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Guidelines for the implementation of SMARTI: Sustainable Multifunctional Automated Resilient Transport Infrastructure (2023)
Journal Article
Presti, D. L., Hautiere, N., Hornych, P., Nkwanga, H., Mignini, C., McLoughlin, A., …Doherty, P. (2023). Guidelines for the implementation of SMARTI: Sustainable Multifunctional Automated Resilient Transport Infrastructure. Transportation Research Procedia, 72, 2952-2959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.842

The World's transport infrastructures (TI) network is facing fast changes due to population growth, mobility, business trades and globalization. More challenges are coming from unforeseen natural and human-induced hazards, including climate change's... Read More about Guidelines for the implementation of SMARTI: Sustainable Multifunctional Automated Resilient Transport Infrastructure.

Rubberised stone mastic asphalt mixtures: a performance-related evaluation (2022)
Journal Article
Subhy, A., Lo Presti, D., Airey, G., & Edwards, P. (2023). Rubberised stone mastic asphalt mixtures: a performance-related evaluation. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 24(9), 2280-2300. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2022.2136580

The binder content of rubberised asphalt mixtures is usually increased compared to that used in conventional asphalt. This increase is deemed important to compensate for the reduction in the actual bitumen due to the existence of rubber particles. Th... Read More about Rubberised stone mastic asphalt mixtures: a performance-related evaluation.

Rutting analysis of different rubberised stone mastic asphalt mixtures: from binders to mixtures (2021)
Journal Article
Subhy, A., Lo Presti, D., Airey, G., & Widyatmoko, I. (2022). Rutting analysis of different rubberised stone mastic asphalt mixtures: from binders to mixtures. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 23(9), 2098-2114. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2021.1950818

Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) has been broadly used on heavily trafficked roads and motorways in the UK due to its known stability and durability. In this study, several sets of SMA mixtures were produced using different rubberised bitumens, including a... Read More about Rutting analysis of different rubberised stone mastic asphalt mixtures: from binders to mixtures.

Data Compression Approach for Long-Term Monitoring of Pavement Structures (2019)
Journal Article
Manosalvas-Paredes, M., Lajnef, N., Chatti, K., Aono, K., Blanc, J., Thom, N., …Lo Presti, D. (2019). Data Compression Approach for Long-Term Monitoring of Pavement Structures. Infrastructures, 5, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures5010001

Pavement structures are designed to withstand continuous damage during their design life. Damage starts as soon as the pavement is open to traffic and increases with time. If maintenance activities are not considered in the initial design or consider... Read More about Data Compression Approach for Long-Term Monitoring of Pavement Structures.

Resilience indicators for road networks: the role of robustness and rapidity (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Sohouenou, P. Y., Neves, L. A., & Presti, D. L. (2019). Resilience indicators for road networks: the role of robustness and rapidity

With the increased complexity of urban systems, the need to protect the services of smart cities from disruptions by increasing their resilience to adverse events is more critical than ever before. The present paper aims at clarifying the meaning of... Read More about Resilience indicators for road networks: the role of robustness and rapidity.

Microstructure and rheological response of laboratory-aged SBS-modified bitumens (2019)
Journal Article
Cuciniello, G., Leandri, P., Filippi, S., Lo Presti, D., Polacco, G., Losa, M., & Airey, G. (2019). Microstructure and rheological response of laboratory-aged SBS-modified bitumens. Road Materials and Pavement Design, https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2019.1621771

Polymer additives are widely used to improve the performance of road bitumens including their resistance to hardening during oxidation, although their oxidative inhibitor effect has not been well documented. This study aims to investigate the effect... Read More about Microstructure and rheological response of laboratory-aged SBS-modified bitumens.

Intrinsic adhesive and cohesive assessment of the moisture sensitivity of bio-rejuvenated recycled asphalt binders (2019)
Journal Article
Jiménez del Barco Carrión, A., Carvajal-Muñoz, J. S., Lo Presti, D., & Airey, G. (2019). Intrinsic adhesive and cohesive assessment of the moisture sensitivity of bio-rejuvenated recycled asphalt binders. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 20(Supplement 1), S347-S364. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2019.1588778

Alternative binders not derived from fossil fuels, known as biobinders, are opening new paths for multiple applications in road infrastructure. Biobinders, usually produced from bio-oils obtained from the processing of biomass and industry by-product... Read More about Intrinsic adhesive and cohesive assessment of the moisture sensitivity of bio-rejuvenated recycled asphalt binders.

Effect of ageing on the morphology and creep and recovery of polymer-modified bitumens (2018)
Journal Article
Cuciniello, G., Leandri, P., Filippi, S., Lo Presti, D., Losa, M., & Airey, G. (2018). Effect of ageing on the morphology and creep and recovery of polymer-modified bitumens. Materials and Structures, 51, https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-018-1263-3

Polymer additives are used to improve the properties of road bitumens including their oxidative resistance. However, their usage as anti-oxidative materials remains relatively unclear. This study aims to investigate the changes in the morphology and... Read More about Effect of ageing on the morphology and creep and recovery of polymer-modified bitumens.

SUP&R DSS: A sustainability-based decision support system for road pavements (2018)
Journal Article
Santos, J., Bressi, S., Cerezo, V., & Lo Presti, D. (2019). SUP&R DSS: A sustainability-based decision support system for road pavements. Journal of Cleaner Production, 206, 524-540. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.308

Road pavement community members are increasingly becoming aware of the need to incorporating the principles of sustainable development into the sector. Policies are also going in this direction and as a consequence in the recent years researchers and... Read More about SUP&R DSS: A sustainability-based decision support system for road pavements.

Recommendation of RILEM TC237-SIB on cohesion test of recycled asphalt (2018)
Journal Article
Tebaldi, G., Dave, E., Cannone Falchetto, A., Hugener, M., Perraton, D., Grilli, A., …Bocci, M. (2018). Recommendation of RILEM TC237-SIB on cohesion test of recycled asphalt. Materials and Structures, 51(5), Article 117. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-018-1238-4

This recommendation describes how to evaluate the presence of potentially active bitumen in recycled asphalt (RA) materials through the cohesion test. The experimental protocol is designed according to the research performed by the RILEM Technical Co... Read More about Recommendation of RILEM TC237-SIB on cohesion test of recycled asphalt.

Life cycle assessment of low temperature asphalt mixtures for road pavement surfaces: a comparative analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Santos, J., Bressi, S., Cerezo, V., Lo Presti, D., & Dauvergne, M. (2018). Life cycle assessment of low temperature asphalt mixtures for road pavement surfaces: a comparative analysis. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 138, 283-297. doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.07.012

The increasing fuel consumption demand, the accelerated pressure imposed by the depletion of scarce raw materials and the urgent environmental protection requirements are forcing the change of pavement industry and academia community's research endea... Read More about Life cycle assessment of low temperature asphalt mixtures for road pavement surfaces: a comparative analysis.

Design considerations of high RAP-content asphalt produced at reduced temperatures (2018)
Journal Article
Abed, A., Thom, N., & Lo Presti, D. (2018). Design considerations of high RAP-content asphalt produced at reduced temperatures. Materials and Structures, 51(4), Article 91. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-018-1220-1

In many countries recycling of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) for road surface layers is limited to a maximum of 10–30%. This is due to technical limitation of common asphalt plant but also to specifications that are still restrictive when it comes... Read More about Design considerations of high RAP-content asphalt produced at reduced temperatures.

Use of bitumen-stabilised ballast for improving railway trackbed conventional maintenance (2018)
Journal Article
D'Angelo, G., Sol-Sánchez, M., Moreno-Navarro, F., Lo Presti, D., & Thom, N. (2018). Use of bitumen-stabilised ballast for improving railway trackbed conventional maintenance. Géotechnique, 68(6), 518-527. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.17.P.022

Despite its many advantages, ballasted track needs frequent maintenance to ensure an adequate quality of service. However, tamping, traditionally used to correct geometry, causes ballast degradation and loosening of the already compacted ballast laye... Read More about Use of bitumen-stabilised ballast for improving railway trackbed conventional maintenance.

A comparative life-cycle assessment of asphalt mixtures for railway sub-ballast containing alternative materials (2018)
Journal Article
Bressi, S., Santos, J., Giunta, M., Pistonesi, L., & Lo Presti, D. (2018). A comparative life-cycle assessment of asphalt mixtures for railway sub-ballast containing alternative materials. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 137, 76-88. doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.05.028

Bituminous sub-ballast in railway track-bed can mitigate the variation of the moisture content in the subgrade and reduce vertical stiffness variations of the track leading to a more durable infrastructure. Nevertheless, durability is only one of the... Read More about A comparative life-cycle assessment of asphalt mixtures for railway sub-ballast containing alternative materials.

The effects of laboratory ageing on rheological and fracture characteristics of different rubberised bitumens (2018)
Journal Article
Subhy, A., Pires, G. M., Lo Presti, D., & Airey, G. (2018). The effects of laboratory ageing on rheological and fracture characteristics of different rubberised bitumens. Construction and Building Materials, 180, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.05.273

Ageing of bituminous materials can result in loss of the durability of a flexible pavement. Using rubberised bitumens can enhance pavement performance while at the same time it solves a serious waste disposal problem. Combining Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA)... Read More about The effects of laboratory ageing on rheological and fracture characteristics of different rubberised bitumens.

Towards storage-stable high-content recycled tyre rubber modified bitumen (2018)
Journal Article
Lo Presti, D., Izquierdo, M., & Jiménez del Barco Carrión, A. (2018). Towards storage-stable high-content recycled tyre rubber modified bitumen. Construction and Building Materials, 172, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.03.226

The addition of crumb rubber particles as bitumen modifier can be currently considered as a well-established alternative to conventional polymers for bitumen modification. However, Recycle Tyre Rubber (RTR) modified binders still present drawbacks su... Read More about Towards storage-stable high-content recycled tyre rubber modified bitumen.

Novel performance-based technique for predicting maintenance strategy of bitumen stabilised ballast (2017)
Journal Article
D'Angelo, G., Bressi, S., Giunta, M., Lo Presti, D., & Thom, N. (2018). Novel performance-based technique for predicting maintenance strategy of bitumen stabilised ballast. Construction and Building Materials, 161, 1-8. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.11.115

Despite being the most used worldwide, railway ballasted tracks presents high maintenance cost related to ballast settlement and particle degradation. With the aim of reducing life cycle costs, bitumen stabilised ballast (BSB) has been recently propo... Read More about Novel performance-based technique for predicting maintenance strategy of bitumen stabilised ballast.

Evaluation of bio-materials’ rejuvenating effect on binders for high-reclaimed asphalt content mixtures (2017)
Journal Article
Jiménez del Barco Carrión, A., Perez-Martinez, M., Themeli, A., Lo Presti, D., Marsac, P., Pouget, S., …Airey, G. (in press). Evaluation of bio-materials’ rejuvenating effect on binders for high-reclaimed asphalt content mixtures. Materiales de Construcción, 67(327), https://doi.org/10.3989/mc.2017.04516

The interest in using bio-materials in pavement engineering has grown significantly over the last decades due to environmental concerns about the use of non-recoverable natural resources. In this paper, bio-materials are used together with Reclaimed... Read More about Evaluation of bio-materials’ rejuvenating effect on binders for high-reclaimed asphalt content mixtures.

Fatigue and healing properties of low environmental impact rubberized bitumen for asphalt pavement (2017)
Journal Article
Subhy, A., & Lo Presti, D. (2017). Fatigue and healing properties of low environmental impact rubberized bitumen for asphalt pavement. Coatings, 7(5), https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings7050066

The addition of recycled tyre rubber as a modifier to enhance the mechanical properties of bitumen has proven to provide asphalt mixtures with better mechanical performance. However the rubberised bitumen presents the limitation of requiring higher m... Read More about Fatigue and healing properties of low environmental impact rubberized bitumen for asphalt pavement.

Evaluation of the fracture performance of different rubberised bitumens based on the essential work of fracture (2017)
Journal Article
Subhy, A., Subhy, A., Lo Presti, D., & Airey, G. (2017). Evaluation of the fracture performance of different rubberised bitumens based on the essential work of fracture. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 179, 203-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2017.04.035

The fracture performance of rubberised bitumen in addition to one pre-treated with a Warm Mix Additive (Sasobit®) was investigated using different test methods measuring different damage mechanisms. Two Recycled Tyre Rubber (RTR) modifiers together w... Read More about Evaluation of the fracture performance of different rubberised bitumens based on the essential work of fracture.