Search Results - "Kaloush, Kamil E."

Environmental impacts of reflective materials: Is high albedo a ‘silver bullet’ for mitigating urban heat island? by Yang, Jiachuan, Wang, Zhi-Hua, Kaloush, Kamil E.

“…Studies on urban heat island (UHI) have been more than a century after the phenomenon was first discovered in the early 1800s. UHI emerges as the source of…”
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Spatial and Temporal Inversion of Land Surface Temperature along Coastal Cities in Arid Regions by Al-Ruzouq, Rami, Shanableh, Abdallah, Khalil, Mohamad Ali, Zeiada, Waleed, Hamad, Khaled, Abu Dabous, Saleh, Gibril, Mohamed Barakat A., Al-Khayyat, Ghadeer, Kaloush, Kamil E., Al-Mansoori, Saeed, Jena, Ratiranjan

“…Climate change is undoubtedly affecting the global weather of the Earth. Rapid human civilization has mainly caused this in the last few decades. This research…”
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Impact of Pavement Thermophysical Properties on Surface Temperatures by Gui, Jooseng (Gavin), Phelan, Patrick E, Kaloush, Kamil E, Golden, Jay S

“…A one-dimensional mathematical model was developed, based on the fundamental energy balance, to calculate the pavement near-surface temperatures using hourly…”
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Effect of pavement thermal properties on mitigating urban heat islands: A multi-scale modeling case study in Phoenix by Yang, Jiachuan, Wang, Zhi-Hua, Kaloush, Kamil E., Dylla, Heather

“…Engineered pavements cover a large fraction of cities and offer significant potential for urban heat island mitigation. Though rapidly increasing research…”
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Asphalt rubber: Performance tests and pavement design issues by Kaloush, Kamil E.

“…•Asphalt rubber mixtures have unique properties in terms of improved permanent deformation and fatigue cracking.•Their use in new pavement designs and…”
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Do all rejuvenators improve asphalt performance? by Rajib, Amirul I., Samieadel, Alireza, Zalghout, Ali, Kaloush, Kamil E., Sharma, Brajendra K., Fini, Elham H.

“…Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) contain significant amounts of bitumen and their application in new constructions have…”
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Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Asphalt Concretes with Various Asphalt Binders in Thailand by Takaikaew, Thaworn, Tepsriha, Promma, Horpibulsuk, Suksun, Hoy, Menglim, Kaloush, Kamil E, Arulrajah, Arul

“…AbstractThis research presents a laboratory investigation into the effects of polyolefin and aramid fibers as a reinforcement material in hot-mix asphalt (HMA)…”
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Using Dynamic Modulus Test to Evaluate Moisture Susceptibility of Asphalt Mixtures by Nadkarni, Atish A., Kaloush, Kamil E., Zeiada, Waleed A., Biligiri, Krishna Prapoorna

“…The stripping in of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) is assessed by AASHTO T283 by means of the indirect tensile strength test. The tensile strength ratio (TSR) is used…”
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Evaluating interaction of fibre reinforcement mechanism with mesostructure of asphalt concrete by Noorvand, Hossein, Castro, Samuel, Underwood, Benjamin S., Kaloush, Kamil E.

“…Published studies generally demonstrate positive benefits from using Mechanically Fibre-Reinforced Asphalt Concrete (M-FRAC). However, improvements vary with…”
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Perceptions of urban heat island mitigation and implementation strategies: survey and gap analysis by Wang, Chenghao, Wang, Zhi-Hua, Kaloush, Kamil E., Shacat, Joseph

“…•We study the general perceptions of urban heat island mitigation based on a survey.•The participants are professionals who are familiar with urban heat island…”
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Thermal Properties of Asphalt Pavements Modified with a Lightweight Silica-Based Composite by Obando, Carlos J., Karam, Jolina J., Medina, José R., Kaloush, Kamil E.

“…AbstractPavements are exposed to different external factors such as traffic loading, levels of moisture, and ambient temperature fluctuations. External…”
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Characterization and assessment of aerogel-modified asphalt binders by Obando, Carlos J., Karam, Jolina J., Kaloush, Kamil E.

“…Conventional asphalt has been used along the time with relatively satisfactory performance. However better performance in terms of development, environment,…”
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Effects of the International Roughness Index and Rut Depth on Crash Rates by Mamlouk, Michael, Vinayakamurthy, Mounica, Underwood, B. Shane, Kaloush, Kamil E.

“…Pavement distresses directly affect ride quality, and indirectly contribute to driver distraction, vehicle operation, and accidents. In this study, analysis…”
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Porous Asphalt Pavement Temperature Effects for Urban Heat Island Analysis by Stempihar, Jeffrey J., Pourshams-Manzouri, Tina, Kaloush, Kamil E., Rodezno, Maria Carolina

“…Increased nighttime temperatures caused by retained heat in urban areas is a phenomenon known as the urban heat island (UHI) effect. Urbanization requires an…”
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Effects of Wax-Impregnated Nanozeolites on Bitumen’s Thermomechanical Properties by Samieadel, Alireza, Chen, Shaojiang, Ciota, David, Seo, Dong-Kyun, Kaloush, Kamil E, Fini, Elham H

“…This study presents a new carrier for wax-based additives used in bitumen; the new carrier alleviates wax crystallization while improving bitumen’s cohesion,…”
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A comparative study of the thermal and radiative impacts of photovoltaic canopies on pavement surface temperatures by Golden, Jay S., Carlson, Joby, Kaloush, Kamil E., Phelan, Patrick

“…Rapid urbanization of the planet is occurring at an unprecedented pace, primarily in arid and semi-arid hot climates [Golden, J.S., 2004. The built environment…”
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Predictive Models for Storage Modulus and Loss Modulus of Asphalt Mixtures by Venudharan, Veena, Chandrappa, Anush K, Biligiri, Krishna P, Kaloush, Kamil E

“…AbstractComplex modulus of an asphalt mixture constitutes two components: E′ representing the ability of the mixture to store energy (elastic behavior), and…”
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Endurance Limit for HMA Based on Healing Concept Using Uniaxial Tension-Compression Fatigue Test by Zeiada, Waleed A, Souliman, Mena I, Kaloush, Kamil E, Mamlouk, Michael

“…AbstractPerpetual pavements, if properly designed and rehabilitated, last longer than 50 years without major structural rehabilitation. The fatigue endurance…”
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Fiber-Reinforced Asphalt Concrete as Sustainable Paving Material for Airfields by Stempihar, Jeffrey J., Souliman, Mena I., Kaloush, Kamil E.

“…Sustainability at airports has received attention recently as owners have worked to incorporate sustainable practices into projects and daily operations…”
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Rational Modeling of Tertiary Flow for Asphalt Mixtures by Biligiri, Krishna P., Kaloush, Kamil E., Mamlouk, Michael S., Witczak, Matthew W.

“…The objective of this research study was to evaluate several mathematical models to be used in calculating the onset of tertiary flow [referred to as the flow…”
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