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A state-of-the-art review of Natural bitumen in pavement: Underlining challenges and the way forwardAnupam, K. (author), Akinmade, O.D. (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Adebiyi, Festus (author)The demand for alternative bitumen which could fully/partially replace Petroleum sourced bitumen for pavement construction is globally increasing. The increase in demand can be associated with several factors: depletion in crude oil resources, advances in crude oil refining processes, increased demand for highway infrastructure, and regional...review 2023
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Sun, Z. (author), Wagasing Arachchige, W.A.A.S. (author), Anupam, K. (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), Erkens, S. (author)In the context of climate change and global warming, the attention on the environmental cost of pavements is increasing. To scientifically quantify the environmental cost of pavements, accurate prediction of rolling resistance and fuel consumption is important. In this paper, a comprehensive review on rolling resistance of asphalt pavements...review 2023
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Sun, Z. (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), van Dalen, K.N. (author), Anupam, K. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Erkens, S. (author)The structural evaluation of existing pavements forms the basis for formulating cost-effective maintenance and rehabilitation strategies. A promising tool for pavement structural evaluation at network level is the Traffic Speed Deflectometer (TSD) test. However, the application of the TSD test is hindered by the lack of a robust and efficient...journal article 2022
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Anupam, K. (author), Liu, X. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Erkens, S. (author), van Aggelen, M. (author)Membranes of sufficient bonding characteristics could improve the integrity of the multi-layer structures on orthotropic steel deck bridges (OSBDs), enhancing thus the structural response of these systems and, ultimately, their service life. In this research, full-scale experiments were performed at the LINTRACK accelerated pavement testing...journal article 2022
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Wang, Z. (author), Krishnakumari, P.K. (author), Anupam, K. (author), van Lint, J.W.C. (author), Erkens, S. (author)Understanding the relationship between pavement raveling and traffic characteristics is important to pavement management and maintenance planning. In this work, we propose a framework to empirically quantify this relationship. It consists of an alignment method to tackle the inconsistent spatial-temporal scales of the raveling and traffic...conference paper 2022
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Zhang, H. (author), Anupam, K. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), Erkens, S. (author)Micromechanics, which can be used to relate the properties of a composite to the properties of individual constituents, is considered a good approach to understanding the fundamental mechanisms behind the behavior of asphalt materials. Compared with the semi-empirical and numerical micromechanical models, analytical micromechanical models do not...journal article 2021
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Al Khateeb, Loay (author), Anupam, K. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)The paper aims to simulate the micromechanical behavior of asphalt mixtures during the compaction process using the Discrete Element Method (DEM). The interactions between the components of a Porous Asphalt (PA) mixture were represented using an Elastic Viscoelastic Contact Model (EVCM), which is a user-defined model implemented in EDEM...journal article 2021
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Zhang, H. (author), Anupam, K. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), Erkens, S. (author)Asphalt mixtures with high porosities (known as porous asphalt (PA) mixes) are becoming a popular choice among road authorities as it provides better skid resistance while also reducing tire-pavement noises. Towards the design and manufacture of PA mix pavement, the evaluation of the mechanical properties of PA mixes is of great importance....journal article 2021
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Zhang, H. (author), Anupam, K. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), Erkens, S. (author)In the Netherlands, more than 80% of the highways are surfaced by porous asphalt (PA) mixes. The benefits of using PA mixes include, among others, the reduction of noise and the improvement of skid resistance. However, pavements with PA mixes are known to have a shorter lifetime and higher maintenance costs as compared with traditional dense...journal article 2020
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Sun, Z. (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), van Dalen, K.N. (author), Anupam, K. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)Maintenance and rehabilitation strategies of pavements are usually made based on the results of performance evaluation. An efficient tool for pavement structural evaluation at network level is the traffic speed deflectometer (TSD) test. In order to deal with TSD measurements, this paper proposes a parameter back-calculation technique. Firstly,...conference paper 2020
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Zhang, H. (author), Anupam, K. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Al Khateeb, Loay (author)The mechanical properties of asphalt mixture are always required for the evaluation of the durability of pavements. In order to obtain these properties without conducting expensive laboratory tests and using calibrated empirical models, research studies have been carried out to develop micromechanics-based models. Continuum-based...review 2020
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Sun, Z. (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), van Dalen, K.N. (author), Anupam, K. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Erkens, S. (author)Pavements generally demand necessary maintenance and rehabilitation to maintain their service performance in the whole lifespan. The maintenance and rehabilitation strategies are usually formulated based on the results of non-destructive testing, in which the traffic speed deflectometer (TSD) test is an efficient tool for pavement structural...conference paper 2020
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Sun, Z. (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), van Dalen, K.N. (author), Anupam, K. (author), Erkens, S. (author)A non-destructive testing method suitable for network-level pavement structural evaluation is the traffic speed deflectometer (TSD) test. However, the analysis of TSD measurements still needs a proper parameter back-calculation procedure, which requires an accurate and efficient forward calculation model. As a first step to solving this issue...journal article 2020
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Sun, Z. (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Anupam, K. (author), van Dalen, K.N. (author), Erkens, S. (author)In order to design high-performance roadways, a robust tool which can compute the structural response caused by moving vehicles is necessary. Therefore, this paper proposes a spectral element method-based model to accurately and effectively predict the 3D dynamic response of layered systems under a moving load. A layer spectral element and a...journal article 2019
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Zhang, H. (author), Anupam, K. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), Erkens, S. (author)Within the pavement engineering community, porous asphalt (PA) mixes are regarded as mixes capable of reducing noise and improving wet skid resistance. However, these mixes are likely to have the distress of ravelling. In order to analyse the propensity of a given PA mix for ravelling, the homogenisation technique can be considered as an...journal article 2019
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Miller, Seirgei (author), Chakraborty, Joyraj (author), van der Vegt, Jurian (author), Brinkerink, Daan (author), Erkens, S. (author), Liu, X. (author), Anupam, K. (author), Sluer, Berwich (author), Mohajeri, Mohamad (author)The Fibre Bragg Gratings (FBG) technology based on integrated photonics, offers specific benefits including thermal mapping, damage detection, shape- and distributed sensing. This makes it useful for determining pavement behaviour during extreme weather conditions e.g. freeze-thaw cycles when harsh winter conditions could damage the asphalt...journal article 2017
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Miller, Seirgei (author), Bijleverld, Frank (author), Erkens, S. (author), Anupam, K. (author)Governments, regulatory bodies and road authorities all push for and promote sustainability. Contractors respond with strategies to reduce their carbon footprints. Besides optimising their asphalt production and logistics processes, companies are investing in the development of low energy asphalt mixes. Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) is such an asphalt...journal article 2015