Benjamin Shane Underwood

An investigation into the nonlinear rheological behavior of modified asphalt binders using large amplitude oscillatory shear rheology

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAVEMENT ENGINEERING, 24(1).

Asphalt mixture fatigue damage and failure predictions using the simplified viscoelastic continuum damage (S-VECD) model

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FATIGUE, 174.

Balanced Mixture Design Framework for Asphalt Mixtures Based on Index- and Performance-Volumetrics Relationships

Rocha, M. L., Aragao, F. T. S., Nascimento, L. A. H., & Underwood, B. S. (2023, April 6). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD.

Benchmarking Recycled Binder Blends Using Statistical Analysis: A Case Study of Virginia and North Carolina

Preciado, J., Gulzar, S., Fried, A., Castorena, C., Underwood, B. S., Habbouche, J., & Boz, I. (2023, July 3). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, Vol. 7.

Case Studies of Asphalt Pavement Quality Assurance Specifications, Performance-Related Specifications, and Performance-Based Specifications

Saleh, N. F., DeCarlo, K., Underwood, B. S., Pine, W. J., Huber, G., Tran, N., … Kim, Y. R. (2023, May 4). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, Vol. 5.

Criterion to Select the Maximum Aggregate Size of Fine-Aggregate Asphalt Matrices

Souza, T. D., Enriquez-Leon, A. J., Rocha, M. L., Osmari, P. H., Sacramento Aragao, F. T., Brabo Pereira, A. M., & Underwood, B. S. (2023, March 31). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD.

Early Friction and Texture Evolution After an Asphalt Overlay

Goenaga, B., Underwood, B. S., Castorena, C., & Rogers, P. (2023, January 27). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, Vol. 1.

Effect of soil amendments on the compaction characteristics, hydraulic conductivity, and tire sinkage potential of roadside soils

TRANSPORTATION GEOTECHNICS, 41.

Effect of synthetic fibers on the mechanical performance of asphalt mixture: A review

[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING-ENGLISH EDITION, 10(3), 331–348.

Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Alternative Approaches to Incorporate Recycled Binder Availability into Mixture Design Procedures

Mocelin, D. M., Isied, M. M., Alvis, M. C. A., Kusam, A., Underwood, B. S., Kim, Y. R., & Castorena, C. (2023, April 19). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, Vol. 4.

Performance of warm asphalt mixtures containing reclaimed asphalt pavement, an anti-stripping agent, and recycling agents: A study using a balanced mix design approach

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 363.

Quantifying Uncertainty with Pavement Performance Models: Comparing Bayesian and Non-Parametric Methods

Karanam, G. D., Goenaga, B., & Underwood, B. S. (2023, March 12). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, Vol. 3.

Repeatability and Reproducibility Analysis for Functional Test Results from Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester Cyclic Fatigue Test

Ding, J., Jeong, J., Lee, K. C., Underwood, B. S., Kim, Y. R., & Castorena, C. (2023, April 11). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, Vol. 4.

Ruggedness Evaluation of Dynamic Modulus Test Using Small-Scale Test Specimens for Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester

Kuchiishi, A. K., Castorena, C., Kim, Y. R., & Underwood, B. S. (2023, April 27). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, Vol. 4.

Self-healing master curves of bituminous binders: a non-linear viscoelastic continuum damage framework

Fabrizio, M., Underwood, B. S., Lucia, T., Orazio, B., & Ezio, S. (2023, February 28). ROAD MATERIALS AND PAVEMENT DESIGN.

Towards sustainable roads: A State-of-the-art review on the use of recycling agents in recycled asphalt mixtures

[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 406.

Characterization of the permanent deformation of asphalt mixtures based on indexes and on pavement structural performance

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 326.

Correlation of asphalt binder linear viscoelasticity (LVE) parameters and the ranking consistency related to fatigue cracking resistance

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 322.

Cracking performance predictions using index-volumetrics relationships with direct tension cyclic fatigue test and Illinois Flexibility Index Test (I-FIT)

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 315.

Development of a fatigue index parameter, S-app, for asphalt mixes using viscoelastic continuum damage theory

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAVEMENT ENGINEERING, 23(2), 438–452.

Development of an analytical framework for evaluation of critical fiber length in asphalt concrete with a fiber pullout test

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 360.

Effect of laboratory oxidative aging on dynamic shear rheometer measures of asphalt binder fatigue cracking resistance

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 337.

Evaluating interaction of fibre reinforcement mechanism with mesostructure of asphalt concrete

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAVEMENT ENGINEERING, 23(5), 1594–1611.

Evaluation of Recycling Agent and Extender Dosage Selection Procedures to Restore the High-Temperature Climatic Performance Grade

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2676(6), 302–314.

Evaluation of Structural Performance of Pavements under Extreme Events: Flooding and Heatwave Case Studies

Matini, N., Gulzar, S., Underwood, S., & Castorena, C. (2022, March 9). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, Vol. 3.

Low-temperature performance grade characterisation of asphalt binder using the dynamic shear rheometer

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAVEMENT ENGINEERING, 23(3), 811–823.

Method to Reduce Uncertainty in the Prediction of Pavement Condition With a Lower Sample Frequency

Goenaga, B., Karanam, D., & Underwood, B. S. (2022, April 12). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, Vol. 4.

Molecular-based asphalt oxidation reaction mechanism and aging resistance optimization strategies based on quantum chemistry

MATERIALS & DESIGN, 223.

Novel Index for Vulnerability Assessment of Flexible Pavement Infrastructure to Temperature Rise: Case Study of Developing Countries

JOURNAL OF INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS, 28(1).

Review of the Superpave performance grading system and recent developments in the performance-based test methods for asphalt binder characterization

[Review of ]. CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 319.

Wildfire risk, post-fire debris flows, and transportation infrastructure vulnerability

SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE, 7(3), 188–200.

Ageing effects on the linear and nonlinear viscoelasticity of bituminous binders

ROAD MATERIALS AND PAVEMENT DESIGN, 22, S37–S50.

COVID-19, Uncertainty, and the Need for Resilience-Based Thinking in Pavement Engineering

JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING PART B-PAVEMENTS, 147(1).

Combined effect of waste polymer and rejuvenator on performance properties of reclaimed asphalt binder

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 268.

Development of framework of the predictive performance-engineered mix design procedure for asphalt mixtures

Wang, Y. D., Ghanbari, A., Underwood, B. S., & Kim, Y. R. (2021, June 9). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAVEMENT ENGINEERING, Vol. 6.

Development of preliminary transfer functions for performance predictions in FIexPAVE (TM)

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 266.

Disruption and Recovery: Initial Assessment of COVID-19 Traffic Impacts in North Carolina and Virginia

JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING PART A-SYSTEMS, 147(4).

Pavement Fatigue Damage Simulations Using Second-Generation Mechanistic-Empirical Approaches

Hernandez-Fernandez, N., Harvey, J. T., Underwood, B. S., & Ossa-Lopez, A. (2021, July 19). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD.

Preparation and performances of SBS compound modified asphalt mixture by acidification and vulcanization

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 296.

Refinement of Climate-, Depth-, and Time-Based Laboratory Aging Procedure for Asphalt Mixtures

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, 2675(2), 207–218.

Review From Multiple Perspectives for the State of the Practice on the Use of Recycled Asphalt Materials and Recycling Agents in Asphalt Concrete Surface Mixtures

Habbouche, J., Boz, I., Underwood, B. S., Castorena, C., Gulzar, S., Fried, A., & Preciado, J. (2021, December 9). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, Vol. 2676.

Rutting performance prediction using index-volumetrics relationships with stress sweep rutting test and Hamburg wheel-track test

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 295.

Use of Resampling Method to Construct Variance Index and Repeatability Limit of Damage Characteristic Curve

Ding, J., Lee, K. C., Castorena, C., Kim, Y. R., & Underwood, B. S. (2021, February 22). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, Vol. 2.

Advancements in the characterisation and design of asphalt materials

Underwood, S., Caro, S., & Varveri, A. (2020, July 2). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAVEMENT ENGINEERING, Vol. 21, pp. 955–955.

Chemical Composition and Rheological Characteristics of Binders Containing RAP and Rejuvenator

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 32(4), 04020026.

Development of environmentally friendly flame retardant to achieve low flammability for asphalt binder used in tunnel pavements

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 257.

Effect of Speed Bumps on Pavement Condition

Transportation Research Record, 2674(9), 66–82.

Effects of aging on asphalt mixture and pavement performance

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 258.

Experimental Study for Crowdsourced Ride Quality Index Estimation Using Smartphones

JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING PART B-PAVEMENTS, 146(4).

Implementation of the AASHTO M 332 Specification: A Case Study

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, 2674(9), 959–971.

Molecular weight distribution of asphalt binders from Laser Desorption Mass Spectroscopy (LDMS) technique and its relationship to linear viscoelastic relaxation spectra

FUEL, 262.

Nonlinear Viscoelastic Response of Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt Binder Under Large Strains

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, 2674(3), 139–149.

Past and Present Design Practices and Uncertainty in Climate Projections are Challenges for Designing Infrastructure to Future Conditions

JOURNAL OF INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS, 26(3).

Pavement performance predictions using performance-volumetric relationship and evaluation of construction variability: Example of MaineDOT shadow project for the development of performance-related specifications

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 263.

Predictive Framework for Modeling Changes in Asphalt Mixture Moduli with Oxidative Aging

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, 2674(10), 79–93.

Relations between colloidal indices and low-temperature properties of reclaimed binder modified with softer binder, oil-rejuvenator and polybutadiene rubber

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 239.

Simulation of the asphalt concrete stiffness degradation using simplified viscoelastic continuum damage model

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FATIGUE, 140.

Statistical Validation of Crowdsourced Pavement Ride Quality Measurements from Smartphones

JOURNAL OF COMPUTING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, 34(3).

Tensile strength of sands treated with microbially induced carbonate precipitation

CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNAL, 57(10), 1611–1616.

Uncertainty Quantification of Simplified Viscoelastic Continuum Damage Fatigue Model using the Bayesian Inference-Based Markov Chain Monte Carlo Method

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, 2674(4), 247–260.

A method to select general circulation models for pavement performance evaluation

International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 22(2), 1–13.

Development of a Performance-Volumetric Relationship for Asphalt Mixtures

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2673(6), 416–430.

Effect of MSCR Percent Recovery on Performance of Polymer Modified Asphalt Mixtures

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2673(5), 308–319.

Fatigue or Not Fatigue, That is the Question

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Relationship between Asphalt Binder Parameters and Asphalt Mixture Rutting

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2673(6), 431–446.

Strain-Level Determination Procedure for Small-Specimen Cyclic Fatigue Testing in the Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 036119811984535.

Transportation resilience to climate change and extreme weather events – Beyond risk and robustness

Transport Policy, 74, 174–186.

Effect of Loading Waveform Pattern and Rest Period on Fatigue Life of Asphalt Concrete Using Viscoelastic Continuum Damage Model

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2672(28), 451–461.

Effect of Synthetic Fiber State on Mechanical Performance of Fiber Reinforced Asphalt Concrete

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2672(28), 42–51.

Effects of the International Roughness Index and Rut Depth on Crash Rates

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2672(40), 418–429.

Estimation of Asphalt Concrete Modulus Using the Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Test

Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, 144(2), 04018008.

Exploring indicators for fatigue cracking in hot mix asphalt pavements using simplified-viscoelastic continuum damage theory

Road Materials and Pavement Design, 19(3), 536–545.

Fatigue Properties of Nano-Reinforced Bituminous Mixtures: A Viscoelastic Continuum Damage Approach

International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 11(7), 766–773.

Fatigue and Healing Performance Assessment of Asphalt Binder from Rheological and Chemical Characteristics

Materials and Structures, 51(6), 171–182.

Interpreting Stress Sensitivity in the Multiple Stress Creep and Recovery Test

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 30(2), 04017283.

Alternate interpretation of stress sensitivity in AASHTO T350

96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.

Autonomous Vehicles

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2640(1), 21–28.

Autonomous vehicles: Assessment of the implications of truck positioning on flexible pavement performance and design

Transportation Research Record, 21–28.

Development of modulus and fatigue test protocol for fine aggregate matrix for axial direction of loading

Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 45(2), 497–508.

Evaluation of the sensitivity of asphalt concrete modulus to binder oxidation with a multiple length scale study

Construction and Building Materials, 152, 954–963.

Fail-safe and safe-to-fail adaptation: decision-making for urban flooding under climate change

Climatic Change, 145(3-4), 397–412.

Impact of Alternative Project Delivery Systems on the International Roughness Index: Case Studies of Transportation Projects in the Western United States

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2630(1), 76–84.

Impact of alternative project deliver systems on the International Roughness Index (IRI) ? Case studies of transportation projects in the Western U.S.

96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.

Impact of alternative project deliver systems on the International Roughness Index (IRI) ? case studies of transportation projects in the Western U.S.

Transportation Research Record, 2630, 76–84.

Impact of climate change on pavement structural performance in the United States

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 57, 172–184.

Impact of climate change on the pavement performance and its sensitivity to various climate prediction models

96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.

Implications of autonomous truck use on flexible pavement performance and design

96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.

Improvement in reliability of fatigue life prediction of asphalt concrete using fine aggregate matrix (FAM) experimental data and its sensitivity to input parameters

96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.

Increased costs to US pavement infrastructure from future temperature rise

Nature Climate Change, 7(10), 704–707.

Investigation and modelling of asphalt pavement performance in cold regions

International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 20(8), 986–997.

Maintaining reliability of transportation systems and interdependent infrastructure under climate change

International Society of Industrial Ecology and International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology Conference.

Micromechanical shear modulus modeling of activated crumb rubber modified asphalt cements

Construction and Building Materials, 150, 56–65.

Micromechanical shear modulus modeling of activated crumb rubber modified asphalt cements

Construction and Building Materials, 56–65.

Use of Fine Aggregate Matrix Experimental Data in Improving Reliability of Fatigue Life Prediction of Asphalt Concrete: Sensitivity of This Approach to Variation in Input Parameters

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2631(1), 65–73.

3D measurement of pavement macrotexture using digital stereoscopic vision

95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.

A continuum damage model for asphalt cement and asphalt mastic fatigue

International Journal of Fatigue, 82, 387–401.

A nonlinear viscoelastic damage model for asphalt binder and mastics

1st Transportation Research Congress.

Correlating field performance to laboratory dynamic modulus from indirect tension and torsion bar

Road Materials and Pavement Design, 18(sup1), 104–127.

Developing an indicator for fatigue cracking in hot mix asphalt pavements using viscoelastic continuum damage principles

8th International RILEM Conference on Mechanisms of Cracking and Debonding in Pavements.

Development of Modulus and Fatigue Test Protocol for Fine Aggregate Matrix for Axial Direction of Loading

Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 45(2), 20150295.

Development of a Test Protocol to Measure Uniaxial Fatigue Damage and Healing

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2576(1), 10–18.

Development of test protocol to measure axial fatigue damage and healing

Transportation Research Record, 10–18.

Development of test protocol to measure axial fatigue damage and healing

95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.

Durable fiber reinforced asphalt concrete friction courses for airfield runways

Proceedings International Society on Asphalt Pavements Symposium.

Effect of Binder Modification on the Performance of an Ultra-Thin Overlay Pavement Preservation Strategy

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2550(1), 1–7.

Effect of as-compacted moisture content and density on pavement performance in different climatic regimes

Proceedings of the Joint Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress.

Effect of binder modification on the performance of an ultrathin overlay pavement preservation strategy

Transportation Research Record, 1–7.

Effect of binder modification on the performance of an ultrathin overlay pavement preservation strategy

95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.

Evaluation of the sensitivity of asphalt concrete modulus to binder oxidation with a multiple length scale study

95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.

Fatigue Performance Prediction of Asphalt Composites Subjected to Cyclic Loading with Intermittent Rest Periods

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2576(1), 72–82.

Fatigue performance prediction of asphalt composites subjected to cyclic loading with intermittent rest periods

95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.

Identifying Indicators for Fatigue Cracking in Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavements Using Viscoelastic Continuum Damage Principles

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2576(1), 28–39.

Identifying indicators for fatigue cracking in hot mix asphalt pavements using viscoelastic continuum damage principles

Transportation Research Record, 2576, 28–39.

Impact of asphalt concrete fatigue endurance limit definition on pavement performance prediction

International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 18(11), 945–956.

Impact of forecasted freight trends on highway pavement infrastructure

Arizona ITE-IMSA Annual Spring Conference.

Investigation of Aging in Hydrated Lime and Portland Cement Modified Asphalt Concrete at Multiple Length Scales

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 28(5), 04015205.

Investigation of aging in hydrated lime and portland cement modified asphalt concrete at multiple length scales

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 28(5).

Mechanistic-empirical methodology for the selection of cost-effective rehabilitation strategy for flexible pavements

International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 19(8), 675–684.

Potential for impacts of autonomous vehicles on pavement infrastructure

2016 Roads and Streets Conference.

Reliability Analysis of Fatigue Life Prediction from the Viscoelastic Continuum Damage Model

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2576(1), 91–99.

Reliability analysis of fatigue life prediction from the viscoelastic continuum damage model

95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.

The implications of uniform distribution of trucks on flexible pavement performance and design

Arizona ITE-IMSA Annual Spring Conference.

Use of particulate composite models and crumb rubber swelling to estimate stiffness of rubberized asphalt binders

International Society on Asphalt Pavements Symposium.

Using repeated stress sweep to investigate non-linearity in asphalt binders and mastics by fourier transform analysis

Proceedings International Society on Asphalt Pavements Symposium.

Ageing and rejuvenators: evaluating their impact on high RAP mixtures fatigue cracking characteristics using advanced mechanistic models and testing methods

Road Materials and Pavement Design, 16(sup2), 1–28.

Chapter 9: Multiscale Modeling Approach for Asphalt Concrete and its Implications on Oxidative Aging

In S.-C. Huang & H. D. Benedetto (Eds.), Advances in Asphalt Materials. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing.

Continuum damage based constitutive model for asphalt binder and asphalt mastic

International Journal of Fatigue, 82(3), 287–401.

Evaluation of Multiple Stress Creep and Recovery (MSCR) Data for Arizona

International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 8(5), 337–345.

Evaluation of in situ RAP binder interaction in asphalt mastics using micromechanical models

International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 18(9), 798–810.

Fiber reinforced asphalt concrete: Overview, mechanisms, and applications

4th IRF Middle East Regional Congress.