angularity of coarse aggregates in the linear viscoelastic properties of asphalt mixtures
	Linear viscoelastic behaviour of bituminous mixtures with multi-Recycled Asphalt Pavement
	Apps for modal analysis to characterize the complex modulus of asphalt concrete
	An implementation of the Illinois flexibility index testing protocol for balanced asphalt mix designs
	Laboratory evaluation of stiffness and fatigue susceptibility of asphalt paving materials incorporating environmental factors
	Laboratory test and numerical simulation of microwave heating properties of asphalt mixture
	Influence of lateral confining pressure on flow number tests
	Degradation of asphalt mixtures due to impact method of compaction
	Evaluation of mixing temperature impact on warm mix asphalt performance
	Effect of compaction temperatures on the warm mix asphalt volumetrics and stability
	Comparison of DSR and BBR tests for determining the Performance Grade (PG) of asphalt binder at low temperature
	Aging of bituminous binders in asphalt pavements and laboratory tests
	Effects of mineral fillers and bitumen on ageing of asphalt mastics properties
	Development of empirical models for the estimation of the rheological properties of asphalt binders
	An alternative method for determining thermal stress in asphalt binder based on Laplace transform
	Laboratory investigation of physical performance and FT-IR analysis of warm mix asphalt binders
	Study of asphalt binder diffusion using atomic force microscopy
Performance of asphalt mixes with additives
	Performance properties of asphalt mixture containing Linz-Donawitz (LD) steel slag
	Feasibility study on a thermoset polymer-coated emulsified warm-mix asphalt mixture
	Effect of new types of synthetic waxes designed for low-temperature asphalt mixtures
	An investigation of the mechanical properties of rubber modified asphalt mixtures using a modified dry process
	Rutting performance of bituminous mixtures composed with red mud
	An experimental study on waxy bitumens
	Comparative investigation on the reinforcing effects of polymer-based fiber into bituminous mixtures
	Fibre behaviour and influence on the properties of asphalt mortar
	Effect of waste metallic particles on asphalt induction heating
	Improving the raveling resistance of porous asphalt with kraft lignin modified bitumen
	Usage of ion-irradiated recycled polypropylene as modifier in bituminous binder
	Chemical and physical properties of an asphalt binder modified by the sap of Euphorbia Tirucalli plant: Application in bituminous prime coat
	Physical properties of sepiolite clay nanofibers modified bitumen
	High temperatures performance investigation of geopolymer modified bitumen binders
Effect of traffic loading
	Effects of super heavy trucks on the condition of road infrastructure
	Dynamic pavement response coefficient to estimate the impact of variation in dynamic vehicle load
	Dynamic behavior of flexible inelastic pavements under moving loads
	Responses and performance of flexible pavements in cold climate due to heavy vehicle loading
	Impact of overloaded vehicles on load equivalency factors and service period of flexible pavements
	Implications of changing the maximum legal truck load for the pavement service life
	Modeling of dynamic loads in pavement structural response models
	Impact of longer and heavier vehicles on the performance of asphalt pavements: A laboratory study
	Investigation of influence of heavy traffic loads on asphalt pavement response by SAFEM
	The increase of pavement cost due to the traffic overloads
Structural design methods
	A comparison of mechanistic-empirical pavement design methods for Norwegian conditions
	Tool for enhancing the 1993 AASHTO pavement design method to incorporate the dynamic modulus of asphalt mixture
	Determination of AASHTO 1993 layer coefficients considering time- and temperature-dependency of the asphalt mixture
	A mechanistic empirical design concept for low volume flexible pavement using unbound granular materials with application of concentration factor in a layered system
	Perpetual flexible pavement design life
	Mechanistic-empirical pavement design for unpaved roads: Development of a damage function for structural rutting
	Reliability demystified, at last
	Effect of treated subgrade layer on mechanistic-empirical pavement design
	Comparison of practice for aggregate use in road construction—results from an international survey
In-situ measurements techniques and monitoring
	Influences of measurement conditions on structural indicators obtained from FWD data
	A comparison of TSD and FWD deflections at Norwegian roads with an interpretation of bearing capacity from TSD measurements
	Assessment of pavement structures at traffic speed
	Integration of traffic speed deflectometer and ground penetrating radar for network-level roadway structure evaluation
	Methods for calculating deflections from traffic speed deflectometer data and impacts on pavement design
	Quality control tool for asphalt emulsion-based chip seal curing times
	F/HWD international round robin tests on the STAC’s test facility
	Reproducibility of decisions for rehabilitation of existing roads based on deflection measurements with curviameter or FWD
	Investigation of sampling strategy on estimating strains in flexible pavements through Response Surface Method (RSM)
	Effectiveness of Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves (SASW) method for pavement evaluation
	Continuous health monitoring of asphalt concrete pavements using surface-mounted battery-free wireless sensors
	Instrumentation to evaluate the field performance of composite overlays using accelerated pavement testing
	Assessment of the bearing capacity of pavements using fiber optic sensors
	Subgrade cracking monitoring using distributed optical fiber sensing technique
	Ensuring reliable robust FWD measurements on the English road network
	Inferring pavement layer properties from a moving measurement platform
	Effect of embedment scheme on damage detection performance of self-powered pavement monitoring sensor
Backcalculation analyses of deflection measurements
	Analysing FWD data—from the deflection bowl to material parameters
	A layered pavement structural and remaining capacity model by analysis of FWD and TSD data
	Determination of an optimum backcalculation cross-section for flexible pavements
	Backcalculation of asphalt concrete moduli using field-measured strain
	Optimization of deflection bowl measurements
	Evolution of asphalt modulus from falling weight deflectometer tests and challenges associated with its interpretation and applications: A case study using LTPP data
	Application of falling weight deflectometer for the estimation of in-situ shear strength parameters of subgrade layer
	A model to adjust the falling weight deflections due to temperature variations
	Development of a frequency temperature correction model for FWD back-calculated moduli based on frequency-temperature superposition principle
Structural evaluation
	Evaluation of soil bearing capacity by plate load test
	Variability of Light Weight Deflectometer during laboratory and field applications for subgrade soils under variable moisture conditions
	Comparing CBR values obtained from field with laboratory test results
	Contribution to lateritic soils calibration using the dynamic penetrometer PANDA
	Using QC LWD data for improving pavement design and management in Chile and Peru
	E* prediction algorithm for pavement quality control assessment
	Implementation of modulus-based quality control testing for pavement construction in Thailand
	A practical non-destructive testing based approach to improve the quality of the asphalt compaction process
	Predicting roller-compacted concrete properties from mixture proportions
	Bearing capacity assessment of a flexible pavement subjected to seasonal effects
	Evaluation of pavement load bearing capacity comprised of insulation layers during thaw season
	Evaluation of cement-bitumen treated material bearing capacity by in-situ tests
	Quality assurance of traffic-speed structural condition surveys
Pavement serviceability condition
	Non-destructive crack identification for concrete pavements: A case study
	Review of pavement cracking data collection practices
	Structural Health Monitoring of pavement assets through acoustic signature
	Automated patch detection and quantification for pavement evaluation
	Challenges when modelling ravelling in porous friction courses
	Data driven frameworks for classifying pavement surface anomalies based on pattern recognition techniques and smartphone technology
	Advanced analysis of pavement longitudinal profiles for rehabilitation diagnostic
	In-lab versus on-site measurement of surface performance of flexible pavements
	Comparative laboratory evaluation of macro texture depth of chip seal samples using sand patch and outflow meter test methods
	Evaluation of highway pavement skid resistance performance made of Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC)
	A laboratory evaluation on skid resistance performance of surface coatings manufactured by both natural aggregates and by-products
	Estimating new road rolling resistance using neural networks
	Pavement performance and durability through rational design
	Sampling functional condition indices at traffic-speed
	Assessment of tire-pavement noise by using On-Board Sound Intensity (OBSI) method in the State of Qatar
	Investigation of tire-pavement noise level using On-Board Sound Intensity (OBSI) system
	Overview of California studies on noise reduction for asphalt and concrete surfaces
Rehabilitation and maintenance issues
	Assessment of the efficiency of pavement surface rehabilitation techniques
	Assessment of shotblasting moving speed for pavement preservation—a pilot-case study
	Precast concrete pavements for rapid rehabilitation of high traffic volume highways—US state of practice
	Road bridge decks sealing, joints and pavement practice, the Greek motorway experience
	An efficiency based approach to multi-year network-level maintenance programming
	Road asset valuation system using long term pavement data analysis
	Why PWL is a better quality measure for developing PRS
	Effect of neglected maintenance for the Austrian State road network
	A low cost method of real time pavement condition data sharing to expedite maintenance intervention
	Macroeconomic and external costs caused by inefficient pavement management: Empirical evidence from the A9 motorway in Germany
Stabilization and reinforcement
	The stabilization of a soft soil subgrade layer using a new sustainable binder produced from free-cement blending of waste materials fly ashes
	Geosynthetic impact on subgrade bearing capacity and their possible improvement
	Swelling pressure and consolidation of soft clay stabilized with bagasse ash and lime
	US highway 65 emergency pavement subgrade improvement
	Influences of curing conditions on strength and microstructure of lime-amended fly ash
	Compressive and tensile behaviour of polymer-treated pavement foundation materials
	Pavement subgrade soil bearing capacity as influenced by stabilization process
	Pavement design considerations for subgrades stabilized with recycled materials
	Design of mortars for controlled modulus columns: From laboratory to field experiments
	Implication of the mechanically stabilised granular layer for access road over saline soils at uranium in situ leaching mine in South Kazakhstan
	Sustainable field applications of quarry byproducts mixed with large size unconventional aggregates
	Bearing capacity of a stabilised granular layer on clay subgrade
	Mechanical characteristics and insolubilization effect of incineration bottom ash from MSW using aging method
	Analytical and numerical design approaches for stabilized road pavement base layers
	Geosynthetic sub-base stabilization of roads and artificial turf installations
	Geogrid in paved and unpaved road systems: A review of mechanisms and design methods
	Laboratory evaluation of triangular aperture geogrid reinforced flexible pavements
	In situ damage evaluation of geogrid used in asphalt concrete pavement
	High-performance synthetic microfibers for the structural reinforcement of hot mix asphalts
	Bituminous pavements reinforcement with interlayer systems: Proposing a routine laboratory cyclic flexural testing procedure
	Assessment of fiber reinforced HMA and WMA mixes using viscoelastic continuum damage model
	Lifetime prediction of asphalt interlayer systems, and the correlation between a simplified design method and real cases
Recycled materials and techniques
	Performance evaluation of a 100% recycled asphalt pavement mixture using a polymer binder: A pilot study
	Maximising asphalt recycling in road surface courses: The importance of a preliminary binder design
	Structural evaluation of cold recycling mixture with foamed asphalt
	Effects of vibratory and static compaction in laboratory to strength properties of cold recycled materials
	Towards high quality re-use of porous asphalt
	Mechanical performance of recycled aggregates in cyclic triaxial testing
	Performance of warm recycled mixtures in field trial sections
	Instrumented test section for analyzing the curing process of cold-recycled mixtures
	Sustainability evaluation of pavements using recycled materials
	Moisture effects on the properties of RAP-foamed bitumen mixtures
	Influence of bio-based additives on RAP clustering and asphalt binder rheology
	Evaluation of bituminous binders miscibility for warm-mix recycling techniques
Performance modeling
	3D-FE Modeling and dynamic response analysis of asphalt pavements subjected to FWD impact loads
	Road pavement responses estimated through finite element modeling analysis
	Infinite element technology of adaptive FEMOL applied in mechanical analysis of layered elastic systems for asphalt pavement
	Structural pavement responses using nonlinear finite element analysis of unbound materials
	3D modeling and measuring of tire-pavement contact pressure
	Prediction of heavy vehicle impact on rut development using PEDRO model
	Evaluation of rutting potential in cold bituminous emulsion mixture using finite element analysis
	Pavement rutting prediction models for the coastal roads of southern Norway
	Analytical modeling of rutting for asphalt concrete pavement
	Permanent deformation measurements under flexible pavements using image correlation
	Prediction of HMA fatigue performances using different Visco-Elastic Continuum Damage (VECD) models
	Modelling of reflective cracking in composite pavements
	Research on cracking of asphalt pavement based on cohesive zone model and extended finite element method
	Fatigue performance evaluation of high modulus asphalt binder using the LAS test and S-VECD model
	Analysis of expansive reactions in cement concrete pavement structures by microscopical methods
	Influence of layer thickness on the flow of asphalt under simulated compaction
	Thin overlay analysis using finite element method
	A three-dimensional finite element analysis of temperature distribution in hot mix asphalt pothole repair
	Determination of asphalt layer thickness above which axle load-induced strains initiate top-down Cracking
	Cold and hot asphalt pavements modelling
	Assessment of moisture sensitivity of warm mix asphalt using advanced 3-D imaging technique
	Analysis of the relationship between asphalt mix design and functional performance
	Estimation of optimal pavement performance models for highways
	Performance evaluation of perpetual pavement after ten years
Mechanics of layers interfaces
	Analysis of the behavior of pavement layers interfaces from in situ measurements
	Static and cyclic evaluation of interlayer bonding
	Characterization of the bond between asphalt layers and glass grid layer with help of a wedge splitting test
	Interface shear fatigue performance of asphalt pavement structures in function of normal stress and temperature
	Research on the crack resistance of HVASSAL based on the nonlinear contact between layers
	Effect of glass fibre grids on the bonding strength between two asphalt layers
Geophysical assessment
	A comparative investigation of the pavement layer dielectrics by FDTD modelling and reflection amplitude GPR data
	Signal processing for optimisation of low-powered GPR data with application in transportation engineering (roads and railways)
	Pavement thickness evaluation with air-coupled GPR systems
	Imaging boulders using the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) method
	Second-generation analysis approach for condition assessment of transportation infrastructure using Step-Frequency (SF) Ground-Penetrating-Radar (GPR) array system
	Soft soils boundaries detection by GPR (the Case of Port Antioquia Survey, Colombia)
	Study on the use of low field nuclear magnetic resonance for detecting asphalt aging
	Assessment of pavement structures using non-invasive imaging and geotechnical testing
	How to create a full-wave GPR model of a 3D domain of railway track bed?
Airfield pavements structures
	Development of new FAA design procedures for extended airport pavement life
	Development of rational ACN/PCN system
	Why can’t the PCN index be uniquely defined?
	Harmonizing PCN reporting on extended airport maneuver areas
	Towards airfield pavement design using cold recycled bound materials
	Design of rigid and flexible airfield pavements on cement-treated base
	Innovative construction techniques and functional verification on airfield pavements—a Dutch case study
	Effect of winter contaminants removal techniques on airfield pavement surfaces
	Comparing near surface aircraft pavement responses calculated by finite element and layered elastic methods
	Assessment of critical loading conditions on rigid airfield pavements by means of numerical simulation
	Domain analysis for airfield pavement: Moving forward from point responses
	Airfield pavement management program of Hellenic air force
	Nondestructive detection of voids under airfield pavement
	Effect of subbase quality on performance of rapid-setting replacement slabs for airfield pavements
	Implementing the traffic speed deflectometer for airfield runway assessment
	Managing the impact of more demanding aircraft
	Expedient runway upgrade technologies
	Preliminary analysis of pavement life indicators of large- and medium-hub airport runways
	Impact of joint filling materials on cracking in concrete gutters at large airfields
	Asphalt Pavement Analyzer—laboratory tool for characterization of rutting performance of airport pavement Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)
	Neural networks prediction of critical responses related to top-down and bottom-up cracking in airfield concrete pavement
	Influence of airfield pavement roughness and ponding on gear life and safety of commercial aircraft
	Life cycle cost analysis of runway reconstruction alternatives for commercial service airports
	Perpetual pavement responses under single and dual wheel aircraft gear loading
Railway track structures
	Experimental study on cyclic deformation and particle breakage of railway ballast
	Ballast degradation analysis by Los Angeles Abrasion test and image analysis method
	Influence of parallel grading on hydro-mechanical characteristics of unsaturated fouled ballast
	Analysis and improvement of the dynamic track behaviour in transition zone
	Influence of water content and triaxial size effects on determination of bearing capacity of fouled ballast
	Roadbed improvement of an existing railway line located in cold region by reusing crushed deteriorated ballast
	Laboratory characterisation of rigid polyurethane foam reinforced ballast
	Engineering performance of steel slag as railway ballast
	Effect of temperature and traffic on mix-design of bituminous asphalt for railway sub-ballast layer
	Some results on the properties and behavior of railway ballast
	Theoretical assessment of railway ballast degradation under cyclic loading
	Performance testing of geogrid-stabilised ballast and sub-ballast subjected to high speed rail forces
	Cumulative deformation characteristic and shakedown limit of railway ballast under cyclic loading
	The impact of heavy freight train on the roadbed
	Track defects and the dynamic loads due to suspended (sprung) masses of railway vehicles
	Ensuring of railway ballast and subballast bearing capacity in terms of heavy axle load train operation
	Performance of track transition remedies implemented in high tonnage heavy axle load environment
	Design optimization of the modern tram track infrastructure in soft soil area
	Towards analytical asphalt trackbed design
	Study on the evaluation of track support stiffness of the ballasted track using the FWD
	Use of ballast support condition back-calculator for quantification of ballast pressure distribution under concrete sleepers
	Effect of stiffness and bearing capacity of railway components on track behaviour: A laboratory approach for design optimization of railway tracks
	Laboratory evaluation of under-ballast mat effectiveness to mitigate differential movement problem in railway transition zones
	Bearing capacity evaluation of a subgrade in a heavy haul railway in Brazil
	Laser triangulation measurement system: Application on railway track
	Introduction of new systems for evaluation of ballast bearing capacity
	Evaluation of the ballast aggregates shape properties using digital image processing techniques
	Finite element model on stress distribution of ballasted railway subgrade and its validation
	Modeling the viscoplastic creep behavior of asphalt concrete for use in ballastless railway tracks in tunnels
	Effect of creep and destructuration under Sebou high speed railway line embankment
	Effect of uneven subgrade settlement in high-speed railway on double-block ballastless track regularity
	Railway track vibration and degradation under train operation
	Impact hammer testing of a railway track
	Effects of model scale on lateral resistance characteristic of sleepers in railway ballasted tracks
	Prediction of railway ballast service life
	Study on the mechanism and inspection method of railway pumping
	Next problems with the railway prestressed sleepers cracking in concrete as an effect of delayed ettringite formation
Environmental challenges
	Evaluation of Norwegian gradation based regulation for frost susceptibility of crushed rock aggregates in roads and railways
	Seasonal temperature distribution in rigid pavements
	Longitude profiling as a tool for evaluation of frost actions active pavement section
	A method to assess climate change induced damage on flexible pavements with machine learning
	Testing and modeling the behavior of water saturated asphalt concrete under freezing conditions in relation to pavement damaging
	Predicting subgrade soil strength using FWD and meteorological time series data
	Bearing capacity analysis of pavement structures for short term flooding events
	The importance of maintaining pavement roughness to reduce carbon footprint
	Thermal energy harvesting from asphalt pavement roadways
	Water-heat response of embankments on permafrost to increasing precipitation
	A water preservation base for pervious pavement of traffic road
	Applications of an innovative load bearing permeable concrete pavement
	Accumulation managing pavement—design, construction and performance for confined areas
	The effect of highway geometry on fuel consumption of heavy-duty vehicles operating in eco-driving mode
	Detoxication of the heavy metal ions in water resources by means of mineral geoantidotes
Life cycle assessment and sustainability
	Sustainable pavement rehabilitation strategy using consequential life cycle assessment: An example of interstate 95
	Sustainable implementation of future smart road solutions: A case study on the electrified road
	Life cycle assessment of an optimized network arch highway bridge utilizing timber
	Economic benefit calculation of quality improvements in road construction
	Pay adjustment of asphalt pavement based on the Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) and a brief case study in China
Full-scale testing
	Deflections and dynamic responses of asphalt pavement with graded-broken-stone base: An investigation based on Heavy Vehicle Simulator (HVS)
	Fast Falling Weight Deflectometer (FastFWD) for Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT)
	Pavement strengthening with respect to frost penetration: A laboratory study using a full-scale heavy vehicle simulator
	Use of accelerated pavement testing for degree of risk due to road cavity
	Full-scale accelerated pavement testing of geogrid stabilized roads
Case histories
	Case study of a performance based contract for asphalt pavement overlay in Korea
	Design of Ultra-Thin Continuously Reinforced Concrete (UTCRC) and Enrobé à Module Élevé (EME) implemented as alternative remedial actions
	Resurfacing of the Queen Elizabeth II bridge: Binder selection and evaluation
	Geotechnical assessment strategy for bridge maintenance—case study
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