Experimental study on rheological characteristics and performance of high modulus asphalt binder with different modifiers

Epoxy asphalt has fundamentally changed the thermoplastic of asphalt and endowed the asphalt with excellent physical and mechanical properties. This paper analyses the developing technical requirement of thermosetting epoxy asphalt and points out its main problems during preparation and application process. Aiming at the steel deck paving characteristics, the author has independently developed epoxy asphalt binder and tested its performances, the results have showed that this binder can meet the basic requirement of various pavings, and its further research are in process.

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An experimental study of the stability and performance characteristics of a Hybrid Solar Receiver Combustor operated in the MILD combustion regime

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute ◽

10.1016/j.proci.2018.05.099 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 37 (4) ◽

pp. 5687-5695 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

A. Chinnici ◽

G.J. Nathan ◽

B.B. Dally

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Combustion Regime ◽

Performance Characteristics ◽

Mild Combustion ◽

And Performance ◽

The Stability ◽

Solar Receiver

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Experimental study and performance analysis on a new dehumidifier with outside evaporative cooling

Building and Environment ◽

10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.11.006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 148 ◽

pp. 200-211 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Xiaosong Cheng ◽

Donggen Peng ◽

Yonggao Yin ◽

Shaohua Xu ◽

Danting Luo

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Performance Analysis ◽

Evaporative Cooling ◽

And Performance

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Fatigue performance evaluation of high modulus asphalt binder using the LAS test and S-VECD model

Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields ◽

10.1201/9781315100333-188 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 1423-1428

Author(s):

J. Zhang ◽

H. Zhang ◽

C. Wang

Keyword(s):

Performance Evaluation ◽

Asphalt Binder ◽

Fatigue Performance ◽

High Modulus

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Experimental study on the performance of new ultra-thin overlay TOM-10 mixture utilizing a SBS/rubber composite modified asphalt binder

Functional Pavements ◽

10.1201/9781003156222-18 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 108-114

Author(s):

A.H. Liu ◽

L.L. Liu ◽

H.R. Zhu ◽

M.M. Yu

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Asphalt Binder ◽

Modified Asphalt ◽

Rubber Composite ◽

Modified Asphalt Binder

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Procedural Level Generation for Sokoban via Deep Learning: An Experimental Study

10.36227/techrxiv.16640095 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yahia Zakaria ◽

Mayada Hadhoud ◽

Magda Fayek

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Deep Learning ◽

Mixture Models ◽

Gaussian Mixture Models ◽

Gaussian Mixture ◽

Generative Models ◽

Generative Adversarial Networks ◽

Sample Quality ◽

Diversity Sampling ◽

And Performance

Deep learning for procedural level generation has been explored in many recent works, however, experimental comparisons with previous works are rare and usually limited to the work they extend upon. This paper's goal is to conduct an experimental study on four recent deep learning procedural level generators for Sokoban to explore their strengths and weaknesses. The methods will be bootstrapping conditional generative models, controllable & uncontrollable procedural content generation via reinforcement learning (PCGRL) and generative playing networks. We will propose some modifications to either adapt the methods to the task or improve their efficiency and performance. For the bootstrapping method, we propose using diversity sampling to improve the solution diversity, auxiliary targets to enhance the models' quality and Gaussian mixture models to improve the sample quality. The results show that diversity sampling at least doubles the unique plan count in the generated levels. On average, auxiliary targets increases the quality by 24% and sampling conditions from Gaussian mixture models increases the sample quality by 13%. Overall, PCGRL shows superior quality and diversity while generative adversarial networks exhibit the least control confusion when trained with diversity sampling and auxiliary targets.

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