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Volume 3, No. 2Journal 3

DOI:https://doi.org/10.15517/b3fr6v61

Published September 26, 2025

Scientific Papers

  1. A.A. van Niekerk, J. van Scheers (Author)

    Triaxial Tests on Granular Materials with Gradations without Oversized Particles and Reduced-Size Specimens

    Modern research in pavement engineering is focused on determining the mechanical behavior of materials to serve as input data for mechanistic pavement design procedures. Regarding granular base materials, stress dependency in mechanical behavior (failure behavior, resilient behavior, and permanent deformation) is one of the most important aspects. Cyclic triaxial loading tests represent a reasonable method for simulating the stresses resulting from dead loads and traffic loads, and they can be performed on specimens that reflect the density, gradation, and moisture content properties present in the original pavement.

  2. Edgardo Alberto Masciarelli, Pablo Arranz, Marcelo Esteban Ceballos (Author)

    Introduction to cost estimation related to natural damages and mitigation work costs through the use of simulation techniques

    The way to address natural hazards when carrying out project evaluations is through the valuation of the costs involved (mitigation works costs, damage repair costs, indirect costs to society, etc.). These costs are dependent on random variables and, as such, have associated probabilistic and risk characteristics. This concept can be further elaborated by stating that the way to address Natural Hazards in Project Evaluation is through the probabilistic valuation of the costs resulting from the occurrence of a natural disaster, the investments in mitigation works, and under the consideration of the associated risk. The methodology to be applied and related comments have already been addressed by the authors in previous works (Masciarelli et al.; 1997a, 1997b, 1997c, 1997d, 2000a, 2000b, 2000c, 2000d and Arranz et al.; 2000).

Technical papers