SCI Journal Publications with peer review process (1st author & corresponding: 146)
1. Tan, Z., Guo, Y., Hu, G., Chen, R., Wang, Y., Yin, B.*, Leng, Z.*, 2025. Upcycling waste wind turbine blades into fiber-reinforced asphalt mortar: A chemical recycling approach and performance assessment. Construction and Building Materials 489, 142352.
2. Wang, P., Zhang, L.*, Tan, Y., Leng, Z., 2025. Multi-domain transfer generation of cavity defect data in asphalt pavements using 3D GPR and 3D forward modeling. Automation in Construction 177, 106345.
3. Weng, Z., Leng, Z.*, Li, Y., Liu, C., Wu, D., Du, Y., 2025. Tire abrasion induced patterns of pavement reflectivity characteristics from lab to field. Construction and Building Materials 489, 142222.
4. Weng, Z., Liu, C., Du, Y., Wu, D.*, Leng, Z.*, 2025. Integrating spatial and channel attention mechanisms with domain knowledge in convolutional neural networks for friction coefficient prediction. Computer aided Civil Eng 40, 2480–2497. https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.13391
5. Yang, B., Leng, Z.*, Jiang, J., Li, R., Han, M., 2025. Short- and long-term mechanical performances of damaged porous asphalt mixture treated with asphalt emulsion. Road Materials and Pavement Design 26, 523–535. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2024.2364187
6. Lan, J., Leng, Z.*, Chen, R., Xu, X., Li, R., Zou, F., Tan, Z., 2025. A Chemical Method to Upcycle Waste Polypropylene into Bitumen Compatible Modifier by Polyol Grafting through Reactive Extrusion, Journal of Cleaner Production 145831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145831
7. Yang, B., Yuan, M., Weng, Z., Li, D., Leng, Z.*, 2025. Acoustic aging of low-noise pavements in Hong Kong: Regression modelling and mechanism investigation, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 144, 104793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2025.104793
8. Li, G., Wang, Y., Liu, H., Li, R., Lu, G., Chen, R., Leng, Z.*, 2025. Enhancement of the interface bonding between asphalt binder and aggregate using polyurethane prepolymer as a chemical modifier. International Journal of Pavement Engineering.
9. Cao, R., Yao, L., Leng, Z.*, 2025. Synthesising climate and traffic factors for pavement regionalisation in China. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 26, 2450098. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2025.2450098
10. Fan, Y., Chen, H., Yi, X., Gong, M., Xu, G., Shi, C., Huang, S., Zhou, Y., Wu, Y., Yang, J.*, Leng, Z., Huang, W., 2024. Fatigue performance evaluation of epoxy-recycling technology utilising 100% reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP): binders and mixtures. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 25, 2409902. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2024.2409902
11. Fan, Y., Zhou, Y., Shi, C., Cai, X., Yang, J.*, Leng, Z., Huang, W., 2025. Enhancement of mechanical and rheological properties of epoxy-recycled asphalt binders through SBS/CR composite modification. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 26, 2495097. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2025.2495097
12. Gao, J., Wang, H.*, Xu, N., Li, D., Leng, Z., 2025. Converting waste cooking oil and waste rubber powder into asphalt rejuvenator: Preparation parameters and rejuvenation effect. Construction and Building Materials 477, 141362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.141362
13. Jiang, X., Lu, J.*, Luo, X., Leng, Z., Poon, C.S., 2025. Enhancing photocatalytic durability of high strength pervious concrete: Micro-mechanical and microscopic mechanisms. Cement and Concrete Composites 160, 106020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2025.106020
14. Li, D., Shen, M., Chen, Z., Zhang, S., Yin, B., Leng, Z.*, 2025. Feasibility and performance of recycling reclaimed asphalt pavement using activated rubber pellets through semi-wet process. Construction and Building Materials 467, 140367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.140367
15. Lu, D., Jiang, X., Leng, Z.*, Zhang, S., Huo, Y., Zhong, J.*, 2025. Targeted and highly effective technique for healing the aggregate-asphalt interface. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 709, 136165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.136165
16. Lu, D., Jiang, X., Zhang, S., Leng, Z.*, 2025. Aggregate Coated with Carbon Nanotube–Polymer Composites for Smart Asphalt Mixtures with Different Aggregate Gradations. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 37, 04025030. https://doi.org/10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-19195
17. Sui, X., Wang, S.*, Leng, Z., Gong, M., 2025. In-situ density measurement using GPR considering random pore distribution of asphalt pavement. Measurement 243, 116479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2024.116479
18. Weng, Z., Liu, C., Du, Y.*, Leng, Z.*, Wu, D., Adey, B.T., 2025. Research paradigms and scales of asphalt pavement skid resistance evaluation: A review. Friction. https://doi.org/10.26599/FRICT.2025.9441082
19. Yang, B., Jiang, J., Leng, Z.*, Jiang, X., Sun, Y., Yan, C., Tan, Z., Li, G., 2025. Maintenance mechanisms of rejuvenator-optimized asphalt emulsion in damaged porous asphalt mixture: Morphological, physicochemical, and rheological characterizations. Construction and Building Materials 464, 140185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.140185
20. Yang, B., Leng, Z.*, Jiang, J., Li, R., Han, M., 2025. Short- and long-term mechanical performances of damaged porous asphalt mixture treated with asphalt emulsion. Road Materials and Pavement Design 26, 523–535. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2024.2364187
21. Yao, L., Leng, Z.*, Ni, F., 2024. A matrix completion approach for imputing missing pavement condition data and its impact on pavement performance prediction. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 25, 2437055. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2024.2437055
22. Cao, R., Leng, Z.*, Li, D., Zou, F., 2025. Comparative life cycle assessment of three types of crumb rubber modified asphalt under different system boundaries. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 212, 107922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107922
23. Gong, M., Sui, X., Leng, Z.*, Yin, B.*, 2024. Multi-scale FE analysis of coupled load-moisture mechanical behavior of saturated asphalt pavements considering transversely isotropic permeability. Mechanics of Materials 198, 105116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2024.105116
24. Yang, B., Jiang, J., Wang, H., Leng, Z.*, Sui, X., Jiang, X., 2024. Optimization design of asphalt emulsion with rejuvenator towards a uniform distribution inside the damaged porous asphalt mixture for a better ravelling resistance. Case Studies in Construction Materials 21, e03747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2024.e03747
25. Kong, P., Chen, X.*, Zhuo, S., Leng, Z., Xu, G., Shen, K., Wang, S., Zhou, Y., Teng, G., Yang, J., 2024. Thermo-oxidative aging performance of mechanochemical activated rubber powder modified asphalt. Construction and Building Materials 438, 137053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137053
26. Sui, X., Leng, Z.*, Wang, S., Cai, X., Gong, M., Zhang, L., 2024. In-situ grouting rate prediction of semi-flexible pavement based on a novel composite dielectric constant model and ground-penetrating radar. Construction and Building Materials 438, 137209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137209
27. Tan, Z., Li, H., Leng, Z.*, Yin, B., Li, D., Zou, F., Cao, P., 2024. Fatigue performance analysis of fine aggregate matrix using a newly designed experimental strategy and viscoelastic continuum damage theory. Mater Struct 57, 130. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-024-02338-6
28. Yang, B., Leng, Z.*, Jiang, J., Li, R., Han, M., 2024. Short- and long-term mechanical performances of damaged porous asphalt mixture treated with asphalt emulsion. Road Materials and Pavement Design.
29. Zou, F., Wu, M.M.H., Tan, Z., Lu, G., Kwok, K.W.H.*, Leng, Z.*, 2024. Ecotoxicological risk of asphalt pavements to aquatic animals associated with pollutant leaching. Science of The Total Environment 944, 173985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173985
30. Adwani, D., Pipintakos, G., Mirwald, J., Wang, Y., Hajj, R., Guo, M., Liang, M., Jing, R., Varveri, A., Zhang, Y., Pei, K., Xu, X., Leng, Z., Li, D., Villamil, W., Caro, S., Chailleux, E., Cantot, J., Weigel, S., Škulteckė, J., Tarsi, G., Margaritis, A., Wang, H., Hu, Y., Airey, G., Sreeram, A.*, Bhasin, A., 2024. Examining the efficacy of promising antioxidants to mitigate asphalt binder oxidation: insights from a worldwide interlaboratory investigation. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 25, 2332363. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2024.2332363
31. Cai, X.*, Ashish, P.K., Zheng, P., Leng, Z., Gong, M., Yang, J., 2024. Multiscale finite element analysis of layer interface effects on cracking in semi-flexible pavements at different temperatures. Mechanics of Materials 194, 105008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2024.105008
32. Fang, C., Guo, N., Li, H., Leng, Z., Jiang, J., 2024. Investigating Fatigue Damage Accumulation of Asphalt Binders Considering Amplitude Sequence and Loading Interaction. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 36, 04024142. https://doi.org/10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-17329
33. Gong, M., Leng, Z.*, Yin, B.*, 2024. Multiscale modeling of environment-dependent heterogeneous media by a Thermo-Hydro-mechanical damage model. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 273, 109218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2024.109218
34. Jiang, X., Lu, D.*, Yin, B., Leng, Z.*, 2024a. Advancing carbon nanomaterials-engineered self-sensing cement composites for structural health monitoring: A state-of-the-art review. Journal of Building Engineering 87, 109129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109129
35. Jiang, X., Zhu, H., Yan, Z., Zhang, F., Huang, X., Leng, Z.*, Yan, C., Hua, N., Lu, D., Zhang, X., Xiao, R., 2024b. Fire-Retarding Asphalt Pavement for Urban Road Tunnels: A State-of-the-Art Review and Beyond. Fire Technol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-024-01556-2
36. Li, R., Chen, Y.Y., Leng, Z., Zhu, H., Chen, Z., 2024a. Application of Waterborne Epoxy Resin Modified Bitumen Emulsion as a Tack Coat Material. J. Mater. Civ. Eng. 36, 04024163. https://doi.org/10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-17611
37. Li, R., Leng, Z.*, Li, H., Zhu, H., Kong, L., Xu, X., 2024b. Effects of waterborne epoxy resin on the fatigue performance of bitumen emulsion. Road Materials and Pavement Design 25, 1054–1067. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2023.2230327
38. Lu, D., Fu, C., Jiang, X.*, Chen, Z., Qu, F., Huo, Y., Leng, Z.*, Zhong, J.*, 2024a. Sustainable microwave-heating healing asphalt concrete incorporating functional aggregates and waste ferrite. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 129, 104117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104117
39. Lu, D., Jiang, X.*, Zhang, Y., Zhang, S., Lu, G., Leng, Z., 2024b. A state-of-the-art review of the development of self-healing concrete for resilient infrastructure. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-024-1030-1
40. Tan, Z., Leng, Z.*, Li, H., Ashish, P.K., Cai, X., Cao, P., Sreeram, A., 2024a. Quantitative analysis of asphalt concrete’s tension-compression asymmetry effects on pavement response through 3D numerical modeling with dual viscoelastic model. Construction and Building Materials 430, 136427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136427
41. Tan, Z., Li, H., Leng, Z.*, Jelagin, D.*, Cao, P., Du, C., Yin, B., 2024b. Constitutive modelling and systematic evaluation of asphalt concrete’s viscoelastic tension-compression asymmetry effect on pavement performance. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 25, 2338282. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2024.2338282
42. Wang, S., Leng, Z., Sui, X., Zhang, W., Ma, T., Zhu, Z., 2024. Real-Time Asphalt Pavement Layer Thickness Prediction Using Ground-Penetrating Radar Based on a Modified Extended Common Mid-Point (XCMP) Approach. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2023.3343196
43. Yan, C., Yan, J., Zhang, Z., Yu, D., Wang, S., Jiang, X., Ai, C., Leng, Z.*, 2024. Screw extrusion process used in the polymer modified asphalt field: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production 448, 141592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141592
44. Yu, J., Lin, Z., Zou, G., Yu, H., Leng, Z.*, Zhang, Y.*, 2024. Long-term performance of recycled asphalt mixtures containing high RAP and RAS. Journal of Road Engineering 4, 36–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jreng.2024.01.003
45. Li, D., Leng, Z.*, Yao, L., Cao, R., Zou, F., Li, G., Wang, H., Wang, H., 2024. Mechanical, economic, and environmental assessment of recycling reclaimed asphalt rubber pavement using different rejuvenation schemes. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 204, 107534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107534
46. Lu, D., Jiang, X.*, Leng, Z.*, 2024. Sustainable microwave-heating healing asphalt concrete fabricated with waste microwave-sensitive fillers. Journal of Cleaner Production 434, 140343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140343
47. Ma, Z., Wang, H.*, Li, Y., Yang, X., Leng, Z., 2024. Optimized bio-oil emulsification for sustainable asphalt production: A step towards a low-carbon pavement. Construction and Building Materials 419, 135218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.135218
48. Sui, X., Leng, Z.*, Wang, S., Zhang, S., 2024. Removal of the GPR antenna vibration effect through height shifting correction for enhanced multi-layer asphalt pavement thickness determination. Automation in Construction 161, 105335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2024.105335
49. Wang, X., Wang, H., Wang, C., Feng, P., Irfan, M., Gao, J., Leng, Z., Zhang, C., 2024. Real-time monitoring of asphalt pavement structure fatigue response based on tri-axis accelerometer. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 25, 2308158. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2024.2308158
50. Cao, R., Li, H., Yao, L., Jiang, J.*, Leng, Z.*, Ni, F., Zhao, Z., 2024. Comparative analysis of cold in-place recycling for roadway maintenance and rehabilitation from the perspectives of technical-cost-environmental nexus. Journal of Cleaner Production 439, 140768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.140768
51. Kravchenko, E., Lazorenko, G., Jiang, X.*, Leng, Z.*, 2024. Alkali-activated materials made of construction and demolition waste as precursors: A review. Sustainable Materials and Technologies 39, e00829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2024.e00829
52. Tan, Z., Guo, F., Leng, Z.*, Yang, Z., Cao, P., 2024. A novel strategy for generating mesoscale asphalt concrete model with controllable aggregate morphology and packing structure. Computers & Structures 296, 107315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2024.107315
53. Yang, B., Leng, Z.*, Jiang, J., Chen, R., Lu, G., 2024. Diffusion characteristics of surface treatment emulsion in aged asphalt mortar of porous asphalt mixture through SEM/EDS analysis. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 25, 2290093. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2023.2290093
54. Yao, L., Leng, Z.*, Ni, F., Lu, G., Jiang, J., 2024. Adaptive maintenance strategies to mitigate climate change impacts on asphalt pavements. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 126, 104026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.104026
55. Zou, F., Leng, Z.*, Lu, G., Lv, S., 2024. Leaching characteristics of metals and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from asphalt paving materials. Science of The Total Environment 918, 170733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170733
56. Cai, X., Ashish, P.K., Leng, Z.*, Tan, Z., Wang, H., 2024. Effects of residual water on mechanical properties of cold mix based semi-flexible pavement composite towards a sustainable paving material. Journal of Cleaner Production 434, 139857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139857
57. Chen, Z., Zhang, H.*, Yang, X., Leng, Z.*, Tang, Y., 2024. Cooling efficiency of thermochromic asphalt pavement material and its contribution to field performance enhancement of asphalt mixture. Construction and Building Materials 411, 134562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.134562
58. Jiang, J.*, Wang, J., Zhao, Z., Ni, F., Xu, D., Zhang, Z., Leng, Z.*, 2023. Drying behavior modeling of bitumen emulsion-based cold in-place recycling pavement considering heat-moisture coupling effects. Journal of Cleaner Production 429, 139634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139634
59. Jiang, X., Zhang, Y., Jiang, J., Zhang, X., Leng, Z., 2024. Discussion of “Study on Asphalt-Cement Materials for Seismic Isolation Layer of Shield Tunnels.” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 36, 07023014. https://doi.org/10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-16219
60. Li, H., Tan, Z., Li, R., Luo, X., Zhang, Y.*, Leng, Z.*, 2024. Mechanistic modeling of fatigue crack growth in asphalt fine aggregate matrix under torsional shear cyclic load. International Journal of Fatigue 178, 107999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2023.107999
61. Tan, Z., Leng, Z.*, Jelagin, D., Cao, P., Jiang, J., Kumar Ashish, P., Zou, F., 2023. Numerical modeling of the mechanical response of asphalt concrete in tension and compression. Mechanics of Materials 187, 104823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2023.104823
62. Yan, C., Xi, J., Ai, C.*, Leng, Z.*, 2023. Investigating the unique entropy-elasticity of polymer modified asphalt. Cleaner Materials 100216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clema.2023.100216
63. Zhou, Y., Xu, G., Wang, H., Chen, X., Fan, Y., Yang, J., Leng, Z., Huang, W., 2023. Investigation of the rheological properties of devulcanized rubber-modified asphalt with different rubber devulcanization degrees and rubber contents. Road Materials and Pavement Design 0, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2023.2287714
64. Zou, F., Leng, Z.*, Li, D., Zhang, S., Yaphary, Y.L., Lu, G., 2023. Leaching potential of metals and PAHs of asphalt rubber paving materials. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 125, 103984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.103984
65. Zou, F., Leng, Z.*, Tan, Z., Li, D., Han, M., Lu, G., Sreeram, A., 2024a. Kinetics and toxicological potential of heavy metal leaching from asphalt pavements. Science of The Total Environment 912, 169193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169193
66. Zou, F., Xu, X., Chen, R., Lan, J., Li, G., Tan, Z., Xu, J., Jiang, X., Leng, Z.*, 2024b. A novel foaming additive derived from waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for low-carbon warm mix asphalt. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 202, 107377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107377
67. Lu, D., Jiang, X., Leng, Z.*, Huo, Y., Wang, D., Zhong, J.*, 2023. Electrically conductive asphalt concrete for smart and sustainable pavement construction: A review. Construction and Building Materials 406, 133433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133433
68. Ding, H., Wang, H.*, Ma, Z., Leng, Z., Feng, P., Wang, T., Qu, X., 2023. Virtual strain loading method for low temperature cohesive failure of asphalt binder. Journal of Road Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jreng.2022.09.004
69. Han, M., Tan, Y.*, Leng, Z.*, Zou, F., Li, S., Li, J., Zhang, C., 2023. Performance of Oil-Absorbing organogel Polystyrene-Stearyl methacrylate as a fume suppressant of asphalt binder. Construction and Building Materials 404, 133239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133239
70. Leng, Z., Fan, Z., Liu, P., Kollmann, J., Oeser, M., Wang, D.*, Jiang, X., 2023. Texturing and evaluation of concrete pavement surface: A state-of-the-art review. Journal of Road Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jreng.2023.08.001
71. Lu, D., Jiang, X., Leng, Z.*, Zhang, S., Wang, D., Zhong, J.*, 2023b. Dual responsive microwave heating-healing system in asphalt concrete incorporating coal gangue and functional aggregate. Journal of Cleaner Production 422, 138648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138648
72. Lu, D., Jiang, X.*, Tan, Z., Yin, B., Leng, Z., Zhong, J., 2023c. Enhancing sustainability in pavement Engineering: A-state-of-the-art review of cement asphalt emulsion mixtures. Cleaner Materials 9, 100204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clema.2023.100204
73. Sui, X., Leng, Z.*, Wang, S., 2023. Machine learning based detection of transportation infrastructure internal defects using ground penetrating radar: a state-of-the-art review. Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure liad004.
74. Li, H., Luo, X., Zhang, Y.*, Leng, Z.*, 2023. Viscoelastic fracture mechanics-based fatigue life model in asphalt-filler composite system. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 109589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2023.109589
75. Zhao, Z., Jiang, J. *, Leng, Z.*, Ni, F., 2023. Micropore structure characterization of the bitumen emulsion-based cold in-place recycling mixture considering water gradient migration condition through multiple XCT scanning. Construction and Building Materials 403, 133084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133084
76. Jiang, X., Wang, H., Leng, Z., 2023. Discussion of “Validation of a Novel Sensing Approach for Continuous Pavement Monitoring Using Full-Scale APT Testing.” Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements 149, 07023002. https://doi.org/10.1061/JPEODX.PVENG-1383
77. Cai, X., Leng, Z.*, Ashish, P.K., Shi, C., Yang, J., Gong, M., 2023. Temperature dependency analysis of the fracture characteristics of semi-flexible pavement (SFP) mixtures using acoustic emission technique. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 24, 2201903. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2023.2201903
78. Jiang, J.*, Zhao, Z., Jiang, X., Leng, Z.*, Yang, B., Ni, F., 2023. Moisture migration characterization of bitumen emulsion-based cold in-place recycling mixture over curing. Mater Struct 56, 122. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-023-02212-x
79. Li, D., Leng, Z.*, Tan, Z., Yang, B., Chen, Z., Wang, H., Lu, G., 2023. Investigation of rejuvenation mechanisms of reclaimed asphalt rubber pavement through mortar tests. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 24, 2235631. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2023.2235631
80. Li, H., Ling, J., Leng, Z., Zhang, Y.*, Luo, X., 2023. Nonlinear Viscoelasticity and Viscoplasticity Characteristics of Virgin and Modified Asphalt Binders. Journal of Engineering Mechanics 149, 04023074. https://doi.org/10.1061/JENMDT.EMENG-7154
81. Li, R., Leng, Z.*, Li, H., Zhu, H., Kong, L., Xu, X., 2023. Effects of waterborne epoxy resin on the fatigue performance of bitumen emulsion. Road Materials and Pavement Design 0, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2023.2230327
82. Lu, D., Leng, Z.*, Lu, G., Wang, D.*, Huo, Y., 2023. A critical review of carbon materials engineered electrically conductive cement concrete and its potential applications. International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials 14, 189–215. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475411.2023.2199703
83. Sui, X., Wang, S., Leng, Z.*, Yang, B., Lu, G., 2023. Clogging evaluation of porous asphalt pavement using ground-penetrating radar. Measurement 216, 112939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2023.112939
84. Tan, Z., Jelagin, D., Fadil, H., Leng, Z.*, Li, R., Jiang, J., Cao, P., 2023. Virtual-specimen modeling of aggregate contact effects on asphalt concrete. Construction and Building Materials 400, 132638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132638
85. Tan, Z., Yang, B., Leng, Z.*, Jelagin, D.*, Cao, P., Li, R., Zou, F., 2023. Multiscale characterization and modeling of aggregate contact effects on asphalt concrete’s tension–compression asymmetry. Materials & Design 232, 112092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112092
86. Wang, H.*, Airey, G.D., Leng, Z., Lu, G., 2023. Optimisation of the preparation procedure of crumb rubber modified bitumen with wax-based additives. Road Materials and Pavement Design 0, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2023.2191724
87. Xu, J., Fan, Z., Wang, D.*, Leng, Z., Lu, G., Liu, P., 2023. Experimental characterization of the compatibility between bitumen and fillers from a perspective of bitumen components and filler characteristics. Mater Struct 56, 116. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-023-02207-8
88. Yao, L., Leng, Z.*, Jiang, J., Fang, C., Ni, F., 2023. Effects of traffic load amplitude sequence on the cracking performance of asphalt pavement with a semi-rigid base. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 24, 2152027. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2022.2152027
89. Yao, L., Leng, Z.*, Jiang, J., Ni, F., 2023. Incorporating decision makers’ attitudes towards risk and opportunity into network-level pavement maintenance optimisation. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 24, 2164892. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2023.2164892
90. Yaphary, Y.L., He, M., Lu, G. *, Zou, F., Liu, P., Tsang, D.C.W., Leng, Z.*, 2023. Experiment and multiscale molecular simulations on the Cu absorption by biochar-modified asphalt: An insight into removal capability and mechanism of heavy metals from stormwater runoff. Chemical Engineering Journal 462, 142205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.142205
91. Yi, X., Dong, R., Shi, C., Yang, J.*, Leng, Z., 2023. The influence of the mass ratio of crumb rubber and waste cooking oil on the properties of rubberised bio-rejuvenator and rejuvenated asphalt. Road Materials and Pavement Design 24, 578–591. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2022.2041070
92. Yu, X., Li, D., Leng, Z., Yao, H., Wang, S.*, 2023. Weathering characteristics of asphalt modified by hybrid of micro-nano tire rubber and SBS. Construction and Building Materials 389, 131785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.131785
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