Silvia Caro

TL;DR: The detrimental effects of water in asphalt mixtures and its manifestation as distresses in asphalt pavements were first recognised in the 1930s and have been studied extensively during the last 35 years as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss existing tests and analytical methods that can be used to assess and quantify moisture damage potential in asphalt mixtures and present a new approach for classifying moisture damage, which emphasises recent analytical developments.

TL;DR: In this paper, the analysis of the filler effect on asphalt-aggregate interfaces of HMA based on thermodynamic properties (i.e., measurements of surface free energy, SFE, performed on asphalts, mastics (asphalt-filler combinations), and aggregates) is presented.

TL;DR: A simple experimental procedure was developed in this paper to measure water vapor diffusion coefficients in coarse aggregates, fine aggregate mixture (blend of the fine portion of the aggregates with the asphalt binder), and hot-mix asphalt.

TL;DR: In this article, a fracture mechanics damage model for viscoelastic materials has been applied to the characterization of moisture damage in asphalt mixtures, and combines the fundamental material properties of the asphalt mixture that can be obtained from reliable tests (e.g., surface energy measurements of the material components and dynamic shear test and relaxation modulus dat...