Search Results - "Birgisson, B."

Microscale investigation of thin film surface ageing of bitumen by DAS, P.K., KRINGOS, N., BIRGISSON, B.

“…Summary This paper investigates the mechanism of bitumen surface ageing, which was validated utilizing the atomic force microscopy and the differential…”
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Comparative life cycle assessment of large-scale 3D printing utilizing kaolinite-based calcium sulfoaluminate cement concrete and conventional construction by Abu-Ennab, L., Dixit, M.K., Birgisson, B., Pradeep Kumar, P.

“…3D printing (3DP) is gaining importance as an alternative mode of construction with the aim to reduce the environmental impacts of the construction sector…”
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Dynamic response of flexible pavements at vehicle-road interaction by Khavassefat, P., Jelagin, D., Birgisson, B.

“…In the present paper a robust and general computational framework that captures the dynamic response of flexible pavements to a moving vehicle is presented. A…”
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Application of resonant acoustic spectroscopy to asphalt concrete beams for determination of the dynamic modulus by Gudmarsson, A., Ryden, N., Birgisson, B.

“…In this paper, a new application of resonant acoustic spectroscopy (RAS) is examined for constructing asphalt concrete mastercurves from seismic testing. The…”
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A computational framework for viscoelastic analysis of flexible pavements under moving loads by Khavassefat, P., Jelagin, D., Birgisson, B.

“…A general quasi-static computational procedure is established to evaluate stresses and strains induced in the viscoelastic flexible pavement by moving traffic…”
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Determination and prediction of crack patterns in hot mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures by Birgisson, B., Montepara, A., Romeo, E., Roncella, R., Napier, J.A.L., Tebaldi, G.

“…This paper presents a comparison between predicted and measured crack patterns developing in hot mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures during common fracture tests. A…”
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Microstructure and Fracture in Asphalt Mixtures Using a Boundary Element Approach by Birgisson, B, Soranakom, C, Napier, J. A. L, Roque, R

“…This paper describes the use of the displacement discontinuity boundary element method to model the microstructure of asphalt mixtures. The problem of indirect…”
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Elastodynamic direct boundary element methods with enhanced numerical stability properties by Birgisson, B., Siebrits, E., Peirce, A. P.

“…Evidence of numerical instabilities in two‐dimensional time domain direct boundary element methods is presented. The effects of numerical versus analytical…”
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Elastodynamic boundary element method for piecewise homogeneous media by Birgisson, B., Crouch, S. L.

“…A general higher‐order formulation for the time domain elastodynamic direct boundary element method is presented for computing the transient displacements and…”
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Evaluating Measured Tire Contact Stresses to Predict Pavement Response and Performance by Roque, Reynaldo, Ann Myers, Leslie, Birgisson, Bjorn

“…Recent research has indicated that measured contact stress distributions under radial truck tires are highly complex. These stress distributions help to…”
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Damage and fracture characterization of asphalt concrete mixtures using the equivalent micro-crack stress approach by Onifade, Ibrahim, Birgisson, Björn

“…•Equivalent micro-crack stress (EMCS) proposed for asphalt damage characterization.•The EMCS is obtained from fundamental material properties.•Provides good…”
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Modeling Stress-Dependent Anisotropic Elastoplastic Unbound Granular Base in Flexible Pavements by Zhang, Yuqing, Gu, Fan, Luo, Xue, Birgisson, Bjorn, Lytton, Robert L.

“…Unbound granular base (UGB) has a cross-anisotropic and nonlinear (stress-dependent) modulus with a plastic behavior. Existing UGB models address nonlinear…”
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Drainage of Pavement Base Material: Design and Construction Issues by Birgisson, Bjorn, Roberson, Ruth

“…Moisture in pavement base material is a major contributor to pavement failure. Presented is an approach for measuring real-time moisture content in pavement…”
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Viscoelasticplastic–Fracture Modeling of Asphalt Mixtures Under Monotonic and Repeated Loads by Zhang, Yuqing, Gu, Fan, Birgisson, Bjorn, Lytton, Robert L.

“…Rutting and cracking occur simultaneously in asphalt mixtures as observed in the field and in the laboratory. Existing mechanical models have not properly…”
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Effects of truck traffic on top-down fatigue cracking performance of flexible pavements using a new mechanics-based analysis framework by Dinegdae, Yared H., Birgisson, Björn

“…The mechanics-based analysis framework predicts top-down fatigue cracking initiation time in asphalt concrete pavements by utilising fracture mechanics and…”
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Towards a Reliability-Based Pavement Design using Response Surface Methods by Dinegdae, Yared, Onifade, Ibrahim, Birgisson, Bjorn, Lytton, Robert, Little, Dallas

“…Reliability has been incorporated in many pavement design procedures to account for the effects of inputs variabilities and uncertainties on predicted…”
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Modelling cracking damage of asphalt mixtures under compressive monotonic and repeated loads using pseudo J-integral Paris' law by Zhang, Yuqing, Gu, Fan, Birgisson, Bjorn, Lytton, Robert L.

“…Field observations and mechanical analyses have shown that cracks accompany rutting in asphalt mixtures under external compressive loads. This study aims to…”
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Interpretation of the Superpave IDT strength test using a viscoelastic-damage constitutive model by Onifade, Ibrahim, Balieu, Romain, Birgisson, Bjorn

“…This paper presents a new interpretation for the Superpave IDT strength test based on a viscoelastic-damage framework. The framework is based on continuum…”
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Reliability-Based Design Procedure for Fatigue Cracking in Asphalt Pavements by Dinegdae, Yared H., Birgisson, Björn

“…The need to account for the effect of design input variabilities on predicted performance has led to many design procedures that address reliability for…”
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The non-stationary response of flexible pavements to moving loads by Khavassefat, Parisa, Jelagin, Denis, Birgisson, Björn

“…In this paper, the pavement surface deterioration is investigated based on field measurements of surface roughness profiles obtained in Sweden. A predictive…”
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