Bituminous mastics are essential in influencing the stiffness and viscoelastic behaviour of asphalt mixtures, as the binder–filler matrix governs stress transfer and deformation resistance in ...

It is shown that all heat effects taking place upon annealing of a metallic glass within the glassy and supercooled liquid states, i.e. heat release below the glass transition temperature and heat ...

Variation in environmental factors can result in changes in pavement material properties. In asphalt pavements, asphalt stiffness is affected by changes in temperature (e.g., moduli value increases ...

Typical nanomechanical applications include measuring elastic modulus, friction and adhesion. Viscoelastic materials, which include polymers and biological materials, have elastic properties that ...