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Cosmatesque pavements are intricate decorative floor designs originating from medieval Italy, characterized by geometric patterns and the use of colored stones, glass, and ceramics. These mosaics reflect a blend of artistic styles and techniques, often incorporating symbolic motifs, and were commonly used in churches and important buildings during the 12th to 14th centuries.
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Cosmatesque pavements are intricate decorative floor designs originating from medieval Italy, characterized by geometric patterns and the use of colored stones, glass, and ceramics. These mosaics reflect a blend of artistic styles and techniques, often incorporating symbolic motifs, and were commonly used in churches and important buildings during the 12th to 14th centuries.

Key research themes

1. How can composite and semi-flexible pavement systems optimize structural performance and durability under heavy and variable traffic loads?

This theme investigates pavement systems that combine flexible and rigid layers — including semi-flexible pavements where porous asphalt mixtures are grouted with cementitious materials, and composite pavements with flexible asphalt overlays on rigid concrete bases. The focus is on achieving long-life, cost-effective pavement solutions capable of sustaining high and slow traffic loads, improving rutting resistance, mitigating reflective cracking, and ensuring durability under environmental stressors. This area matters because multi-layered pavement designs are increasingly favored for highways and heavy-use urban areas to balance mechanical performance and maintenance costs.

Key finding: This paper defines semi-flexible pavement (SFP) as a hybrid composite incorporating an open-graded asphalt mixture with 20-35% air voids, grouted with high-fluidity cementitious material, combining rigid pavement rigidity and... Read more
Key finding: This comprehensive synthesis evaluates flexible-over-rigid composite pavements, demonstrating through mechanistic-empirical modeling and life cycle cost analysis that such systems provide enhanced structural and functional... Read more
Key finding: This study investigates innovative composite pavement structures combining cement concrete bases over asphalt subbases, focusing on interface bond durability under fatigue stresses. It introduces a specialized laboratory... Read more

2. What are the impacts of porous and permeable pavement materials on urban water management and environmental sustainability?

This theme centers on the development and evaluation of porous concrete, permeable pavements, and water-permeable paving blocks designed to manage stormwater in urbanized environments. These materials enhance infiltration, reduce runoff and flooding, combat urban heat islands, and support compliance with environmental regulations. This is academically important as climate change increases extreme precipitation events, demanding resilient infrastructure solutions that integrate hydraulic performance with structural adequacy.

Key finding: The study characterizes porous concrete mixes with about 20% porosity, highlighting their structural and functional performance for low-load pedestrian pavements. It quantifies infiltration improvements relative to... Read more
Key finding: This research documents the construction and monitoring of twelve test sections composed of various water-permeable concrete blocks and base layer materials. It provides quantified evidence of substantial buffering capacity... Read more

3. How do mechanical and material properties influence pavement structural behavior, performance prediction, and maintenance strategies?

This theme examines the characterization of pavement material properties (such as stiffness, durability, rutting, fatigue, and surface texture) and the development and calibration of empirical or mechanistic-empirical models to predict pavement performance over time. These insights are critical for designing durable pavements, optimizing maintenance decisions, and developing cost-effective rehabilitation plans, supported by advances in sensing and monitoring technologies.

Key finding: The paper applies the AASHTOWare Pavement-ME mechanistic-empirical design method to Portuguese flexible pavements, demonstrating its utility across traffic, climate, and material variations. It highlights rutting as the most... Read more
Key finding: Focusing on deterministic pavement performance models (PPMs) within pavement management systems (PMSs), this study evaluates methodologies for predicting pavement deterioration under varying climates and traffic. It... Read more
Key finding: This study establishes quantified links between pavement mixture composition, surface texture (macro- and microtexture), and resultant skid resistance/friction. It elucidates how specific aggregate mineralogy and gradation... Read more
Key finding: The study details full-scale field trials integrating geosynthetics (geogrids and geogrid composites) within asphalt pavement layers and at base-subgrade interfaces, showing reductions of permanent deformation and rutting, as... Read more

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