Author:Viljoen, AW; Freeme, CR; Servas, VP; Rust, FCDate:Jul 1987Conventional overlay life estimates are often invalidated by the reflection of existing cracks in a pavement through an overlay. This is attributable to a lack of understanding of the factors influencing relative crack movements and their ...Read more
Author:Donaldson, GW; Billingham, PADate:1973The words ‘built on a firm foundation' have become part of the language and most people would unhesitatingly agree that a house has to have a foundation' without perhaps understanding exactly why. If one were to place an open wooden box upside ...Read more
Author:Rust, FC; Servas, VP; Van Der Walt, NDate:Jun 1989The use of bitumen-rubbers and other modified binders to inhibit reflection cracking, highlighted the need to investigate the phenomena of load-associated crack movement and crack reflection and the evaluation of the field performance of ...Read more
Author:Mphahlele, Keletso; Ray, Suprakas S; Kolesnikov, ADate:Oct 2017The formation of micro-cracks and crack propagation is still an acute problem in polymer and polymer composites. These micro-cracks usually occur while the materials are manufactured or serviced. The development and coalescence of these cracks ...Read more